Training for early years providers
The Early Years and Childcare Training Programme is for staff currently working at an early education or childcare setting, school or as a registered childminder (including those childminders with an agency).
If you work in a school see our Early years training in schools page.
Early Years Update Meetings
An opportunity to hear the latest early years news on policy, Ofsted and best practice within the sector.
Cost: Free to attend
Childminders
- 1 April 2025, 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Childminder - Keeping in Touch, virtual delivery, book via Eventbrite
- 8 April 2025, 6.30pm to 7.30 pm, Early Graduated Approach - Part-3 Childminders Education Health Care Assessments, virtual delivery, book via Eventbrite
- 6 May 2025 6.30pm to 8.30pm, So, what is a knowledge rich curriculum and how to create one? Mastery level, book via Eventbrite
- 17 June 2025, 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Childminder - Keeping in Touch, virtual delivery, book via Eventbrite
Group settings (nurseries, pre-schools, out of school, school-run nurseries)
- 3 April 2025, 1.30pm to 3pm, Early Years Update Briefing, in person delivery, book via Eventbrite
- 3 April 2025, 6pm to 7.30pm, Early Years Update Briefing, virtual delivery, book via Eventbrite
- 29 April 2025, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, The role of the keyworker - Circle times! - Introductory level, book via Eventbrite
- 12 May 2025, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, What is effective self-evaluation and how can this inform future provision? - Mastery level, book via Eventbrite
- 15 May 2025, 10.30am, How to Develop a Curriculum for Mixed Age Groups, book via Eventbrite
- 2 June 2025, 9.30am to 12.30pm, Cognition-and-memory-in-the-early-years - Mastery level, book via Eventbrite
- 2 June 2025, 1.30pm to 4.30pm, Cognition and memory in the early years - Mastery level, book via Eventbrite
- 19 June 2025, 1.30pm to 3pm, Early Years Update Briefing, in person delivery, book via Eventbrite
- 19 June 2025, 6pm to 7.30pm, Early Years Update Briefing, virtual delivery, book via Eventbrite