PACEY is delighted to be hosting our childcare and early years conference this year, uniting the early years sector to improve early childhood development knowledge and support providers in their practice.
DATE: Saturday 26 October 2024
TIME: 9am – 5.15pm (Drinks reception 5.15pm – 6.15pm)
LOCATION: The historic Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH
Talks
Inspiring talks in the Great Hall will be given by a host of early years experts and will be focused on early childhood development:
10.05 – 10.55 | Penny Tassoni MBE | Two-year-olds – a protected species?
11.00 – 11.40 | Ofsted | The role of curriculum and pedagogy in early years settings
11.55 – 12.35 | Cheryl Warren | Creating a safe space for neurodivergent children
12.35 – 13.05 | Panel discussion | ‘Are we failing children from disadvantaged backgrounds?’
14.00 – 14.40 | Dr Sue Gifford and Sam Goldsworthy | Maths outdoors
14.45 – 15.25 | Dr Stella Louis | A Froebelian approach to working with babies
15.40 – 16.30 | Ben Kingston-Hughes | The joy of stories
Workshops
Every ticket includes complimentary access to workshops to support you in your practice.
11.55 – 12.30 | Ofsted | Ask an early years Ofsted inspector
13.20 – 13.50 | Ella Oliver | Wellbeing workshop
14.00 – 14.40 | PACEY Trustees Lucy Lewin and Shanti Flynn | Lead to achieve
14.45 – 15.25 | Morton Michel | It’s your business, protect yourself
Speakers
Our fantastic line up of speakers includes a host of experts in the field of early child development that will inspire you and help improve your knowledge in key areas including two-year-olds, pedagogy, neurodiversity, maths, babies and story telling.
Here are the links to each of the early childhood development presentations. Please note that while we are unable share Ofsted’s and Stella’s presentations, we have included some alternative resources for your reference.
Drinks Reception
After a full day of talks, workshops and networking we are hosting a drinks reception for attendees. Kindly sponsored by our partners Morton Michel, this is our chance to say THANK YOU to early years providers for all your hard work, dedication and passion. Book your FREE place when you purchase a conference ticket.
Tickets
We have a number of different ticket types to suit a variety of early years remits including discounted tickets for PACEY members and packages to help you bring your staff.
Tickets sales have now ended.
Awards
PACEY’s childcare and early years awards celebrate the very best of early years providers and the incredible work they do.
Applications are now closed and winners were announced during the Childcare and ealry years conference on Saturday 26th October.