Try a Free SportyMinis PE Booster Session and Experience the Difference First-Hand.
Give your nursery the opportunity to experience purposeful, EYFS-aligned PE, helping children develop confidence, coordination and a lifelong love of movement, with no obligation to continue.
October is a great time to reflect on how children are settling into the Autumn term. Routines are taking shape, relationships are developing, and practitioners are getting to know each child’s interests, strengths and areas for development.
It is also an opportunity to consider how physical activity can support children’s learning, wellbeing and confidence.
That is why SportyMinis is inviting nurseries to experience a free PE Booster session this October. It gives your team the chance to see our approach in action, observe how children respond to structured movement and explore how specialist PE could complement your existing provision.
There is no upfront cost and no obligation to sign up for a longer-term programme. Simply experience the session and decide whether it is right for your setting.
Why Early Years PE Matters
Physical development is about far more than running, jumping or learning to throw a ball. It helps children develop the movement skills, body awareness and confidence they need to explore the world around them.
The UK Chief Medical Officers’ guidance recommends that children aged one to five should take part in at least 180 minutes of physical activity throughout the day. The guidance also highlights the contribution of movement to coordination, social skills, brain development and learning. Read the official guidance.
For nursery managers, the opportunity is to make movement a meaningful part of everyday learning, rather than treating PE as an occasional activity.
Well-planned sessions give children opportunities to practise fundamental movement skills, follow instructions, solve simple problems, interact with their peers and experience the satisfaction of mastering something new.
These experiences matter because confidence often develops through small moments: a child balancing independently for the first time, joining a group activity after watching from the side, or trying again after finding a task difficult.
Each moment is an opportunity for learning.
What Is the SportyMinis PE Booster?
The SportyMinis PE Booster is a free, no-obligation session designed to introduce your nursery to our approach to Early Years PE.
Children take part in an engaging, expert-led session while your team observes how structured movement activities can support physical development and wider learning.
Our sessions focus on the ABCs of movement:
- Agility: changing direction, moving around obstacles and responding to instructions.
- Balance: developing stability, control and body awareness.
- Coordination: practising how different body parts work together through movement and object-handling activities.
These skills provide a foundation for a wide range of physical activities as children grow.
The session also creates opportunities for children to listen, communicate, take turns, follow simple rules and participate alongside others. These experiences can complement learning across Physical Development, Personal, Social and Emotional Development, and Communication and Language.
The aim is simple: to help children enjoy moving, develop important skills and feel proud of what they can do.
What Happens During a 30-Minute Session?
A SportyMinis session follows a clear structure, with activities adapted to children’s ages, abilities and needs.
- Warm-up: 5 minutes
Children begin with an engaging movement activity to help them become comfortable, focused and ready to participate. Themes, imaginative play and simple instructions can make getting started feel natural and enjoyable.
- Skill development: 15 minutes
The main activity focuses on specific movement skills. Children might navigate an obstacle course, practise balancing, move between markers or explore throwing and catching.
Coaches encourage children to practise, experiment and try again. Activities can be adjusted to provide different levels of challenge, allowing children to participate at a pace that suits them.
- Modified game: 5 minutes
Children apply their developing skills through a simple, inclusive game. This creates opportunities to practise listening, cooperation, turn-taking and awareness of others.
The emphasis is on participation and personal progress, rather than winning.
- Cool-down and celebration: 5 minutes
The session finishes with a calmer activity and recognition of children’s efforts. Participation stickers can help celebrate involvement and give children a positive reminder of what they have achieved.
Your staff are welcome to observe, join in where appropriate and discuss how activities could complement your existing planning.
Why Try It in October?
The Autumn term is an important period for building routines and understanding children’s individual needs. A PE Booster session offers a practical way to explore what structured movement could contribute to your nursery.
See the approach for yourself. Rather than relying on a brochure or description, you can observe how the coach introduces activities, supports participation and responds to children.
Explore the EYFS connection. The current Early Years Foundation Stage framework sets standards for children’s learning, development and care in England. A purposeful PE session can support your Physical Development provision, while also creating opportunities for communication, relationships and self-regulation. Read the EYFS framework.
Observe children’s responses. Notice who confidently joins in, who benefits from encouragement and how children approach unfamiliar challenges. These observations can help your team reflect on individual interests and next steps.
Consider your setting’s needs. You can assess how the session works with your available space, timetable and daily routines before considering whether a regular programme would be suitable.
What Can Your Nursery Take Away?
Even one session can provide a useful starting point for reflection and discussion.
Your team can see how a specialist-led session is organised, how movement activities are introduced and how children are encouraged to participate. You may also identify simple ideas that can be revisited during everyday play.
For children, the experience offers opportunities to practise movement, interact with peers and experience success in a supportive environment.
For practitioners, it provides a practical example of how purposeful PE can sit alongside the wider curriculum. Observations from the session may also contribute to discussions about children’s interests and developing skills, alongside the other evidence gathered through your normal practice.
For parents, a PE session can become a positive conversation about the importance of physical development in the early years. Sharing what children have been practising can help families understand how movement supports learning beyond sport.
The Booster is not a promise of instant progress. Meaningful development takes time, practice and consistent opportunities. It is an opportunity to see how a structured session can begin that process.
No Pressure, Just an Opportunity to Experience Quality PE
Choosing an external PE provider is an important decision. Nursery managers need to consider quality, suitability, staffing, space, costs and the value a programme offers children.
That decision should be based on more than promises.
The free SportyMinis PE Booster gives your team a chance to experience the session first-hand, ask questions and consider whether our approach fits your setting. There is no obligation to continue after the taster.
If you decide to explore a regular programme, you can discuss the options available in your area and how they might work with your nursery’s priorities.
Make This October a Starting Point
Every child deserves opportunities to move, explore and discover what they are capable of doing. Sometimes, the smallest achievement can make the biggest difference to how a child approaches their next challenge.
A successful PE experience is not simply about completing an obstacle course or catching a ball. It is about helping children feel capable, included and willing to try again.
This October, give your nursery the chance to experience that approach for itself.
Book your free SportyMinis PE Booster session. Visit sportyminis.com and complete the enquiry form to check availability in your area.
There is no obligation to commit, just an opportunity to see how purposeful movement can support confident, active and curious learners.