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Professional development opportunities for early years providers

Looking to enhance your skills and stay up to date?

Explore and book a wide range of continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities via our Eventbrite page. These have been carefully designed to support early years educators working in nurseries, schools, and childminding settings.

Browse our Eventbrite collections

Early Years Improvement Team collection

Explore our full professional development offer, including updates, briefings and training to support quality improvement across all provision types.

Childminder collection

Access specialised courses and sector updates tailored specifically to childminders.

School collection

Professional development and updates for early years educators working within school settings.

Conference collection

Our conferences provide high-quality professional learning opportunities. By attending, delegates can:

  • Hear from nationally recognised keynote speakers and respected sector experts
  • Engage in professional dialogue, sharing and debating innovative practice
  • Network with peers from across the early years sector
  • Gain practical tools, fresh insights, and up-to-date knowledge

Each conference is designed to support participants in:

  • Raising standards within their setting or school
  • Contributing to whole-school improvement
  • Improving outcomes for children and young people

Early Years SEND Team collection

Focused professional development to support inclusive practice and meeting the needs of all children.

Safeguarding training

For safeguarding-focused opportunities, please visit the Herefordshire Safeguarding Partnership page, where a range of training suitable for all early years practitioners is available.

External professional organisations

The following organisations offer both statutory and non-statutory training across a range of EYFS subjects:

Please note:

  • Some training may require membership of the organisation
  • Fees may apply to certain courses
  • The Early Years Team is unable to formally endorse or approve training provided by external organisations