Little Regulated Life

Now & Next for schools and nurseries

The same picture routines, now-and-next boards, visual timers and picture stories that families use at home, for the classroom. Made by a dad in Merseyside for his own son, built with a SENCO’s trial in mind.

Start free today

  • The app runs in any browser on a classroom tablet, laptop or whiteboard: a visual timetable, Now and Next, a visual timer, First and Then, a calm page and 26 picture stories. Free to start, nothing to install.
  • Story Maker: type a child’s name and print a picture story about the first day, the dentist, a school trip, the school play and more. Free, in 16 languages.
  • The free starter set: now-and-next cards and a calm-down poster to print.
  • A one-page flyer to send home or pin in the staff room.

The Classroom pack

A visual timetable, whole-class now-and-next board, transition cards, a visual timer and the picture cards that match, in UK A4 and US Letter. One-off, for one class. On Tes or on Etsy, £9.99.

School licence: £49 a year

One licence for the whole school or nursery:

  • Every printable we make, for any class, including new ones as they come out
  • The full app on staff devices: up to 3 children per device, read-aloud on every story, your own picture stories, and a new routine every Monday
  • Send-home sheets so the same pictures are used at home and at school
  • Email help within a school day, and an invoice for the school office (BACS)

Spring-term pilot: the first ten schools get the licence free until the end of the spring term (31 March 2027), in return for ten minutes of feedback. Email [email protected] with your school’s name and we will set it up the same day.

Email about a licence

Why pictures, and why these

  • Knowing what comes next lowers anxiety. A picture is quicker than words, and it is the same every time.
  • The cards are one consistent set: the same “Tidy up” picture on the board, the timer, the story and the sheet that goes home.
  • Nothing flashes, nothing talks unless you tap it, and there are no adverts in the app.

Questions

Is it a therapy product? No. It is a set of visual supports to use alongside your own practice and your SENCO’s advice.

Does it need an account? No. The app keeps everything on the device. The licence is unlocked with the school’s email address.

Can parents use the same pictures at home? Yes. The app is free to start for families, and the send-home sheets use the same cards.