Early Years and Childcare Sector Events

Here's where you'll find details of early years and childcare sector events including conferences, workshops and exhibitions for early years childcare professionals. 


Childcare Expo Manchester 2019

Venue: Event City, Manchester 
Date: 14 and 15 June 2019, 10am – 4pm
Website: https://www.childcareexpo.co.uk/why-visit-manchester-ndna/
Email: info@childcareexpo.co.uk
Contact Number: 01425 838393

The leading educational event for early years and primary education professionals is returning to EventCity this summer in June 2019! Childcare Expo Manchester is a free and highly popular event for those working in the education sector, from nursery practitioners to headteachers and everything in between.

Speakers include Alistair Bryce-Clegg who will be hosting not one, but TWO seminars throughout the show, where he will discuss the benefits of intergenerational projects and child-led approaches to learning. 

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NDNA Conference and Awards 2019

Brighter thinking for early years

Venue: Chesford Grange Hotel Warwickshire
Date: 28 June 2019
Website: www.ndna.org.uk/conference
Email: conference@ndna.org.uk
Contact Number: 01484 407070 

Join us at our NDNA conference and awards, our annual flagship events bringing together of some of the brightest minds in the sector ready to unlock innovative practice and motivate your setting for the year ahead. 

With our new venue at the Chesford Grange hotel and talks and sessions given by some of the best in the business, this is something your setting cannot afford to miss.

 
Our NDNA Awards Ceremony takes place in the evening on the same date so why not come along to both? Find out more about our Nursery awards here.

For more information please find out more here  or call us on 01484 407070 or email us.

Delivering high-quality education under the new inspection framework: Intent, Implementation and Impact

Venue: Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London W1G 9DT
Date: 9 July 2019, 9am-4.30pm
Website: www.inspectionconference.co.uk 
Email: georgia.peart@markallengroup.com
Contact Number: 020 7501 6796

The proposed Ofsted Education Inspection Framework launching in September aims to raise standards and rebalance inspections through a renewed emphasis on ‘Quality of education’, and less focus on outcomes data.
This conference will:

  • Give guidance on curriculum content (Intent), planning and delivery (Implementation) and assessing outcomes for children (Impact)
  • Analyse what ‘quality of education’ means in the context of the early years
  • Address challenges to delivering a developmentally-appropriate curriculum across the EYFS
  • Explore Ofsted expectations for a setting’s self-evaluation and cycle of improvement.

Speakers include Professor Elizabeth Wood, Judith Twani, Helen Moylett and Kym Scott.

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Childcare Expo Midlands 2019

Venue: Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Date: 27 and 28 September 2019, 10am – 4pm
Website: https://www.childcareexpo.co.uk/why-visit-midlands-ndna/
Email: info@childcareexpo.co.uk
Contact Number: 01425 838393

The leading educational event for early years and primary education professionals is returning to the Ricoh Arena, Coventry in September! Childcare Expo Midlands is a free and highly popular event for everyone working in the early years and primary education sectors, from nursery practitioners to headteachers and everything in between.

This year we are delighted to welcome Early Years Minister, Nadhim Zahawi MP, who will be opening the show before giving a free keynote speech to visitors. More special guests will be announced in the run up to the show.

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