Do you want to become Early Years Educators, working with children from birth to five? Join our Level 3 for a strong start. Course starts April.
Year: 2026
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Play skills development morning – 30 March in Exeter
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.
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Early years music conference – 10 March 2026 in Exeter
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.
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Early years and childcare job adverts – w/c 23/02/2026
View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.
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Early years funding updates
Early years funding updates.
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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) – final chance to book for February half term
There is still time for families to book February half term HAF activities. Please visit the EEQU booking system to secure places. Spring / Easter HAF bookings go‑live on Monday 23 February 2026.
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NEW provider network meetings launching this term! Come and meet the faces of your early years locality team
We are pleased to let you know that we will be running a series of face-to-face network meetings throughout March. These informal sessions will allow you to network with early years and childcare providers in your area and to receive updates from the Early years and Childcare Service.
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Ofsted briefing for all early years and childcare providers
Explore the new early years inspection framework and toolkit. Learn what inspectors will look for, how the toolkit works, and how to showcase your setting’s quality with confidence. Online webinar running on 2 March 6.30pm – 7.30pm.
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Recognising and responding to child neglect – fully funded conference 18 Feb – Westpoint, Exeter
A fully funded conference to explore how we can recognise, understand and respond to child neglect alongside our multi-agency partners. Running on Wednesday 18 February 2026 (9:30am – 4:00pm) at Westpoint, Exeter.
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Restorative Devon: building relational and connective ways of working across the partnership – fully funded conferences lead by Mark Finnis
We’re inviting colleagues and teams from across our partnership to join one of our fully funded conferences to explore how we can work in a more connected, consistent and relationship-focused way. For anyone working or volunteering or working with children in Devon. Conferences running 30 March – Newton Abbot, 31 March – Exeter and 1 April – Barnstaple.