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View the latest training and development opportunities for early years and childcare providers in Devon.

Please complete a short survey on how CCTV and digital devices are used in early years settings. Closing date is 20 March 2026.

Fully funded conference hosted by The Early Years South West Stronger Practice Hub.

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.

View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.

There is still time to book your place on a provider network meeting near you! This is your space to network, collaborate and influence – while also receiving key updates from the Early Years and Childcare Service.

Early years and childcare practitioners (including wraparound childcare providers) can use the Devon Education Services Shop to book onto short courses and eLearning. Find out how you can sign up for a Shop account and search for training.

Safer Sleep Week 2026 will run from 9 – 15 March. This is our national awareness campaign targeting anyone looking after a young baby. We raise awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and the simple advice that reduces the risk of it occurring.

Connection is the foundation for everything in the early years — learning, wellbeing, behaviour, communication and belonging. This year’s conference explores how we build and sustain meaningful connection across all the places it happens: in the adult–child relationship, through peer play, in partnership with families, and in the everyday routines and experiences that shape children’s sense of safety and identity.

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