I attended a lunch the day before where the Rt. Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, was giving a rather ‘state of the nation’ address. School readiness is clearly central to his plan for raising the bar in education and thereby our ability as a nation in the global economy to compete for the next generation’s jobs.

However, perhaps it was a greater surprise that The Times focus on the need for literacy was leveled not at the children, but at the care workers in this sector, following the findings of the Nutbrown review.

Either way, it is evident that nurseries and pre-schools need to ensure that they are equipped to deliver literacy, which essentially means:

- Synthetic phonics resources for their children
- Great training solutions for their staff

No surprise then that some of the most popular seminars in our EYFS Professionals Seminar Programme are around literacy and professional development.

The point is, whether you are an Early Years bookseller or publisher, or delivering training into Early Years settings, the Nursery Show 2012 (27-28 April) is your opportunity to make a huge impact at exactly the right time and capture a highly focused and relevant audience of nursery, pre-school and school leaders in the South East and South West.

If you are not yet participating at the Nursery Show and would like to find out about stand prices, please contact us on 01932 853 323 or at kate.currie@evisstar.com.

Kind regards,

Richard Joslin

The EYFS Professionals Seminar Programme is a twin-track programme taking place across both days of the event. You do not need to book in advance to attend specific sessions as places are available on a first come first served basis, but expect them to be popular!

Highlights include:

• The Revised Early Years Foundation Stage Framework, CHRIS BARNHAM, Department for Education

• Promoting Best Practice at Meal and Snack Times, MELANIE PILCHER, Pre-School Learning Alliance

• Regulation of Early Years and Childcare Providers, DEE GASSON,Ofsted

• Outdoor Play: Making the Best Use of the Outdoor Environment, GAIL RYDER-RICHARDSON, Outdoor Matters

• 2012: A Year of Opportunity and Challenge – Putting Policy into Practice, SUE ROBB 4Children

• Early Support: The Value of Early Years Support for Children with Disabilities, DR KIM BEVAN, Early Support

• Achievement for All: Improving Aspirations, Opportunities and Outcomes for All Children in Early Years Settings, SUE BRIGGS,Achievement for All

• Story matters: Developing Literacy in the Early Years Environment, JANE BUNTING, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

• Speech, Language and Communication in the Early Years, The Communication Trust

• The Creative Use of New Technologies in Early Years Education, SARAH HORROCKS, Lambeth City Learning Centre

• Peer Support Networks for Childminders, ELEANOR STAPLES,National Childminding Association

• Employment Law for Early Years Providers, JACQUI MANN,HR4Nurseries

This exceptional learning opportunity is only available at TheNursery Show. We look forward to seeing you there.

Nursery Show – for all Early Years Care and Education

For more information email kate.currie@evisstar.com or visit www.nurseryshow.co.uk

Register for the Nursery Show at www.nurseryshow.co.uk in advance to qualify for free entry and we will also donate £1 for every visitor at the show to the Dorset based children’s hospice Julia’s House.”

Free Truck

Show your children what you made for them on your day out at the Bournemouth Nursery Show. The Community Playthings staff will help you become one of Santa’s Elves as you assemble a solid wooden truck. Practitioners from the first 100 settings that arrive on the Community Playthingsstand each day will be the lucky ones who will take home a truck worth over £20.00 (one truck per setting).

Free Training resource:

Providing on-going training to the staff in your centre can be quite a challenge. There is help at The Nursery Show . A complete training package with a booklet, CD Powerpoint presentation and trainers notes on the value of open-ended play will be available AT NO COST for staff with leadership position who come to the Community Playthings stand D4.

New items:

Curved room-dividing panels with golden bamboo provide the Cosy spaces your children have been looking for. Because they also need exercise, the new Nursery Gym gives scope for that in the context of an indoor structure that ends up being used for role play and communication as well. If you are tight on space but still want to make displays to interest the older children, the new tray units with display above are a perfect answer. All of these products and more will be on display on the Community Playthingsstand D4 at The Nursery Show.

REGISTER TODAY to see Community Playthings and a range of other industry leading suppliers at The Nursery Show. There is no charge for entry for visitors who register in advance, otherwise it’s £10 on the door.

Nursery Show – for all Early Years Care and Education

For more information email kate.currie@evisstar.com or visitwww.nurseryshow.co.uk

The new EYFS framework is being announced by the DfE and Ofsted has pre-warned of subsequent changes to the way it registers and inspects. Both organisations are speaking at the Nursery Show.

