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Early bird offer extended

20% off full price tickets until the end of May

We are thrilled to announce the NDNA Conference 2022 will be taking place on Friday 24 June at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire. The day will offer managers, owners and practitioners opportunities to be more informed, improve their practice and fill in gaps in knowledge with a range of speakers covering a variety of relevant topics.

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LEA Underspends Report 2020/21

Around £55m of early years funding was unspent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our report on how we discovered that at least £55m of early years funding was either left unspent or allocated against other budget pressures in 2020.

We’ve announced our awards finalists

Thank you to all member nurseries who applied to the NDNA Awards 2022. We were delighted to receive so many fantastic entries. We have now announced which nurseries applications have been successful and are now finalists.

See the finalists here

Food Safety and Hygiene – Level 2

Our Food Safety and Hygiene online course will give practitioners the knowledge to safely and confidently prepare and serve food in their setting. It meets the requirements of UK Law and the individual curriculum requirements of England, Scotland and Wales.

Key course topics:

– Food safety hazards and how food poisoning occurs
– How to handle and prepare food safely and hygienically at all stages from delivery to service
– The consequences of not handling food safely including food poisoning
– Food safety law and how requirements apply to the setting
– Food safety management systems and HACCP principles

This Food Hygiene course by NDNA has RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Course Assurance.

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Supporting nurseries across the UK and overseas

NDNA England

Supporting nurseries in England to provide high-quality, sustainable childcare.

NDNA Scotland

We support Scottish nurseries and are a strategic partner to the Government.

NDNA Cymru

NDNA has a committed and enthusiastic member base representing Wales nurseries.

NDNA International

We support nurseries internationally. Find out more about NDNA international.

For support when you need it most…

NDNA gives you the reassuring, expert advice and time-saving resources that allow you to focus on what you do best, caring for children in early years.

Join NDNA for:

A stronger voice on issues crucial to your business
Time-saving resources and expert, reassuring advice
Access to more information, plus training and ideas to help improve practice
As well as great savings on nursery essentials.

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