Information for childcare providers

What do bird boxes, bee hotels, and nature experts all have in common? They’re all available for free as part of our Local School Nature Grants programme, supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Open early years settings. Deadline to apply is Friday 4th April 2025.

Monthly newsletter from Devon Family Hubs.

We’ve selected a new nursery provider in Dawlish, an area where there is an acute shortage of childcare places for under-fives.

View the latest training and development opportunities for early years and childcare practitioners.

Between now and May, Alice Thornton is offering a range of online webinars around key topics linked to speech, language and communication.

Devon SCP would like to seek practitioner views from across our partnership in relation to conflict, resolution and challenge processes. Please complete the survey by 20 April 2025. Thank you.

Are you struggling to find the right staff for your childcare provision, including Wraparound and Early Years? Do you need fresh ideas to boost applications and attract quality candidates? If so, this workshop is a must-attend event! Come and join us on Thursday 27th March 2025 at 4pm – 5pm!

Are you struggling to find the right staff for your childcare provision, including Wraparound and Early Years? Do you need fresh ideas to boost applications and attract quality candidates? If so, this workshop is a must-attend event! Workshop takes place on Thursday 27th March 2025 at 4pm – 5pm.

On 8th March 2025, at sunrise, a team of five remarkable women from Mid-Devon stood at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, after an extraordinary six-day ascent. Their goal? To highlight the importance of education for girls worldwide and raise vital funds to help those who don’t have access to the same opportunities they did.

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