The resulting effect is high numbers of owners and managers of nurseries pre-registering to attend the show along with schools and pre-schools.

Our Audience – Your Customers

Visitors registering to attend the Nursery Show on 27-28 April in Bournemouth are coming from throughout the South East, South West and beyond:

• ·  Nursery chains
• ·  Independent nurseries
• ·  Schools
• ·  Playgroups and crèches
• ·  Local Authorities
• ·  Other early years settings

Stands for £675 + VAT

If you are a supplier to the Early Years sector, you can get involved now for as little as £675 plus VAT for an equipped stand plus have your logo on the Nursery Show website.

Space is limited so please book now while good options remain available.

Contact Us

Contact us now to discuss a stand space or feature at the event. Contact Kate or Richard on 01932 853 323 or kate.currie@evisstar.com

Evisstar is the new organiser of the Nursery Show on 27-28 April in Bournemouth

The Nursery Show, 27-28th April, takes place at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) with a twin-track EYFS Professionals Seminar Programme running across the two days and offering over 20 sessions covering policy in practice, nutrition, ICT, literacy, outdoor play, best practice, parental engagement, SEN, support and provision, professional development, employment law and more.

Please click here to register today

Please also pass on to the nurseries and schools in your local authority

Highlights include:

• The Revised Early Years Foundation Stage Framework, CHRIS BARNHAM, Department for Education

• Regulation of Early Years and Childcare Providers, DEE GASSON, Ofsted

• Outdoor Play: Making the Best Use of the Outdoor Environment, GAIL RYDER-RICHARDSON, Outdoor Matters

• 2012: A Year of Opportunity and Challenge – Putting Policy into Practice, SUE ROBB, 4Children

• Supporting Children with English as an Additional Language, YULIA WAYNE and ANJA DAVIES, Bracknell Forest Council in partnership with the Pre-School Learning Alliance

• Early Support: The Value of Early Years Support for Children with Disabilities, DR KIM BEVAN, Early Support

• Achievement for All: Improving Aspirations, Opportunities and Outcomes for All Children in Early Years Settings, SUE BRIGGS, Achievement for All

• Story matters: Developing Literacy in the Early Years Environment, JANE BUNTING, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

• The Revised EYFS Framework: Preparing for Implementation, LAURA ROBSHAW, The National Day Nurseries Association

• The Creative Use of New Technologies in Early Years Education, SARAH HORROCKS, Lambeth City Learning Centre

The Nursery Show EYFS Professionals Seminar Programme will deliver up-to-date and highly relevant knowledge, ideas and solutions to all Early Years professionals in Local Authorities, infant and primary schools, nurseries and independent registered child-minding establishments.

Nursery Show – for all Early Years Care and Education

For more information email kate.currie@evisstar.com or visit www.nurseryshow.co.uk

• 1-to-1 Advice Clinics

• Twin track EYFS Professionals Seminar Programme covering the new framework as well as a raft of solutions based ideas for early years professionals

• Special show-only offers, discounts and competitions

• New exhibitors showing exciting products and solutions

6 Great Reasons to Visit:

1. It’s FREE if you pre-register now

2. You’ll see hundreds of inspirational ideas and resources for your Early Years settings

3. You’ll learn about new policy, strategic change and best practice at the EYFS Professionals Seminar Programme.

4. You’ll source new suppliers for the products and services you need for your business.

5. You’ll network with peers and colleagues from a wide range of industry sectors

6. You’ll benefit from special discounts, offers, demonstrations and competitions at the show.

Register HERE There is no cost to enter if you register to attend in advance

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For more information email kate.currie@evisstar.com or visit

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To sell your products/services to this captive audience book your stand today for as little as £675 + VAT for the two day event.

As an exhibitor, not only will you be able to speak to hundreds of potential buyers during the exhibition but included in the price you will also have:-

• Your company name on the email marketing sent out regularly to over 15,000 early years settings
• Your company details and a 100 word editorial entry in the Official Show Guide
• The opportunity to take part in the Exhibitor Forum
• Your company logo on the Nursery Show website
• Promotion for all your ‘show time’ special offers, discounts, give-aways etc

To view the full seminar programme, information on the 1-on-1 advice clinics and exhibiting please visit www.nurseryshow.co.uk

To receive a copy of the floorplan and discuss your stand requirements telephone Richard, Briony, Kate or Debbie from the Nursery Show team on 01932 853 323.

