Leadership and management

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Childminders.

This 1.5 hour session is an opportunity for Childminders in South Gloucestershire to share practice and engage in discussion around what is happening nationally and locally within clusters 1 and 2.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Early Years Settings.

This 1.5 hour session is an opportunity for South Gloucestershire early years settings in cluster 1 to share practice and engage in discussion around what is happening nationally and locally within the cluster area.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Early Years Settings.

This in-person 1.5 hour session is an opportunity for Early Years Settings to share practice and engage in discussion around what is happening nationally and locally within cluster 2.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Childminders and Early Years Settings.

This 1.5 hour session is an opportunity for Childminders and early years settings to share practice and engage in discussion around what is happening nationally and locally within cluster 3.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Childminders.

This 1.5 hour session provides an opportunity for South Gloucestershire Childminders to share practice and engage in discussion around what is happening nationally and locally within cluster 3.  

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Early Years Settings.

This 1.5 hour session is an opportunity for South Gloucestershire Pre-School and Day Nursery Practitioners to share practice and engage in discussions around what is happening nationally, and locally within cluster 3. 

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Childminders.

This 1.5 hour session is open to South Gloucestershire Childminders in clusters 4.5 and 6 to all come together together to share practice and engage in what is happening nationally and locally within the cluster areas.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Early Years Settings.

This 1.5 hour session is open to South Gloucestershire Pre-Schools and Nurseries in cluster 4.5 to come together to share practice and engage in what is happening nationally and locally within the cluster area.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Early Years Pre-School Committee Members and Managers

This session will teach you how to confidently run a compliant AGM. We will provide you with everything you need to know before, during and after the day, packed with practical tips and ready-to-use templates.

Eligibility: This course is open to anyone who would like to develop, set up and deliver Forest School Programmes and become a qualified Forest School Leader.

This course will allow you to explore and enrich your knowledge, developing a stronger understanding of the Forest School approach by engaging with its core principles, philosophy, and ethos, promoting personal growth through outdoor learning and child-centred educational practices.  

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Early Years Settings and Childminders.

This one-hour, virtual session will help you to explore the new nutritional guidelines for early years settings, supporting families to make more nutritious lunchboxes, snacks and drinks in settings, and creating a food policy.  

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Early Years Settings and Childminders.

From 10 November 2025, Ofsted will be using a revised Early Years inspection framework, featuring a new report card, a five-point grading scale, and expanded evaluation areas.  This one hour virtual briefing provides an essential overview of the changes and their implications for practice.  Delivered by Ofsted representatives, the sessions offer practitioners the opportunity to explore the updates, ask questions and prepare confidently for future inspections.

Eligibility: This Network is open to South Gloucestershire pre-school committee members and setting managers

This network provides an informal space where pre-school committee officers connect, share ideas, tackle common challenges, learn from lived experience, and build confidence in leadership, governance, and effective succession planning.

Eligibility: This course is open to South Gloucestershire Early Years leaders, managers and pre-school committee members.

This course will guide you through confident, safer recruitment and inspiring inductions – covering every stage from deciding to recruit to helping new starters thrive from day one.