First aid for babies and infants
This afternoon course organised by Le Petit Prince Nurseries in association with St John Ambulance provides vital first aid knowledge and insight into how to deal with emergencies. Also being held on 11 October.
Moring Road, Tooting, London SW17. Cost 60. Contact Johan Smits on 020 8286 4698 or e-mail info@petit-prince-nurseries.com.
3 to 5 October
The Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition
Sponsored by Nursery World and the Times Educational Supplement, this three-day exhibition and conference aims to meet the needs of the early years and primary school sectors by bringing together a number of leading education resource exhibitors and seminar speakers under one roof.
The Business Design Centre, Islington, London. Friday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 3.30pm. Admission free. Seminars cost 10 each.
Contact the ticket hotline on 01923 690646 or visit the website www.teachingexhibitions.co.uk.
4 October
The Professional Nanny Conference
Sponsored and organised by Nursery World sister publication Professional Nanny, PANN and Nannies at Work, this day conference for all nannies will cover topics including nanny registration, employment law, tax, child illness, what to expect when using a nanny agency, and much more. Speakers include Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton and Alison Dady, former nanny to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
The Business Design Centre, Islington, London. 10.30am to 4.30pm. Cost Pounds 20, includes seminars, refreshments, lunch and access to the Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition. Contact the ticket hotline on 01923 690646 or visit the website www.teachingexhibitions.co.uk.
10 October
Singing and music with nought- to six-year-olds
This workshop is led by Abi Briggs and Anna Scantlebury, who run the children's music group Piccolo. A resource pack and accompanying CD will enable delegates to pass on what they have learned to colleagues.
The Esplanade Hotel, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. 9am to 5pm. Cost 150, discounts for charities and voluntary groups. Contact 0191 252 8765 for a brochure or visit the website www.piccolomusic.co.uk.
11 October
Quality childcare begins at home
The Northern Ireland Childminding Association annual general meeting and conference includes a keynote address by Gill Haynes, chief executive of the National Childminding Association as well as a number of workshops and exhibitors.
Armagh City Hotel, Armagh. 9.30am to 3.30pm. Cost 28 to NICMA members, 3 others. Contact NICMA on 028 9181 1015.
13 to 15 October
Introduction to Anti-Discriminatory Practice
This course by Childcare Plus addresses the need to work within an anti-discriminatory framework when caring for and educating young children.
It explores how discrimination begins, attitudes and expectations, legislation and policy, and the value of a diverse society.
London. Cost 189.60, plus VAT. Contact Childcare Plus on 020 7247 6338 or book online at www.startingupchildcare.co.uk.
14 and 15 October
Celebration and challenge
This two-day conference by Sightlines Initiative is a national exhibition of creative projects in the early years. Speakers include Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton, David Fitzgerald, head of the arts education at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and Anna Craft, senior lecturer at the Open University.
National Conference, The ARC, Stockton-on Tees. Cost 295. Contact Sightlines Initiative on 0191 261 7666 or log onto www.sightlines-initiative.
