Consistent team training, from one simple monthly price.
Give your whole team access to the essential training they need, with progress tracking, automated reminders and dedicated support—all for one simple monthly price.
- £7 per user per month
- Minimum five users
- 12-month minimum term
- From £35 per month for five staff
Over £3,000 of individual course value for a five-person team
Essential costs £420 per year for five staff. The 30 included courses have an individual value of more than £600 per person, giving an individual course value of over £3,000 for a five-person team.
This is an individual course value, not a guaranteed saving. It is also before accounting for the Training and practical support for parents and carers through Stages 4 Ages, webinars, progress tracking, automated reminders, onboarding and learner support.
Estimated individual course value, not a guaranteed saving.
Everything included in Essential
How Essential works
Book a demo
A friendly walkthrough with Grace or Emily plus a two-week individual platform preview.
Add your team
Register your setting and add your users during onboarding.
Get learning
Assign training, track progress and let automated reminders keep learners on track.
The 30 included courses
Essential includes these 30 courses from the Stepping Stones catalogue. Explore the full catalogue any time—Essential covers the 30 included courses, not every course.
- Packed Lunch Compliance
- Next Steps and Tracking
- Safer Sleep: Understanding the EYFS 2026 Changes
- Safer recruitment
- Health and Safety in early years
- GDPR Made Simple
- Inspiring play through outdoor learning
- Beyond the classroom: Forest school practice
- Supporting smooth transitions: helping new children settle
- Working with SEND Children
- Early Maths Matters
- Engagement and Enjoyment
- Baby Care and Development
- Understanding behaviour
- Fire safety
- Early communication skills with Makaton
- Ofsted inspection Framework
- First foods: guide to weaning
- Getting started with phonics
- Deepening Learning through Sustained Shared Thinking
- Building Thinking Skills: Cause and Effect
- Understanding Early Years Teaching
- Safeguarding Awareness - CPD Accredited
- FGM Awareness
- EYFS Changes 2026
- Safer Eating Practices
- Safer Sleeping Practices
- Prevent Duty
- County Lines
- British Values
- Introduction to Food Hygiene (CPD Accredited)
See the platform in action
Prefer to see it before you commit? Book a demo for a live walkthrough with the Stepping Stones team.
A steady training foundation for smaller teams
- Small nurseries, preschools and childminders
- Teams who need consistent, on-demand training
- Settings ready to move away from ad-hoc individual course purchases
- Managers who want simple oversight without heavy admin
Essential vs buying courses individually
Individual courses work well for one-off purchases. Essential is designed for whole teams who want ongoing, consistent training and simple oversight.
Individual courses
- Buy per learner, per course
- No manager dashboard
- No automated reminders
Essential Pathway
- 30 included courses per user
- Two manager seats and progress tracking
- Automated reminders, webinars, Training and practical support for parents and carers through Stages 4 Ages
You can upgrade to Premium Partnership at any time.
Unlock unlimited courses, advanced progress tracking, unlimited manager and reviewer access, policy support, bespoke webinars and 15% off qualifications and programmes.
Essential FAQs
Ready to get your team learning?
Book a friendly demo and receive a two-week individual platform preview, or register for Essential directly.