Month: January 2025

This is a fantastic opportunity for an existing or new provider to set up a full day care nursery within Dawlish.

This week we find out more about Devon County Council’s Early Years Consultant Team.

A package of early years qualification initiatives has been announced by the DfE that will both support entry and progression within the workforce and ensure that the staff working with young children have the right skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality provision.

The SCW Improving Immunisation Uptake (IIU) Team are excited to announce the launch of a free of charge 1-hour training session aimed at supporting early years settings in raising awareness of the importance of routine childhood immunisations and improving immunisation uptake rates across the South West.

Join Devon Music Education Hub and Take Art for an inspiring conference focused on the transformative role of music and the arts in early childhood development. Conference takes place on Friday 21 March 2025 at Future Skills Centre, Exeter.

Become a Building Babies’ Brains community champion by attending this FREE event. Workshops start on Friday 7th February 2025 at 10am in Teignmouth.

The DfE has published new toilet training guidance on the Help for Early Years Providers website. This will help educators understand how to support babies and young children with toilet training in early years settings.

New publications from the DfE include: ‘Benefits of breakfast clubs’ and ‘Breakfast clubs early adopter guidance for schools and trusts in England’.

Early Education and Childcare Provider Regional Roadshow for group-based setting leaders and managers takes place on 3 June 2025 in Bristol. Book your place now!

Are you a baby room educator or nursery manager? Are you extending your baby room or hoping to improve practice in the baby room? Come along to a FREE Saturday conference called ‘Getting it right in the baby room’. Dates include: 28 June in Falmouth and 12 July in Bristol.