Policies & Documents
Keep nursery policies, procedures and compliance guidance organised in one place.
- • Upload policies and procedures
- • Document categories
- • Review dates
- • Versions
- • Policy status
- • Bulk uploads
- • Site-specific document libraries
Built for early years providers
Keep your nursery compliance on course.
EYBS Compass is an early years compliance platform designed to help nursery owners, directors and managers keep policies, audits, risk assessments, actions and inspection preparation organised in one place.
Instead of relying on spreadsheets, folders and different systems, Compass gives you a clearer view of what is current, what needs attention and what needs to happen next.
Plans from £28 per month • No VAT charged • 18-month minimum contract
New to EYBS Compass? Register your organisation and EYBS will review and activate your account.
Site workspace
Your nursery site- Policies & DocumentsCurrent
- Compliance AuditsIn progress
- ActionsOpen
- Inspection ReadinessActive
One compliance workspace for each nursery site, with oversight across your organisation.
What is EYBS Compass?
EYBS Compass is a compliance management platform created specifically for early years providers.
It brings your nursery's key compliance activities together so owners, directors and managers can monitor policies, complete audits, manage actions, review risk assessments and prepare for inspection with greater clarity.
For multi-site providers, each nursery has its own workspace while owners and directors can maintain oversight across the organisation.
Compass is designed to support your compliance processes — not replace professional judgement or the responsibilities of the registered provider.
Compliance can quickly become difficult to keep on top of.
Nurseries often manage compliance across policy folders, spreadsheets, emails, calendars and separate documents. This can make it harder to see what is current and what needs attention.
- Which policies need reviewing?
- What actions are still outstanding?
- When was the last audit completed?
- Which risk assessments need reviewing?
- Can managers quickly find the information contained in nursery policies?
- Can an owner see what is happening across multiple sites?
- Is the nursery keeping inspection preparation active throughout the year?
EYBS Compass brings these areas together into one clear compliance workspace.
Everything you need to keep compliance moving
Ask Compass
Ask questions about your own nursery policies and guidance.
- • Searches authorised documents for the selected site
- • Identifies the relevant information
- • Shows the source document to check
Compliance Audits
Complete structured compliance audits and keep a record of your findings.
- • Pre-built audits
- • Create your own audits
- • Sections and questions
- • Comments
- • Evidence
- • Actions
- • Completion history
Actions
Turn audit findings and compliance issues into clear actions.
- • Responsibility
- • Priority
- • Due dates
- • Progress
- • Completion
Risk Assessments
Create, organise and review nursery risk assessments from one central area.
- • See which assessments are current
- • Identify those requiring attention
Policy Review Monitoring
Keep track of policy review dates and identify documents that are due or overdue.
- • Review dates at a glance
- • Due and overdue documents
Key Contacts
Keep important professional and compliance contacts easy to find for the selected nursery site.
- • Site-level contacts
- • Quick reference
Inspection Readiness
Keep inspection preparation active rather than waiting until an inspection is announced.
- • Compliance review
- • Inspection preparation
- • Actions
- • Evidence
- • Ongoing assurance
Inspection Readiness may be available as an additional EYBS Compass feature.
Your policies. Your question. Compass helps find the answer.
Ask Compass searches the authorised company policies, procedures and guidance uploaded to your selected nursery site and helps you find the relevant information quickly.
Ask Compass works with authorised organisational policies, procedures and guidance available within the selected nursery site.
Important information should always be checked against the source document and professional judgement should still be applied.
Ask Compass
What does our complaints policy say about acknowledging a complaint?
Searching your authorised nursery documents...
Relevant policy found
Answer + Source
Compass searches the authorised documents and helps identify the relevant information and source.
One organisation. Multiple nursery sites.
EYBS Compass is designed for both individual nurseries and multi-site providers.
Each Nursery Site has its own compliance workspace, while authorised owners and directors can move between their sites using one account.
Each site can have its own
- Dashboard
- Policies
- Ask Compass
- Audits
- Actions
- Risk Assessments
- Key Contacts
- Users
- Inspection Readiness
All Sites Overview
Owners and Directors can use the All Sites view to see the bigger picture across their organisation while keeping each nursery's operational records separate.
Designed for early years leaders
Owners & Directors
Maintain oversight across your nursery organisation and authorised sites.
Nursery Managers
Manage compliance activity for your nursery site from one central workspace.
Deputy Managers
Support the management team with the appropriate access for your role.
Staff Teams
Access the areas of Compass your organisation has made available to you.
A clearer way to manage compliance
One Compliance Workspace
Keep key compliance tools together.
Built for Early Years
Compass is designed around the needs of early years providers.
Site-Specific
Keep each nursery site's records clearly separated.
Multi-Site Oversight
Owners and Directors can oversee authorised nursery sites through one account.
Find Policy Information Faster
Ask Compass helps users locate information within authorised nursery policies and guidance.
Ongoing Inspection Readiness
Support inspection preparation throughout the year rather than only when an inspection is approaching.
Getting started with EYBS Compass
- 1
Register
Create your EYBS Compass organisation account.
- 2
EYBS Reviews Your Registration
New organisation accounts are reviewed by EYBS before full access is activated.
- 3
Set Up Your Nursery
Add your:
- • Nursery details
- • Policies
- • Team
- • Risk assessments
- • Compliance information
- 4
Start Using Compass
Use:
- • Dashboard
- • Documents
- • Ask Compass
- • Audits
- • Actions
- • Risk Assessments
- • Inspection Readiness where enabled
Support when you need it
EYBS Compass includes Help Guides covering the main areas of the platform, including Documents, Ask Compass, Audits, Risk Assessments, Users and troubleshooting.
Need additional help?
info@earlyyearsbusinesssupport.co.ukBuilt around controlled access
EYBS Compass uses organisation, nursery-site and user permissions to help ensure people only access the areas relevant to them.
- Organisation separation
- Nursery Site permissions
- User roles
- Secure account authentication
- Legal and privacy documentation
Early Years Business Support Ltd is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office.
ICO Registration Reference: ZB818168
Simple pricing for EYBS Compass
Choose the level of support that suits your nursery. Both options are provided on an 18-month minimum contract.
EYBS Compass
£28 per month
No VAT charged
18-month minimum contract
Everything a nursery needs to keep compliance organised in one place.
- Full Compass platform access
- Compliance & management tools
- Policies & document management
- Ask Compass
- Audits
- Actions
- Risk Assessments
- Key Contacts
- Guidance & resources
- Regular updates
- New features
EYBS Compass+
£40 per month
No VAT charged
18-month minimum contract
Everything in EYBS Compass, plus:
- Inspection readiness checks
- Leadership preparation
- Evidence reviews
- Inspection preparation guidance
- Improvement action planning
- Additional inspection readiness tools & resources
New registrations are reviewed by EYBS before activation. Payment arrangements are confirmed separately — no card details are taken when you register.
Ready to bring your nursery compliance together?
Choose EYBS Compass from £28 per month, with an 18-month minimum contract.
New registrations are reviewed and activated by EYBS.