Deborah Udakis Consultancy Ltd

Deborah Udakis

“Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.” – Rita Pierson

Formerly Her Majesty's Inspector at Ofsted, I established my early years consultancy in May 2017. I have over 20 years experience as an inspector, and almost 40 years of professional involvement in the early years field. I have acquired significant expertise, experience and knowledge. As an Early Years specialist, I inspire confidence and deliver high quality results.

I provide support to early years settings, organisations, and providers to develop and improve the quality of their early years provision. Through training, advice, and good practice guidance and support, my early years consultant service provides bespoke, targeted and focused interventions to meet specific areas of practice.

I provide individually planned and agreed packages of support on a range of issues including:

Leadership and performance management
A positive approach to teaching
Transition and building emotional resilience
Enthusiasm and the ability to engage children through effective learning
Bespoke specialised training events
Off the peg training packages
Quality assurance / improvement
Making the best use of additional funding – EYPP / two-year-old funding
Tracking individual children and cohorts / groups of children, effective use of observations, assessment and planning
Early Years Audits
Readiness for inspection
Safeguarding and child protection
Parental engagement
Making a difference, evidencing impact on outcomes for children
Website design for early years providers