Held once a month on Saturday mornings to 5 July 2003, this season of Arts Extra sessions by the Arts Development Unit at West Yorkshire Playhouse will provide practical ideas and refreshing ways to keep children creatively occupied.
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Quarry Hill, Leeds. Cost 8 per session or 55 for eight sessions. Contact Lisa Parrott or Ruth Hannant on 0113 213 7290/5.
Understanding children's behaviour with the help of Erikson's psychosocial theory This conference by Ranelagh House will discuss common behavioural problems, focusing on the first three stages of Erikson's psychosocial theory, relating to the child aged from nought to five.
The Bar Convent Conference Centre, York. Cost 30. Contact Maggie Tait on 01759 302 638.
13 November. Childcare's changing Britain
This Daycare Trust conference will address issues including how childcare services are changing to meet the needs of families in 21st century Britain, and what can we learn from the rest of Europe and the USA.
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London. 10am to 4pm.
Cost 141. Contact Leona Walsh on 020 7840 3350.
14 November. Business training for today's nurseries
This seminar by the National Day Nurseries Association will address some of the issues affecting the sector, including creating new childcare places, planning for change and staff retention.
Trent Bridge Cricket Club, Nottingham. Cost 55 for members, 65 for non-members. Contact the NDNA on 0870 774 4244.
Mathematics in the Foundation Stage
This course by BEAM Education will explore how the stepping stones towards the early learning goals can help to make the Foundation Stage accessible to all children.
Barnsbury Centre, Offord Road, Islington, London. Cost 129.95.
Contact Nadine Bailey or Karen Jardine on 020 7684 3324.
15 November. Listening and involving young children aged nought to five
This three-day course by the Children's Society will draw on expert knowledge and experience to give practical information helping adults to hear what children up to five years old have to say. Continues on 22 and 29 November.
Euston, London. Cost 450. Contact Julie McLarnon on 020 7639 1466.
Communication, language and literacy in the Foundation Stage
This course by Hammersmith and Fulham EYDCP will support practitioners to enable children to make progress towards and beyond the Early Learning Goals in communication, language and literacy.
Shepherds Bush, London. 9.30am to 3.15pm. Cost 50. Contact Kathy Costello on 020 8735 5851.
19 November. Outdoor play in the early years
This course by the Institute of Education will focus on the practical and theoretical justifications for outdoor play and the necessity of a rigorously planned and stimulating outdoor environment to the development of the young active child.
Institute of Education, London. 9.30am to 3.30pm. Cost 95. Contact 020 7612 6589 or 6591.
