This information is brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Early Years team, on behalf of Thames Valley and Solent Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, for the attention of all Early Years settings.
Thames Valley and Solent Early Years Stronger Practice Hub
BABIES
* ONLINE BABY ROOM NETWORK: Thur 26th Nov, 2.00pm, with Dr Mona Sakr
CHILDMINDERS
* CHILDMINDER STAY & PLAY: Tue 6th Oct, 10.00am, Caversham Nursery School
* ONLINE CHILDMINDER NETWORK:
Thur 15th Oct, 7pm, EY Foundation Stage Updates, with Paula-Jane Wylie
PSED
* LIVE WEBINAR: Mon 19th Oct, 2.30pm, Effective Continuous Provision with Quinn Education Development
* BLOG: Thur 12th Nov, Exploring the Social World of Two-Year-Olds
* LIVE WEBINAR: Wed 18th Nov, 2.30pm, Supporting Self-Regulation in the Early Years with Sarah Emerson
* BLOG: Thur 3rd Dec, Felt Safety as the Foundation of Self-Regulation in the Early Years
SEND
* SENCO NETWORK: Tue 13th Oct, 6.30pm, with Maria Morgan
* BLOG: Two-Year-Old Progress Check: our baseline for SEND Support
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
* IN PERSON TRAINING: Thur 15th Oct, 9.00am, Moving to Write, Shaw House, Newbury, with Suzanne Taylor
COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE
* RECORDED WEBINAR: Curiosity, Attunement & Communication: Listening to 2yr olds by Jacqui Lewis
* BLOG: Attuning to Conversational Equity by Jacqui Lewis
MATHS
* RECEPTION YEARS MATHS NETWORK: Tue 6th Oct, 4pm, Mathematical Foundations with Nathan Crook
CLIMATE
* LIVE WEBINAR: Tue 3rd Nov, 7pm OR Wed 4th Nov, 3pm. Small Hands, Big Planet: Climate Action with the Climate Ambassadors programme
Early Years Stronger Practice CPD (2 - 4 year olds)
Don't miss out on free CPD programmes available this Autumn term
Starting this autumn term 2026, the Thames Valley and Solent Early Years Stronger Practice Learning Leads are running the following Professional Development Programmes:
* Early Maths - more details here
* Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) - more details here
* Early Language - more details here
We are recruiting 15 Early Years settings per cohort to take part in these fully funded programmes. Within these attendance numbers, and depending on demand, we may be able to consider up to two attendees per setting.
Each programme is designed for PVIs, childminders and schools with nursery classes who have 2 to 4 year olds attending their setting. The course content is aimed at Early Years practitioners who are qualified at Level 3 and above. These programmes, developed by the Department for Education, are completed over one academic term.
Join one of our Welcome Webinars to find out more about these programmes.
Early Maths
* Thursday 8th October, 4pm-5pm, Online - Book now
* Wednesday 14th October, 12:30pm-1:30pm, Online - Book now
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
* Tuesday 6th October, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Online - Book now
* Monday 12th October, 1pm-2pm, Online - Book now
Early Language
* Details to follow shortly - look out for more updates on our socials or in our newsletter.
📅 Applications close: Thursday 15 October
WHATSAPP NETWORKING GROUPS
Baby Room Network
WhatsApp Network. For Early Years Practitioners working with babies to connect, share ideas, and develop their practice.
Led by Dr Mona Sakr.
To join the group click here.
Reception Years Maths
WhatsApp Network. Whether you’re looking to enhance classroom practice, support your team, or strengthen your maths provision, this network is here to support you every step of the way.
To join the group click here.
Join our WhatsApp Network for Childminders which currently has 160+ members. Keep updated about all of our events, training, webinars and bespoke advice, as well making contact with other childminders in your area who can offer peer-to-peer support.
To join the group click here.
A WhatsApp Network for SENCOs. A helpful group where practitioners can support each other and share strategies. It’s a small group at the moment, but we already have a mix of trainees and experienced SENCOs.
To join the group click here.