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Every setting wants children to feel understood, supported and able to thrive.
But when teams lack confidence around neurodiversity, support can become inconsistent even when everyone is doing their best.

One setting recently shared the impact of our work together:
"She strengthened the whole team's knowledge and understanding around neurodiversity, which has had a significant impact on how staff engage with children.
Staff feel more confident and equipped to support children with varying needs, and families now have confidence in us to support their child's individual needs."

For me, this is what matters most.

Creating environments where every child is met where they are, every practitioner feels equipped to support them and every family feels heard and understood.

If you're ready to strengthen your team's confidence and create more consistent outcomes for children, I'd love to support you.

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Creating a neuroinclusive environment is really all about noticing what helps children to feel safe, understood and able to thrive.

I've shared 5 simple areas to reflect on in this carousel.

If you'd like to review your own setting, you can download my free Environmental Audit via the link in my bio or visit my website.
www.aperiontraining.co.uk/free-audit

Which of these areas do you think has the biggest impact?

Are you part of a nursery group that is passionate about inclusive, neuroaffirming practice but doesn't need (or have capacity for) a full-time Area SENCo?

From September, I have availability to partner with two nursery groups through my ongoing SEND and inclusion consultancy service.

This is far more than a training session or one-off support package.

It's a collaborative partnership designed to create lasting, meaningful change for children, families, and staff teams.

Support can include:
• Bespoke SEND and inclusion training
• SENCo mentoring and guidance
• On-site visits and practical support
• Inclusive practice reviews and audits
• Play-based, child-centred strategies
• Ongoing advice tailored to your setting

This partnership is ideal for nursery groups that:
✔️ Want to strengthen inclusive practice across their settings
✔️ Are committed to creating environments where every child can thrive
✔️ Need expert SEND support without employing a full-time Area SENCo
✔️ Value reflective, confident and well-supported teams

The nursery groups I currently work alongside often describe the impact as transformational, building confidence, consistency and a culture where inclusion truly sits at the heart of practice.

If you're planning ahead for September and would like to explore how this support could benefit your team, I'd love to chat.

Send me a DM or email to find out more.

If you've been following along recently, you'll know I've been sharing the five core commitments I launched at Nursery World's Big Day Out.

This is the final one.

"We commit to creating a shared culture, not isolated practice".

Real change rarely comes from one practitioner attending a training course and trying to do things differently on their own.

Lasting change grows when a whole team develops a shared understanding, shared values and a shared approach.

Every child interacts with multiple adults throughout their day. Their experience is shaped by the environment around them, the language they hear, the responses they receive and the relationships they build.

Culture lives in those everyday moments.
In how we speak about children.
In how we respond to their needs.
In the assumptions we challenge.
In the adjustments we make.
And in the way we help every child feel safe, understood and like they belong.

When neurodiversity-affirming practice is embraced across an entire setting, consistency grows, belonging deepens and meaningful change becomes sustainable.

Thank you for coming on this journey through the five core commitments with me.
I'd love to know which commitment resonated most with you.
👇 Let me know in the comments.

If you’ve been following recently, you might know that I’ve been sharing my five core commitments for embedding a neurodiversity affirming culture within early years.

So here is Core Commitment 4.

“We commit to doing things differently, not doing more”.

Because the reality is, early years practitioners are already doing a huge amount. So this isn’t about adding more to your plate.

It’s about making small, intentional shifts that genuinely change a child’s experience of their day.

It’s about how we respond in the moment, how we make sense of behaviour. And how we shape environments where children feel safe, understood and like they belong.

When children feel that sense of safety and belonging, everything else starts to shift. Not through doing more, but through doing things differently.

Follow for core commitment number 5 - coming soon.

Neurodiversity-affirming practice, part 2: Adapting environments so neurodivergent children feel safer to be themselves - Nursery World Neurodiverse children require environments that meet their needs, explains Cheryl Warren.

Early years teams are supporting increasing levels of sensory, communication and emotional need - often while balancing stretched resources and rising expectations.

So how can settings create environments where every child feels safe, regulated and ready to learn?

Join Thrive's Viv Trask-Hall alongside neurodiversity specialist Cheryl Warren for a free webinar exploring practical, inclusive approaches that support wellbeing, regulation and engagement in the early years.

We’ll explore:
• Why behaviour is often a sign of stress, not defiance - and what children may be communicating through dysregulation, withdrawal or overwhelm
• How environments, routines and adult responses can help children feel safe, regulated and able to engage
• Why inclusive practice should begin before diagnosis, and how this benefits all children
• The connection between emotional safety, regulation and engagement in the early years
• How settings can build more confident, consistent and sustainable inclusive practice across teams, without overwhelming staff

📅 11 June 2026
🕓 4.00-4.45pm (BST)

Reserve your free place: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vGnc70