Course Booking Instructions
To book a place on any of the courses in this programme please complete a registration form HERE Use one form per course adding up to 2 attendees and up to 5 colleagues wishing to be placed on a waiting list.
You will receive information a few days before the course with joining instructions and information about how to access the follow up information via the Early Years Knowledge Hub.
Should you require any support with a course booking please email the training team direct
earlyyears.training@eastriding.gov.uk
What does Math's look like in your setting ?
Does the word Math's strike fear into you this course will look at alternative ways to incorporate Math's into everyday holistic activities.
Date: Wednesday 24th June 2026
Time: 6.45pm - 8.45pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Inclusion Works
Aimed at all settings.
This is a 3 part course and you need to attend all 3 sessions.
To book a place please email
Date: Tuesday 9th June 2026
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Date: Tuesday 16th June 2026
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Date: Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Leadership for Success
Grow Your Early Years Business with Confidence – A Four Part Training Series from Be More
Are you a wraparound provider, PVI setting, or childminder looking to strengthen, expand, or future proof your business? This four part course, delivered by Be More—former wraparound childcare providers with real world experience—is designed to give you the practical skills, clarity, and confidence to grow sustainably.
With a passion for helping others succeed, Be More brings hands on insight from their own journey running and scaling childcare provision. Across four focused sessions, you’ll explore:
1) Mission, Vision & Values
Define what your setting stands for, build a strong organisational identity, and create a compelling direction for growth.
2) Marketing
Learn how to attract families, strengthen your reputation, and communicate what makes your provision unique in a competitive childcare market.
3) Finance
Gain essential financial skills—from budgeting to forecasting—to ensure your business remains stable, sustainable, and ready to grow.
4) Recruitment & Retention
Discover effective approaches to building a committed team, improving staff satisfaction, and reducing turnover.
This course is ideal for anyone in the wraparound or early years sector—especially PVIs and childminders—who want to develop their business with confidence, purpose, and expert guidance.
Date: Monday 11th May 2026
Time: 10.00am - 12.00am
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Date: Monday 18th May 2026
Time: 10.00am - 12.00am
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Date: Monday 8th June 2026
Time: 10.00am - 12.00am
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Date: Monday 15th June 2026
Time: 10.00am - 12.00am
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
To book a place please use the separate link sent with this programme or email directly to
tanya@be-more.uk
Playwork
Aimed at all settings.
This is a 3 part course and you need to attend all 3 sessions
To book a place please email
Date: Thursday 16th April 2026
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Date: Thursday 23rd April 2026
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Date: Thursday 30th April 2026
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Preparing for your Ofsted Inspection
The aim is to
- To explore the new Early Years Inspection Toolkit and supporting documents
- To highlight the importance of Inclusion as a golden thread throughout the inspection
- To develop your confidence and knowledge with your practice as you prepare for your next inspection
- To look at the new Ofsted Inspection report cards and early experiences
Date: Tuesday 12th May 2026
Time: 6:30pm - 8:15pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Pre-school Network Meeting
The Pre-school network meeting is a place where you can come together to share your thoughts, feelings and ideas and discuss any current challenges you are facing and how you might overcome them.
All discussions and topics are led by you and facilitated by the EYDA Team.
Date: Monday 8th June 2026
Time: 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Statutory Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Assessment
This Session is aimed at managers and practitioners in settings who will be completing the Statutory Early Years Foundation Stage Profile assessment, for those children in their setting turning 5 before the 31st August 2025.
• To know the statutory assessment requirements as set out in the EYFS statutory framework
• To know the statutory requirements as set out in the EYFS Profile Handbook 2024
• To understand how to complete the EYFS profile assessments
• To understand the purpose of the EYFS Profile data
Date: Tuesday 21st April 2026
Time: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Your Space for Childminders
As an Early Years team, we always strive to support you as Childminders, and we want to acknowledge that sometimes Childminding can be very lonely job.
If you want a safe space to chat to others, or if you have questions to ask, then join us online, this is your space so pop in or stay for the full session, its up to you.
At this first event we will have Annette Drury & a member of the FISH team available to help with any questions you have. We hope these sessions will be useful for you and if you have any burning questions or people you would like to join in the sessions, please let us know.
Date: Tuesday 7th July 2026
Time: 6.45pm - 7.45pm
Venue: via Microsoft Teams
Key Legislation
This training is aimed at Committee Members, Managers and Owners of settings to make them aware of the responsibilities under current legislation
• Look at the documents available and ensure the setting have the most up to date information
• Consider key points that setting’s must have regard to
• Ensure that settings are running within the current legislative systems
This course is not available this term, if you would like to attend one please contact your EYDA/Area SENCo who will feed this back to the Training Group.
Child Development Training
This training course will give you a thorough understanding of the most important aspects of child development in the early years.
The course is free to all Childminders, Nurseries and Pre-schools
The course has 9 modules. 5 modules are currently available.
Each module should take between 1 and 2 hours to complete.
You can pause and restart the training as much as you like.
Each module includes:
• opportunities to reflect on your learning and practice
• a learning log to make notes on your reflections
• it combines theory with practical tips and ideas to use in your setting
• learning check questions to test your understanding
• it includes links to resources
• an end of module test
• the opportunity to download a personalised certificate of completion
Some modules also have short videos to enhance your understanding.
Module 1 – Understanding Child Development & the EYFS
Module 2 – Brain Development and how children learn
Module 3 – Supporting children’s Personal Social and Emotional Development
Module 4 – Supporting Language Development
Module 5 – Supporting Physical Development
Module 6 - Mathematics
Module 7 - Effective curriculum and assessment
To enrol on this free course developed by early years experts in partnership with the DfE you will need to create an account, please follow the link below:
Early years child development training New module available – Effective curriculum and assessment
Module 7 – Effective curriculum and assessment is now available on Early years child development training.
This module covers:
• effective implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) learning and development and assessment requirements
• planning and implementing your curriculum effectively
• using non-statutory guidance to inform curriculum planning and implementation
• carrying out effective, purposeful observation and assessment in your early years context
• how different factors can impact on curriculum success, especially the practitioner’s role, the approach to teaching and the setting’s culture and environment
Module 8 - Supporting individual differences and needs
This module covers:
• an introduction to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) legislation and guidance, and how it applies to educational practice
• the impact of knowledge and learning gaps on children’s development and what action to take, including making a referral when needed
• the importance of your role in supporting children’s individual differences and needs, how to create an inclusive environment and build effective partnerships
Contact child-development.training@education.gov.uk for further help or to give us feedback.
National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL)
The NPQEYL has been developed to increase knowledge of leadership in early years settings, strengthen staff approaches to teaching and learning, and support children whose development has been impacted by the pandemic.
Participants will gain skills and confidence so they can deliver high-quality education and care to support children’s development, become a better organisational leader and develop staff so they can reach their full potential.
The course is free, flexible and designed by sector experts to help professionals across the sector to develop their career.