{"id":19357,"date":"2026-02-12T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?p=19357"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:21:08","slug":"new-provider-network-meetings-launching-this-term-come-and-meet-the-faces-of-your-early-years-locality-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/new-provider-network-meetings-launching-this-term-come-and-meet-the-faces-of-your-early-years-locality-team\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW provider network meetings launching this term! Come and meet the faces of your early years locality team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all early years and childcare providers in Devon \u2013 childminders, nurseries and pre-schools! We\u2019re excited to launch our new look Provider Network Meetings \u2013 and you\u2019re invited.<\/p>\n<p>This is your space to network, collaborate and influence \u2013 while also receiving key updates from the Early Years and Childcare Service.<\/p>\n<p>These face-to-face sessions are all about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connecting with providers in your local area<\/li>\n<li>Meeting the faces behind your Early Years Locality Team<\/li>\n<li>Sharing ideas and celebrating what\u2019s working well<\/li>\n<li>Reflecting together on current challenges<\/li>\n<li>Helping to shape and steer the service forward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Please note: The provider network meetings replace the early years safeguarding and welfare forums.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Provider network meeting dates:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday 3 March 2026 (6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm) \u2013 Pilton Community College, Barnstaple<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 4 March 2026 (6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm) \u2013 St Rita\u2019s Centre, Honiton<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 11 March 2026 (6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm) \u2013 Ockment Centre, Okehampton<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 12 March 2026 (6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm) \u2013 Old Heathcoat Community Centre, Tiverton<\/li>\n<li>Monday 16 March 2026 (6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm)\u00a0 \u2013 South Brent Old School Community Centre, South Brent<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 18 March 2026 (6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm) \u2013 Newcourt Community Centre, Exeter<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday 24 March 2026 (6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm) \u2013 Teignbridge (venue tbc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Places are limited to two per setting.<\/p>\n<h2>How to book:<\/h2>\n<p>Please visit the Devon Education Services Shop to book your fully funded place:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/devoneducationservices.co.uk\/events\/6d490dbf-7954-4b56-a02e-881861164c37\/Early-Years-and-Childcare-Provider-Network-Meeting\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Years and Childcare: Provider Network Meeting | DES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will need a Shop account in order to book. Please see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/ey-careers\/qualifications-and-training\/del-training-website\/\">guidance on how to create an account<\/a>\u00a0on our website.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help to book, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:eywd@devon.gov.uk\">eywd@devon.gov.uk\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t wait to see you there!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19316 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/02\/All-dates-Network-meeting-1-600x600.png\" alt=\"The image shows three people sat around a table talking. The poster lists dates for the March provider network meetings.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/02\/All-dates-Network-meeting-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/02\/All-dates-Network-meeting-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/02\/All-dates-Network-meeting-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/02\/All-dates-Network-meeting-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-updates"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-17 09:42:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19357"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19385,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19357\/revisions\/19385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}