Another successful Early Years Conference

It was fantastic to welcome over 200 passionate early years practitioners, educators and advocates from across our diverse sector in Devon to Sandy Park on Thursday 3rd October for the annual Early Years Conference.

There was a fantastic buzz in the room and insights shared by our speakers sparked some wonderful conversations during the breaks and networking opportunities.

Thank you to our inspiring speakers: Laura Henry-Allain, Janet Holman, Dr Aaron Bradbury and Ruth Swailes and also to Devon County Council’s Chief Executive Donna Manson and Ceri Morgan, Deputy Director and Head of Education for being part of the day and showing their appreciation and gratitude to the sector for all you do to support children and families in Devon.

We have had some fantastic feedback and are already planning another exciting line up for next year. We are looking forward to welcoming as many of you as possible, so please look out for the early bird offer.

Feedback:

Another amazing and inspiring conference! Wonderful speakers who really dug down into those fundamentals of what early years is all about. I brought a colleague with me who will be starting in Reception after half term and it was everything that I wanted her to know – it was perfect! Thank you so much for such a great day – I’m so proud to be a part of EYFS in Devon!

Great to have time out to reflect and plan for the future. Inspiring speakers and nice to speak to other practitioners to share ideas.

Inspirational speakers, incredibly organised day, lots of opportunities for networking. fantastic!

Above image: early years and childcare practitioners attending the early years conference at Sandy Park in Exeter on 3 October 2024.