The two-day event, sponsored by Nursery World and the Times Educational Supplement, was held at the Ramada Hotel in Shaw's Bridge on 27 and 28 February, and offered more than 50 exhibitors and 28 seminars. Among the most popular seminars were 'Creating a child-centred environment', which looked at examples from Reggio Emilia in northern Italy and was led by education consultants and trainers Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton. Another big attraction was a seminar on Storysacks given by Neil Griffiths of the National Storysacks Project.
Exhibitors included Sensory and Softplay Solutions, a company based in Newry, Co Down, which makes and supplies high-quality softplay and ball pools to any shape or size. The company's founder, Dr Michelle McCormick, said the exhibition had been a great success from her perspective. 'This is an excellent opportunity to meet people face to face and to be able to respond to them in person,' she said.
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