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Careers & Training
1 December: Developing The EARLY Years Curriculum Through Play - Participants will consider how young children learn most effectively and use video to evaluate the quality of learning through play.

- London. Price: 130. Visit www.ioe.ac.uk/cpd or call 020 7612 6589/6987.

10 December: NDNA Conference - Quality Care in Early Years: It's All About Delivery - This one-day event will explore how local authorities and providers can work together to deliver the Government's vision of universal high quality childcare, covering topics including quality improvement principles, partnership working, children's emotionalwell-being and the role of the workforce.

- London. Price: 295.32 plus VAT. Visit www.ndna.org.uk or call 01484 407070.

11 December: Delivering for Young People: Making Young People a Number One Priority - Bringing together leaders from local authorities, the third sector and health, this 4children conference will focus on an integrated approach for children ages 0-19 and how services can work together.

- London. Price: 155-260 plus VAT. Visit www.4children.org.uk or call 0207 522 6970.

14 January: Supporting Children's Early Written Calculations - This course will look at how teachers can help children understand abstract symbols and calculations, in response to Ofsted's concerns about the assessment of mathematics in the Foundation Stage.

- London. Price: 130. Visit www.ioe.ac.uk/cpd or call 020 7612 6589/6987.

23-24 JANUARY 2009: Nursery world show 2009 - Nursery World's annual exhibition, co-sponsored by the CWDC along with 4Children, NCMA, PLA and NCB, offers an array of exhibitors in early years equipment, publishing, recruitment, training and professional associations, plus athought-provoking agenda of 12 seminars over two days. Creche services available.

- Islington, London. Price: seminars 10 each, exhibition entry free. Visit www.nurseryworldshow.com for information and registration.