West Sussex Early Years Education and Childcare Training

✨New career opportunity -Jobs in Early Years and Childcare✨

Activ8 For Kids WAC Club is looking for a Playworker in Chichester

✅Contract type: Permanent.

✅Working hours and pattern: Monday to Friday, 25 to 35 hours per week: Breakfast club 7.15am to 9am and after school club 2.30pm to 6pm.

✅Salary band: For applicants over 21, between £12.71 and £13.50 per hour subject to qualifications and experience.

✅About us: Activ8 is an established company operating a range of wrap around clubs in West Sussex. They pride themselves on providing high quality care, offering a variety of play, creative and physical activities.

✅Job details: They are looking for a dynamic and passionate playworker to share their vision and enthusiasm for providing a safe and inspiring environment. Opportunities for career progression such as room lead.

✅What you need to succeed: You will need experience of working in childcare, lots of energy and enthusiasm and be keen to have an impact within their clubs. You will also need good communication skills, be reliable and self motivated.

👉How to find out more and apply: Please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] or call 07385 690815.

👉Closing date: 31 August 2026

For more jobs in early years and childcare please see the most recent Jobs in Early Years and Childcare Bulletin
🔗https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWSCC/bulletins/4238833

📢Do you have a job within your setting that you would like to advertise on our page?
👉Email us at [email protected]

Leadership and Management: Understanding positive, proactive and effective leadership

👉Explore how to be the best leader for your setting

This useful and exploratory webinar considers the attributes, skills and competences that enable leaders to be positive, proactive and effective. Informative and thought-provoking content explores what makes a good leader; raising awareness of your leadership and what your setting needs from your leadership.

The aims of this course are to increase your professional confidence and awareness of leadership skills, attributes and competencies. We will identify strengths and ways forward for your development.

📢 Avoid disappointment and book now to secure your space!

✅Wednesday 14 October 2026, 09:30 - 12:30, Online, £31
🔗https://education.westsussex.gov.uk/Event/293183

To book, the West Sussex Services for Education portal can be found at https://education.westsussex.gov.uk Click 'Services for Early Years and Childcare' on the home page and then click ‘Login to Early Years and Childcare'.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

✨New career opportunity -Jobs in Early Years and Childcare✨

Activ8 Nursery is looking for a Level 3 Practitioner in Rustington, Arun

✅Contract type: Permanent.

✅Working hours and pattern: 25 to 40 hours per week between 7.30am and 6pm, term time or full year positions available.

✅Salary band: For applicants over 21, between £12.71 and £13.50 per hour subject to qualifications and experience.

✅About us: Activ8 Rustington is a day nursery with plenty of outside space. The team are passionate and dedicated in providing a nurturing environment for all children aged 0 to 5 years.

✅Job details: They are looking for a dynamic and passionate level 3 practitioner to share their vision and enthusiasm for providing a safe and inspiring environment. Opportunities for career progression.

✅What you need to succeed: You will need experience of working in childcare, lots of energy and enthusiasm and be keen to have an impact within their nursery. You will also need good communication skills, be reliable and self motivated.

👉How to find out more and apply: Please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] or call 07385 690815.

👉Closing date: 31 August 2026

For more jobs in early years and childcare please see the most recent Jobs in Early Years and Childcare Bulletin
🔗https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWSCC/bulletins/4238833

📢Do you have a job within your setting that you would like to advertise on our page?
👉Email us at [email protected]

🏃Activate 💪
with Joe Wicks

👉Following on from last summer’s successful launch, children across the country are being encouraged to stay active over the school holidays as the government continues to back the free, animated fitness series, Activate, created by Joe Wicks MBE and Studio AKA (co-created with the team behind Hey Duggee).

👉Backed by the Department of Health & Social Care, Activate aims to make it easier for children to get moving over the summer, by making fitness fun. The series promotes short bursts of movement through fun, accessible content that can be easily integrated into children’s days, whether at home, nursery, summer clubs or on the go.

✅Check out all 18 episodes free on both YouTube and BBC iPlayer

🔗https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002j871/activate-with-joe-wicks

🟥https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

A range of resources to support the campaign, including a social media toolkit and posters are available on the Department of Health & Social Care’s Campaign Resource Centre website.
🔗https://campaignresources.dhsc.gov.uk/campaigns/activate-with-joe-wicks/

✨New career opportunity -Jobs in Early Years and Childcare✨

Happy Bears Early Years Ltd is looking for a permanent Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years Educator in Furnace Green, Crawley

✅Contract type: Permanent.

✅Working hours and pattern: Monday to Friday, 30 to 35 hrs per week between 7.45am and 4.45pm, term time only. Proposed start date - September 2026.

✅Salary band: £16,742 to £19,838 per year (this has already been calculated based on the actual working hours).

✅About us: Happy Bears Early Years Ltd is a preschool based in Furnace Green Community Centre in Crawley. The setting is designed to feel like a second home - a place where every child is valued, supported, and encouraged to shine in their own unique way.

✅Job details: They are looking for a warm, dedicated level 2 or 3 qualified early years educator who is passionate about giving children the best start in life. You will be working with children aged 9 months to 4 years, supporting high quality early learning and care.

