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Guidance for schools and colleges to understand what they need to do to comply with the change to regulated activity that will come into force on 1 September 2026. This is due to changes made by the Crime and Policing Act 2026.

The act changes the definition of regulated activity by removing the supervision exemption. Under that exemption, unpaid activities such as teaching, training, instructing, or caring for or supervising children were not classed as regulated activity if supervised by someone who was in regulated activity (for example, a class teacher).

This means that all such activity is now considered to be regulated activity if it is carried out frequently, or if it meets the period condition. The period condition means:

on more than 3 days in a 30-day period

overnight

All volunteers engaging in regulated activity will need to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with children's barred list information.

This change will come into force on 1 September 2026.

What this means in practice

All paid staff who have contact with children are already in regulated activity - this has not changed.

The main group affected by the change is volunteers. Volunteers may not previously have been in regulated activity if they were supervised by a member of staff. From 1 September 2026, volunteers engaging in regulated activity will need to have an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list information.

It is an offence for:

a barred person to engage in regulated activity

someone to permit a barred person to engage in regulated activity

Schools and colleges need to ensure that any volunteer who is now in regulated activity is not barred from working with children.

How to check that a person is not barred

Schools and colleges should check that a person is not barred from working with children by carrying out an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list information.

Schools and colleges are also able to obtain a standalone children's barred list check through the Department for Education ( DfE) check a teacher's record service. They should only use this if one of the following apply:

the person will begin engaging in regulated activity before they get the DBS certificate

the school has recently obtained an enhanced DBS check without children's barred list information and there has been no break in service

16 to 19 Academies and independent training providers are not able to access DfE's check a teacher's record service. They should carry out an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list information.

DBS checks for volunteers are free of charge.

People who volunteer in multiple settings

Where a person volunteers in multiple settings, each instance of teaching, training, instructing, caring for or supervising a child counts towards the 'on more than 3 days in a 30-day period' period condition.

If they volunteer for 4 days a month, even if each of the 4 days in that month is in a different school, then they are considered to be in regulated activity.

We encourage schools to work together to decide who should apply for the DBS check. The volunteer can provide details of the check to each school.

At the point of applying for an enhanced DBS check with barred list information, the volunteer should also consider joining the DBS Update Service.

This is free for volunteers and means that:

applicants can keep their check updated

employers can check their certificate without applying for a new check

Volunteering on overnight school trips

All volunteers who help on an overnight school trip are now in regulated activity. They will need to apply for an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list information.

Volunteering occasionally in school

Parents or carers who help out occasionally will not need to get an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list information.

The change only applies to those who work or volunteer in a supervised role with children frequently or:

on more than 3 days in a 30-day period

overnight between 2am and 6am

Parents or carers who help out on a less frequent basis will not be affected, for example, parents helping out:

at an occasional parent teacher association (PTA) event

on a school day-trip (not overnight)

They will be able get an enhanced or basic DBS check without children's barred list information, if requested by the school.

The effect on volunteer roles

If a person is barred from working with children and currently volunteers in a supervised role, they will not be able to continue working in regulated activity - people are placed on the children's barred list because they pose a risk of harm to children.

Any barred person who is volunteering in a supervised role affected by this change, would need to inform their school or college and immediately cease volunteering in regulated activity.

This change will increase children's safety. Those who pose a risk of harm to children will not be able to work regularly with them in any role.

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Introduction

Most childcare providers looking after children under the age of 8 must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency. This guidance explains when you must register, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to (but choose to).

Explaining the law

The law says that providers of childcare must register on the relevant compulsory register when caring for children from 0 to 8 years of age, unless an exemption applies.

Ofsted maintains both compulsory registers:

the Early Years Register

the compulsory part of the Childcare Register (there is also a voluntary part)

The early years foundation stage age range (or early years age range) covers those children aged from birth until the 31 August following their fifth birthday. Legislation may use the term 'young children' to describe them.

If you are a childcare provider and you are not required to register on either of these, you may be able to register on the voluntary part of the childcare register. You have to meet certain requirements for that registration.

The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008 sets out the childcare exemptions in law. This legislation exempts specific categories of childcare from compulsory registration, based on:

the type of provision

when the care is provided

the operating hours

where the care is taking place

It is your responsibility to determine which register or registers you must be registered on, based on the type of provision you want to offer.

Ofsted is responsible for deciding whether you meet the requirements for registration.