For more information email kate.currie@evisstar.com or visit www.nurseryshow.co.uk

Organisers for the Nursery Show (www.nurseryshow.co.uk), which is now under new management Evisstar, are aiming to generate higher than ever attendances encouraging professionals and practitioners from state and independent schools and academies with Early Years settings alongside the nurseries and child minders for this ‘free to register’ event.

Nursery Show Organiser, Richard Joslin said; “The South of England is home to literally thousands of Early Years settings, all of which are constantly looking for new, inspiring and effective ideas, resources and solutions to deliver an ever-improving level of childcare, parental engagement and school readiness. The all-new Nursery Show, which will showcase hundreds of products and services, provides Early Years professionals with the opportunity view, test and play with some of the finest and fun learning resources available.”

Joslin went on to say “We are particularly proud of our brand new Early Years Foundation Stage Professionals Seminar Programme, which features the likes of the Department for Education and Ofsted and is a key element of this year’s Nursery Show. Topics will cover policy in practice, nutrition, ICT, synthetic phonics and literacy, outdoor play, best practice, parental engagement, professional development, employment law and more.”

As another first, the Nursery Show organisers are donating £1 to Dorset children’s hospice Julia’s House for every Early Years professional that attends the event this year.

Steve Piper, BH Live Head of Venues said; “The all-new Nursery Show promises to be a very bright, colourful and interactive event and is growing in size year on year. We love opening our doors to the Early Years professionals and exhibitors as they, due to the very nature of their work, bring a vibrant energy to the Centre, which is very contagious. Alongside the exhibitors, many of the delegates may also choose to stay on in the town during and after the event significantly contributing to the local economy through business tourism.”

To find out more about the Nursery Show at the Bournemouth International Centre visit www.nurseryshow.co.uk.

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For more information, please contact:

BH Live (Bournemouth International Centre):

Elizabeth Symmons, PR & Promotions Officer

E: elizabeth.symmons@bhlive.co.uk

T: (01202) 451866 / (01202) 436889

Notes to Editors:

About the Bournemouth International Centre

The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), managed and operated by BH Live a leisure and cultural trust, is a premier conference, exhibition, entertainment, and hospitality venue, centrally situated with panoramic views acrossBournemouthBay.

The Bournemouth International Centre boasts 4 main auditoria and offers the largest licensed capacity on theSouthCoastfor up to 10,000 visitors with the flexibility for multi-hall conferences, exhibitions, meetings, large music concerts, dance and comedy performances.

The BIC was short listed for Meet England’s Business Tourism Award by South West Tourism Awards 2008-2009. It was also short listed for the World’s Best Congress Centre award according to world industry association, the International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC). Bournemouthwon Best UK Resort at the 2008 Group Leisure Awards.

In 2010,Meet Bournemouthwon the ‘Contribution to International Education Conference & Business Experience of the Year’ and in 2011, BH Live won ‘Outstanding Customer Service of the Year’ from the Bournemouth Tourism Awards.

For more information about the BournemouthInternational Centre visit: www.bic.co.uk

About BH Live

BH Live is a leisure and cultural trust, established in 2010 as a ‘non profit distributing organisation’ (NPDO) for public benefit to promote participation in leisure, arts, culture and heritage. BH Live is both a company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity. BH Live Enterprises Ltd has been established to manage the non charitable activities, primarily relating to Conferences and Exhibitions.

Find out more about BH Live visit: www.bhlive.co.uk

BH Live is a Company Limited by Guarantee and Registered Charity. Charity No: 1138311. Company No: 07092112.  VAT Reg No: 108 2248 37. BH Live (Enterprises) Ltd, is a Private Company Limited by Shares and a wholly owned subsidiary of BH Live. Company No: 07175626. VAT Reg No: 108 2248 37. Registered Office:BournemouthInternational Centre,Exeter Road,Bournemouth,BH2 5BH. Registered inEnglandandWales.

REGISTER NOW for your complimentary entry
(or it is £10.00 on the door).

REGISTER NOW and the Nursery Show is to donate £1.00 for every single attendee this year to Dorset based children’s hospiceJulia’s House

Julia’s House – www.juliashouse.org – looks after around 90 life-limited children all over Dorset. They visit the hospice and are also cared for in their own homes. The charity offers much-needed respite for parents who are looking after very sick children 24 hours a day. It gives them time out with their partners, their other children or simply a chance to catch up with some day-to-day tasks. Julia’s House this year needs to raise £2.7 million to provide this vital service to the families of very poorly children. As Joslin says, “Only 10% of the funding for Julia’s House comes from the Government, and in an environment where people are being careful with their spending, I am glad The Nursery Show is able to help support such a worthy cause.”