✅What you need to succeed: You will need to have a level 2 or 3 qualification in early years, experience of working in an early years setting and a good knowledge of safeguarding. You will be a positive, flexible team player and happy to assist with the daily set up and pack away of the nursery.

👉How to find out more and apply: Please send your CV and a short cover note to [email protected]

👉Closing date: 21 August 2026

For more jobs in early years and childcare please see the most recent Jobs in Early Years and Childcare Bulletin
🔗https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWSCC/bulletins/4229b89

📢Do you have a job within your setting that you would like to advertise on our page?
👉Email us at [email protected]

✅Check out this episode of the Behaviour Besties podcast.

👉Shared recently, this episode takes a look at the racial impact of 'The Colour Monster' (from 20 minutes in).

👂If you have the time to listen to it, it is a helpful look at how our unconscious bias can have long-term affects on outcomes for children.

🔗https://open.spotify.com/episode/35Avf0svf3rhUAUQUlv7ma

✨New career opportunity -Jobs in Early Years and Childcare✨

Activ8 Nursery is looking for a Level 3 Practitioner (Baby Room) in East Preston, Arun

✅Contract type: Permanent.

✅Working hours and pattern: 25 to 40 hours per week between 7.30am and 6pm, term time or full year positions available.

✅Salary band: For applicants over 21, between £12.71 and £13.50 per hour subject to qualifications and experience.

✅About us: Activ8 East Preston is a day nursery with plenty of outside space. The team are passionate and dedicated in providing a nurturing environment for all children aged 0 to 5 years.

✅Job details: They are looking for a dynamic and passionate level 3 practitioner to share their vision and enthusiasm for providing a safe and inspiring environment, ideally in the baby room. Opportunities for career progression such as room lead.

✅What you need to succeed: You will need experience of working in childcare, lots of energy and enthusiasm and be keen to have an impact within their nursery. You will also need good communication skills, be reliable and self motivated.

👉How to find out more and apply: Please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] or call 07385 690815.

👉Closing date: 31 August 2026

For more jobs in early years and childcare please see the most recent Jobs in Early Years and Childcare Bulletin
🔗https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWSCC/bulletins/4238833

📢Do you have a job within your setting that you would like to advertise on our page?
👉Email us at [email protected]

🦷Free supervised toothbrushing scheme🦷

Brushing children’s teeth right from the start helps develop good oral health habits from childhood to adulthood. Baby teeth aren’t just practice teeth. They help children bite and chew, support speech development, guide adult teeth into place and boost confidence when smiling. When teeth aren't cared for, it leads to tooth decay which can cause pain, infection and long-term oral health problems.

👉Early education providers and schools can access a free supervised toothbrushing scheme for children aged 3 to 5 years old.

The fully funded programme provides each child with a toothbrush and toothpaste each term, along with hygienic storage racks, and take-home packs twice a year.

As part of the scheme, children are encouraged to brush their own teeth daily as a group activity within your setting, staff are not required to brush children’s teeth for them. Supervised toothbrushing is intended to be a supportive, enjoyable child-led activity.

🟥You can watch a short video of the scheme in action on Youtube.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR9yDoriNp4

👉The aim of the scheme is to build positive oral health habits, especially for children who may not regularly brush their teeth at home.

To find out more or get started, please contact the Oral Health Promotion Team, Special Care Dental Service via:
✅email: [email protected]
✅telephone: 01273 267345

📢Limited spaces

An Introduction to Safeguarding and Child Protection for Early Years and Childcare Practitioners

👉This full day course is for all levels of new or returning early years educators working in Early Years Education and Childcare settings. It seeks to provide you with an introduction to safeguarding, your role within it, the types and indictors of abuse, how to record concerns and West Sussex escalation process.

📢Avoid disappointment and book now to secure your space!

Autumn term dates:
✅Saturday 03 October 2026, 09:30 - 15:30, Online, £31
🔗https://education.westsussex.gov.uk/Event/292740
✅Thursday 26 November 2026, 09:30 - 15:30, Worthing, £31
🔗https://education.westsussex.gov.uk/Event/292751

Spring term dates:
✅Tuesday 26 January 2027, 09:30 - 15:30, Online, £31
🔗https://education.westsussex.gov.uk/Event/292745
✅Wednesday 03 March 2027, 09:30 - 15:30, Online, £31
🔗https://education.westsussex.gov.uk/Event/292754

To book, the West Sussex Services for Education portal can be found at https://education.westsussex.gov.uk Click 'Services for Early Years and Childcare' on the home page and then click ‘Login to Early Years and Childcare'.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

💭Do you want to keep learning and developing your CPD over the summer period?

Then why not check out all the free online training that the Department for Education has to offer!

✅Early Years Child Development Training

👉All eight modules are based on the EYFS framework, written by experts and covers key areas of development. With a range of topics from mathematics to brain development! This training is learner led, without a trainer, and can be completed at your own pace.

👉The training is for anyone who is new to early years and looking to build their child development knowledge. However, it is also useful for anyone looking to refresh their knowledge.

🔗https://child-development-training.education.gov.uk/

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]