When you must register

You must register as a childminder or childcare on domestic premises if all of the following apply:

the children you look after are under the age of 8

you look after an individual child for more than 2 hours a day

you look after them on domestic premises (the term used in legislation for a home) but this is not where the child lives

you get paid to look after them, including payment in kind

You must register as childcare on non-domestic premises if:

the children are under the age of 8

you look after an individual child for more than 2 hours a day

you look after children on premises other than domestic premises

When you cannot register

You cannot register if you:

look after each child for under 2 hours a day

have parental responsibility for, or are otherwise related to, all the children you look after; relatives include people related by marriage or civil partnership and half-siblings, as set out in section 18 of the Childcare Act

run childcare based at a school providing education or care for children aged 2 and over and your childcare is part of the school's activities, provided by the proprietor of the school or a member of staff and at least one of the children attending it is a pupil at the school (that child can be a Reception Year pupil in the early years age range, and they do not need to be in the same room)

provide care in a children's home, care home, hospital, residential family centre, secure training centre or young offender institution or in any healthcare or other respite care that is predominantly health-related

provide care as part of education or any other supervised school activity during school hours for a registered pupil who is not in the early years age range

offer online education or online tuition services (you must care for children in person)

are disqualified from registration, unless we agree to waive your disqualification

Disqualification

You cannot be registered if you are disqualified, for example if:

you are barred from working with children

we have refused or cancelled your registration in the past (unless we did this because your fees were not paid prior to 2008)

you live with someone who is disqualified from registration and you want to be a childminder or nanny

You can apply to Ofsted to waive your disqualification in some circumstances.

If you are disqualified, it is an offence to provide childcare or be involved in managing any childcare provision that either:

It is also an offence to employ a disqualified person.

Education provided by a school during school hours for a registered pupil after the 1 September following their fifth birthday is not childcare. It therefore cannot be registered with Ofsted. Education providers should register with the Department for Education ( DfE).

An independent education provider that caters for children under the age of 5 and meets the definition of an independent school must also register with the DfE. It will need to implement the early years foundation stage ( EYFS) for young children, unless the DfE grants an exemption from the learning and development requirements.

When you do not have to register but choose to

Even if there is no requirement for you to register on the Early Years Register or compulsory part of the Childcare Register, you can choose to register with Ofsted. You can apply to join the voluntary part of the Childcare Register if you meet the relevant requirements. The voluntary part of the Childcare Register is the only way you can register if you are exempt, and being on this register enables the parents and carers of children attending your childcare to claim tax-free childcare entitlements.

You will be considered exempt and do not have to register if you meet one of the exemption criteria below. The exemption must cover all the childcare you provide at the premises (see the section on if you are already registered).

Exemptions

1. Looking after children at home

Looking after children at home is also known as childminding or childcare 'on domestic premises'. The home can be your own or someone else's.

You do not have to register if you:

are a nanny, looking after children of any age from up to two families in the home of one of the children

are only looking after children over the age of 8 in someone's home

do not receive any money, vouchers, goods or services in return for childcare ('services' could be reciprocal childcare arrangements)

are a babysitter, looking after children at home between 6pm and 2am

look after a friend's children for less than 3 hours a day for some payment

are providing home education to a child of school age who is educated outside school full time

2. Tutoring, coaching and clubs (activity-based provision)

You do not have to register if you provide tutoring or coaching in either one or two of the following activities to children aged 3 and over:

school study support or homework support

sports

performing arts

arts and crafts

religious, cultural or language studies

This exemption does not apply if children under the age of 5 attend the childcare, including the activity for more than 4 hours in any one day. If the children are all aged 5 and over, the activity can last for longer than 4 hours.

In order to be exempt from needing to register, the activity must be the main focus of what you offer. Any childcare must happen because of that activity. For example, time spent at the provision picking up and dropping off children or at breaktimes when children are eating and drinking is permitted.

The provision should be specific tuition or coaching for children. We do not necessarily expect everyone working there to be a specialist coach, but they should have relevant skills to help children improve. The aim of the provision must be for children to improve their skills. For example, if the provision is about sport, it needs to be focused on a sport rather than general physical activity. Offering a bouncy castle or activities like racquets and balls, bikes or roller skates for children to choose from would be physical exercise, not sport coaching. Similarly, just providing pens, paints and paper does not count as tuition in arts and crafts. There is a wide variety of activity-based providers, for example, nature exploration clubs focused on the outdoors and tuition clubs focused on computer coding or engineering. Again, these must help children improve specific skills, rather than just be for entertainment.

This exemption applies to childminders and group providers.

3. Temporary provision for less than 14 days

You do not have to register if you:

look after children under 8 from one place for 14 days or less in any year

let Ofsted know in writing at least 14 days before starting the service

If you offer event-based childcare, such as mobile care at events or exhibitions, you should let us know in writing your intention for care you plan to provide for the year ahead. It is your responsibility to track the number of days you provide care in any one location. You do not have to notify us if this changes, as long as it does not exceed 14 days in any one year.

