We are fully immersed in delivering early years music training right now. It’s not too late to join us for:

The Potential of Music: Supporting Children’s Wellbeing with Rosie Walton and Kate Comberti. Wed 11 June. £5 Online. Book by 9 June latest.

Fostering your Early Years Music with Rachel Crane, Shelley Wood and staff from reception classes in Bournemouth & Poole. Thursday 26 June. £5 Online. Book by 23 June latest.

Details and booking here.

Bursaries to help you study and thrive

Apply by 27 June 2025

Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood

Course fee bursaries are available for those living or working in Somerset, Dorset and Devon. Please apply to your local organisation as follows:

Somerset: Take Art, email Jennie Loader at earlyyears@takeart.org
Devon: Devon Music Education Hub, email Charlotte.Gibbs@devon.gov.uk
Dorset: Dorset Music Service, email hannah.reeves@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

This course is for you if you answer YES to any of these questions:

Would you like to develop and enhance your skills in early years music?
Would you like to understand more about making music with young children?
Would you like to learn in a supportive environment?
Would you like to form a community of learning to explore with others?
Would you like a nationally recognised Level 4 qualification?

Registration is now open for 2025-2026.
Full details and application information can be found on the Centre for Research in Early Childhood website.

Information flyer here.

Little People Big Ideas Early Years Creativity Project

During June we will be visiting settings to work collaboratively with children and staff on creative activities – we are just a little excited!

SoundWaves Network SW (SWNSW) Early Years Music Programme

We have now completed 17 projects across the South West that brought early years music practitioners together with children and staff in nurseries and reception classes to develop high quality early years music.

Presentations following these projects, given by those who took part, show that they have made considerable impact on the settings and that the staff learning will enabled sustainability and legacy, especially where this was shared across wider education networks. It is clear that the understanding of high quality early years music provision has been increased and that many staff now hold skills and improved confidence to continue delivering musical activities that reach right across the curriculum.

Fuller details will be available once the evaluation report is published later in the year.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who has been involved.