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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.
Prevent training for early years foundation stage staff
The Department for Education has designed a training package for staff within the early years foundation stage to understand their responsibilities and the importance of the Prevent duty.
Early years and childcare job adverts – w/c 24/11/2025
View the latest jobs in early years and childcare.
Funding Friday
It’s Funding Friday and this week we have funding information from: ‘Village Halls Fund: Small Grants’; ‘The Fore’ and ‘GrantFinder’.
New safeguarding self-assessment tool launched for early years providers (to replace the safeguarding self audit)
Devon Early Years and Childcare Service is excited to announce the release of an updated safeguarding safeguarding self assessment tool designed to help early years providers strengthen safeguarding practices and meet the standards expected by Ofsted.
Ofsted briefing sessions – the renewed inspection framework
Thank you to those who attended our briefing sessions which took place on 14th and 17th November. It was great that so many of you were able to attend and hear the key messages about the renewed framework directly from Ofsted. Please view the slides from the sessions.
Little Ones Childcare in Honiton enjoys extended space
Staff and children at Little Ones Childcare are enjoying a new extension to their nursery in Honiton. The children have loved watching the build and have even got involved!
Notification from Association of Directors for Public Health – The Baby Handbook Hub
We have recently been made aware of ‘The Baby Handbook Hub’, which has published a range of resources, articles, images, and advertisements offering infant care advice. Unfortunately, much of this content appears to be unsafe, misleading, and misinformed due to the lack of evidence-based guidance.
Health and safety law poster: what you need to know
The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989, requires employers to either display the HSE-approved law poster or to provide each of their workers with the equivalent leaflet.
Early years and childcare job adverts – w/c 17/11/2025
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