This exemption does not apply to childminders.

4. Crèches

You do not have to register if all the following apply:

you look after children aged under 8 for 4 hours or less each day

the children's parents plan to stay in the immediate area, close enough so that you could summon them immediately, for example crèches in a shopping centre, a sports centre or a college where parents attend adult learning classes

there is no long-term commitment to provide childcare

childcare is a short-term convenience for parents, such as while they are shopping

If you offer childcare where parents can leave their children while they work or take part in training lasting several weeks, this is not exempt from registration. It counts as a long-term commitment to provide childcare.

This exemption does not apply to childminders.

5. Open-access childcare

You do not have to register if you provide open-access childcare.

An open-access scheme lets children arrive and leave the setting by themselves, for example some council-run holiday clubs.

You cannot offer open-access childcare to children in the early years age range.

This exemption does not apply to childminders.

If you are already registered

Once registered, you must continue to meet the requirements for registration at all times.

Exemptions from registration are not available for childcare that is already registered. Any exempt childcare must be separate to your registered childcare. For example, you cannot be registered to care for children aged 5 to 7, but then claim the 2-hour exemption to provide care to early years children on the same premises. The registration must cover the whole childcare on the premises.

You cannot apply exemptions to the care of an individual child or children.

If you believe you are registered incorrectly, contact us on enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. We will work with you to make sure you can re-register or resign your registration so that your childcare provision is not operating illegally.

If both of the following apply, you do not have to register:

you care for children aged under 8 from particular premises for 14 days or less in any year

you will be looking after at least 1 individual child for a total period of more than 2 hours in any one day

However, you must use this form to notify us at least 14 days before you start providing childcare. This is a legal requirement. We will not give you a certificate or proof of exemption, but we will write to you to say we have received your notification. We will also track how many days you operate within a rolling 12-month period.

You do not have to notify us of any other type of exemption.

Specific provision types

Holiday and food programme childcare

The DfE-funded holiday and food (HAF) programme is primarily for school-aged children from Reception to the end of Year 11 who are entitled to free school meals.

Clubs offering the HAF programme may need to register with Ofsted. It depends on the provision they offer. They may also choose to register on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register or they may be exempt and choose not to register. Both clubs and providers that would require registration with Ofsted, and those that are exempt, can participate in the HAF programme.

If you are a HAF provider, it is your responsibility to understand whether you are required by law to be Ofsted registered. You must continue to review your status as and when the provision you are offering changes.

If you are considering setting up HAF provision, you should work with your local authority to determine whether you need to register with Ofsted.

Outdoor provision

You may offer care in an open space or other area with no building, for example as a forest school or outdoor provision. In this case, you still have to register with Ofsted unless you meet any of our other exemption criteria.

Uniformed youth associations

The DfE considers Scouts, Guides and other uniformed youth associations as 'out-of-school settings'. This means they are not treated as 'childcare' as outlined by the Childcare Act 2006. These providers do not have to register with Ofsted.

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Safeguarding guidance for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.

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It covers out-of-school settings such as:

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Thank you very much, the feedback from the practitioners has been amazing - we are very much looking forward to your next visit.

Ceri Pryce, Learning & Development Coordinator, Daisy Chain Day Care

Once again, thank you so much for your training today. It was so valuable for myself as a reception teacher, and for the children in my care! Your content was brilliant and so informative.

Laura Bradley, Teacher, EYFS, Swillington Primary School

We absolutely loved your training and it has made a tangible difference to the practice within the team. We have been singing your praises to everyone!

Thanks again, it was a brilliant day.

Georgie Trevor - Little Angels Day Nursery

February 2023

There has been a genuine buzz about your session and lots of positive conversations linked to the impact of play and perceptions of young people's "behaviours" that are potentially linked to their needs around interaction, fun and play. It has certainly hit a chord with many of the team. I know there have been quite a few staff purchasing your book for further reading too which I think highlights how powerful your session was.

Mark Wilson, Expert Practitioner & Leadership Team. Fusion Academy

January 2023

This is the training that I wish I'd have had when I was a trainee, I can't change the past for myself but I can change the future for the next crop of teachers and children, which is why we ensure that Ben's training is a Part of the training we supply for all our primary trainees.

Phil Page SCITT Hub Leader - Inspiring Leaders Teacher Training.

December 2022

I am not 'child professional', but I was invited to attend the training as I have an interest in children's mental health, and it was the most informative and enlightening course I have ever been on. I have learnt so much about myself and why I react to situations in the way that I do, it certainly was a self- development course for me that has given me a lot of think about.

