Month: May 2025

There will be no Digest next week (w/c 26 May 2025). The Digest will resume after the half term break!

Early years and childcare managers can now use the new check an early years qualification digital service to quickly verify whether staff qualifications meet the requirements for staff:child ratios in England.

Bookings for the HAF Summer programme will go live on Monday 9th June 2025 at 8am.

Get ready to embrace nature like never before! 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge event, where we ask you to take on wild activities throughout June.

Bumblebees Day Nursery have been awarded a Top 20 Nursery award for South West at the recent Nursery Awards 2025. Congratulations!

We would love to hear your thoughts around food and nutrition in your setting and share any ideas of what support may help your efforts in this area.

View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.

Its ‘Funding Friday’ and this week we have funding information from: ‘SPAR Community Cashback’ and ‘Tesco Stronger Starts: Cooking for All’.

The next wave of the Do Something Big campaign will run from 19 May -14 September 2025, encouraging more people to explore a fulfilling career in early years and childcare. We’d love your support in amplifying the campaign – please keep an eye out for the new adverts and use the available resources in your own recruitment activity. 

The Early Years Consultant team have rewritten Devon’s transition document to be more in line with the progress check format. It is now live and there will be completed examples uploaded soon for support.