The celebration of the year will be returning as a live event on 20th November 2021!

Reimagining early years – Caroline Wright, director of early childhood, Bright Horizons speaks to Briony Richter about her new role and her focus on educational development and learning across all of the group’s nurseries.

NMT’s webinar series, NMT Discussions are new weekly installments discussing the latest news for the sector. Click here to find out more!

Invest in effective training to reap results – Briony Richter speaks to Valentina Secara, founder and chief exec of Acorns Nursery about starting Acorns nursery and changing the landscape of early years in Romania.

Bridging the gap: how play therapy is a universal language – For children, play can have significant therapeutic benefits regardless of culture and background. Briony Richter speaks to Monika Jephcott, chief exec and clinical director of Play Therapy UK and Sophia O’Neill, course director, postgraduate MA in Practice-Based Play Therapy about the play therapy process and why it can work for all children.

Investment is the key to nursery growth – Family First is aiming to become one of the best quality childcare providers in the UK – and has grown to 17 nurseries from a standing start just two years ago, with many more in the pipeline. But why is it such a success when others have been struggling with the challenges of the pandemic? And why are other small nursery groups queueing up to sell to them? Here we find out…