Andrea Brew- Smith, Business Support Manager - Virtual School, Worcestershire Children First

November 2022

Thanks again for your workshop. And also your book - it's fantastic!

Becky Belsten

October 2022

You are absolutely amazing. I love listening to you talk as it totally inspires me to be the very best I can be for the children I work with. Thank you so much

Angela Allan (Kinderly Webinar)

September 2022

I cannot thank you enough for the most amazing training day - staff are still talking about it and inspired. We have all commented on it being the best way to start the new academic year & truly some of the best training we have had!

Many, many thanks

Lucy Thie - Nursery Manager

Little waves Community Nursery and Ashcombe Children Centre Nursery.

I am just emailing to say how interesting I am finding the play, nurturing and curiosity course!

I've never felt so engaged and compelled to keep watching a video training course!

I am about half way and I feel like I am already implementing some of the things into my daily working life.

Stephanie Curtis

I had a brilliant day and the staff have been so full of how much they enjoyed the sessions and how at ease they felt so I am delighted that it was so well received by so many of them. I myself have seen staff already applying your practices with the children and it has just been lovely to watch them being so enthused!

Marcus Tempest- Manager, The Home Nursery Ltd

I've be meaning to contact you all term but decided to finish reading your wonderful new book "A Very Unusual Journey into Play" first.

Firstly I wanted to say a huge thank you for your wonderful presentation at St Piran's School at the beginning of our summer term. It was totally inspiring and fun too!

Your book is incredibly interesting, helpful, witty ( you made me laugh a lot!) and definitely the way forward for a healthy society in every way possible

Thank you for being such an inspiration

Katherine Marks

I attended your course talking about the importance of play last Wednesday. Most importantly I want to say thank you! I had very little intention of tuning in after a busy day with toddlers but I'm so glad I did. My perspective of why they do what they do has been completely transformed!

Kind Regards

I found this course enlightening, engaging and inspiring. I loved how enthusiastic you were about the course and about working with / playing with children of varying ages and children of varying behaviours and abilities. I'm sure that I shall be a better person when I play with the children at the after school club. It was truly a joy to listen to you.

Ann Venters

Thank you so much again for your presentation this evening that has got to be the first time I've never wanted a course to end. You are amazing at what you do and an inspiration, I wish there was more genuine and caring people like you in this world.

Many thanks

Amanda Mitchell

February 2022

I have just attended your 'Power of Play' course and it was fantastic. I found it truly eye opening and I can honestly say it has been the most enlightening presentation I have watched in a long time. I really found that I got a lot from it.

I got so much from the course and I really can't wait to put it into practice when I go back into my setting tomorrow.

You really have inspired me!

Thank you so much.

Warm regards

P'trice Wood

January 2022

Thank you for another wonderful training event. I find them so inspiring, and they always make me feel as though there is hope if you know what I mean. I use all the things that you talk about with my children at school and fish fingers is a particular favourite at home as well as school. I have ordered your book and am looking forward to the next training event.

Many thanks.

Susan Watson, Teaching Assistant Lincoln Minster School

December 2021

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your session at the Virtual Summit, it went down really well with attendees on Saturday with lots of positive comments in the chat box.

Thanks again, look forward to seeing you soon in London next year

Andrea Howell

November 2021

Thank you Ben, it was great to be a part of such a wonderful training day. You are absolutely phenomenal at what you do! It was a real epiphany moment, several in fact and I feel as if I have brought so much away with me! Thank you again.

Kate Messiah

Ben that training was amazing and so inspirational thank you so much!

Aimee English, Jersey

October 2021

You so aced it today - loved the message and the clear hooks for how we teach all disadvantaged children. Staff loved it!

Gilly Patterson - Headteacher Kibworth C of E Primary School

I wanted to say thank you so much for the training last night. As always you have been so inspirational, opening our minds up even more, yet again, just brilliant!!

Tina Dewhurst - Club Co- ordinator

The Kids' Club - Playwork in the Community

September 2021

I just wanted to thank you again for our training last week. Everyone is still raving about it - and changing their initial plans to get the children outside playing more often.

Gemma and all at Leedon Lower School.

I just want to say a massive thank you, I found the Amazing Brains and Bodies course really interesting. I hope to join another of your courses a some point in the near future.

Tracey Morris, Leicestershire

August 2021

It's safe to say the staff absolutely LOVED the day, and I've had lots of requests to ask you to come back (which has never happened before).

Catriona Campbell

Head of Education, East Park School, Glasgow

You've set my neurons on fire Ben! What a great session! Thank you!

