Year: 2025

We would like to share some important updates regarding the evolving structure of Devon County Council’s Education Services, and what this means for Early Years and Childcare.

View some of the latest training coming up for early years and childcare practitioners in Devon which you can find on the Devon Education Services Shop.

The UK Government has confirmed that under the newly enacted Martyn’s Law (The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025), all early years settings will be classified under the Standard Tier, regardless of their capacity.

DfE invite for childminders and representative bodies, to the early years and childcare childminder roadshow on Thursday 25th September at 6.30pm – 8pm.

We would like to congratulate First Steps Nursery and Play Scheme on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspection. Well done!

View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.

Ofsted’s are delivering a programme of webinars to help familiarise providers with the November 2025 education inspection framework changes.

Early years and childcare practitioners can now access the updated group 2 core eLearning from the Devon Education Services Shop as well as the LADO video learning, which has been moved over to the Shop.

Childcare Choices has now transitioned to Best Start in Life a new, user-friendly platform designed to support families from pregnancy through to starting school and beyond.

This post is for all early years providers and not just for schools. The DFE has announced the next round of school-based nursery funding. The application window for schools opens on September 22 and closes on December 11th.