Month: January 2026

Safer Internet Day 2026 will take place on 10 February 2026 with the theme “Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.”
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A fully funded half day event for Devon school age childcare settings who provide wraparound childcare, Holiday Activities and Food and access to Early Access Breakfast Club. We will delve into understanding the importance of play skills in a child’s development and continue to celebrate school aged children’s play in Devon.

Join us for Sound Starts, a practical and inspiring Early Years music CPD event designed to help educators, practitioners, and musicians build confidence in delivering inclusive music experiences for young children. Tuesday 10th March 2026 at Future Skills Centre, Exeter.

View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.

It’s Funding Friday and this week we have funding streams from: ‘The Giving Machine: Community Grants’, ‘Small grants for village halls – Defra and ACRE’, ‘CLA Charitable Trust grants’ and ‘Masonic Charitable Foundation’.

Time is running out to secure school aged wraparound childcare funding – a vital opportunity for schools, PVIs, and childminders to start or expand childcare services. Applications close on Wednesday 4 February 2026.

We are inviting early years and childcare providers to be a part of our Provider Forum – there will be an opportunity to meet with the service regularly, to share feedback and to represent yourself and your wider colleagues and community.

There are two different funding streams available for 2-year-olds who meet the eligibility criteria. Read more about the funding streams.

A fully funded half day event for Devon school age childcare settings who provide wraparound childcare, Holiday Activities and Food and access to Early Access Breakfast Club. We will delve into understanding the importance of play skills in a child’s development and continue to celebrate school aged children’s play in Devon.

We are collecting orders for BookTrust pre-schooler packs for those children in targeted settings in south and west Devon, so please look out for the email in the next week.