EYFS tutoring supports children in Nursery and Reception with phonics, early reading, early number, fine-motor writing and spoken language. Learning Loft delivers it 1-to-1 online with qualified UK early years teachers.
Qualified British teachers
QTS, DBS-checked
Taught in LoftClass
Our own online classroom
Flexible weekly slots
UK and worldwide time zones
No minimum term
Single sessions or regular
What early years tutoring actually looks like
Early years tuition is not a shrunken primary lesson. Sessions are short — usually 30 minutes — highly visual, and driven by talk, games and repetition rather than worksheets. The tutor works with your child while you stay nearby, and finishes with one small thing to practise before the next session.
Lessons run live in LoftClass, Learning Loft's own browser-based classroom — not a generic video call. Shared whiteboard, document and screen sharing, live captions and optional recording are built in, so a pupil can re-watch the exact explanation they need later in the week.
What we cover in Nursery and Reception
- Phase 2 to Phase 4 phonics: single sounds, digraphs, blending and segmenting
- Early reading: tricky words, decodable books, reading for meaning
- Early number: counting, subitising, number bonds within 10
- Mark-making, letter formation and pencil control
- Spoken language, listening and following instructions
Preparing for the Year 1 phonics screening check
Children who leave Reception secure in blending almost always pass the Year 1 phonics screening check comfortably. Where blending is not yet secure, a weekly session in the summer term of Reception is far more effective than intensive drilling in Year 1.
Subjects and routes at this stage
Why families choose Learning Loft
Not sure which stage or subject fits? Start on the online tutoring hub, or book a free 15-minute consultation and we will match a teacher.