Delegate at Kinderley Webinars

Thank you for delivering the training, it was inspiring and insightful and certainly gave us all food for thought. Your passion and enthusiasm for children's play is infectious and this came across in the training threefold and more. Thank you.

Sharon Gapper, Swyddog Cyflawnder Chwarae/Play Sufficiency Officer

I was lucky enough to have participated in your recent webinar for Thurrock on loose parts play and was completely inspired by everything you said. You made all the information easy to understand and I could have listened to you for hours.

Sarah Hambleton- Cowell

I just wanted to send a quick email to say that I thought this session was fantastic! It has been one of the most engaging conferences I have been on and had some truly thought provoking ideas and messages. Really enjoyed it and just wanted to thank Ben for being such an engaging speaker.

Kristie Bradding, Assistant Head Teacher, Quarry Hill Academy

I was truly inspired by your presentation at the Enfield Early Years Conference this morning, so much so that I would love to arrange for you to deliver some training at my school.

Gillian Hood, Headteacher, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

Thank you so much for this morning, I honestly think it is the most ever positive comments we have had for a speaker.

Sue Lamkin - Business Support Officer, School Effectiveness Team Children's Services, Thurrock

Thank you for such a really brilliant session today!

...genuinely fun and playful and joyful...absolutely inspiring!

Andy Melbourne, Willow Garden Day Nursery

I would like to say a huge thank you in regard to the valuable knowledge given today. Exceptionally poignant , you have an ability to open peoples hearts. I really hope you return for more training . Thank you.

Lynn Chapman - Poppies Old Windsor.

February 2021

Listening to you talk has not only blown my mind but made me think I'm not the only one who thinks like this. Also, can I please say your sense of humour was not lost on me and had me in stitches (definitely don't squeeze your children and sell their joy on the black market!). It has been an absolute pleasure to listen to you..

Best wishes and lots of joy

Sarah Morphett

Thank you for the training you delivered to the two Nursery Schools I lead. It was a powerful and uplifting way to end what had been a difficult term. Staff feedback has been really excellent and many have taken it on board and are changing and enhancing practice as a result.

I have also found the word JOY written on several of our display areas!

Rachel Gillett, Headteacher - Whitnash Nursery School

January 2021

I sat in on your training this morning (Boisterous Play) and am so pleased I did, your knowledge is amazing and I've had such a lot of positive feedback from people across the sectors.

Alison Goguelin

Team Manager, Government of Jersey

I absolutely loved the training, your passion for play was infectious and I am going to look for more training on your website. I am on a mission to convince our school that outdoor play is just as important as indoor time!

Kezia Cunningham

Nursery Officer, Grands Vaux School, Jersey

December 2020

I have just finished watching your training course on the power of play and I thought it was amazing! I was hooked watching it and haven't stopped telling people about what I have learnt! Thank you so much for providing the courses you do, it was the best course I have ever done.

Fiona Martin

Thank you so much for this inspirational talk! I have enjoyed every part of it and I am looking forward to attending more webinars/courses! Please continue to advocate children's right to play and to be positive role model to teachers, therapists and parents.

With kind regards from Croatia,

Barbara Vlase Roman

November 2020

Thank you so much, that was wonderful, you had us laughing and crying. I hope we can work together again:)

Megan McPhee - Professional Learning Coordinator

The Early Childhood Development Association

Prince Edward Island Canada

October 2020

Wow Ben I've watched 3 modules and it's superb! Thank you!

Sue Otter Lead Early Years Consultant

Lincolnshire County Council

September 2020

Your professional insight and knowledge has really been inspiring, insightful and has enabled me to be the best Inspiring adult I can be when working with my young people.

Ben Marshall Learning Support Assistant, Dorothy Goodman School

August 2020

Thank you so much for your fabulous training back in August. I can't remember ever having such positive feedback from staff on a course or when training has caused such an excited buzz.

Fiona Keast - Sacred Heart Catholic Academy, Loughborough

I wanted to say thanks for providing the online behaviour training, it was very interesting not only from an educational point of view but also as a parent of a boisterous 3 year old boy. I have to say it's really helped me understand him better and approaching his behaviour has been so much easier!!! Really has made such a difference in our house 😊

Many Thanks

Clare Holmes

The videos are very inspiring and explain a lot of areas that we as a group need to introduce into our practice, so thank you for that. During these times I think it is important to keep the staff motivated.

Janet Kerry, The Ark Nottingham

Video Training Feedback

Ben's 'Positive Adults, Positive Children, Positive Behaviour' video course is a fantastic eye- opener into the instincts and natural urges that children have. His advice is easy to follow and makes complete sense! I would recommend this course to anyone.

Elysia Stears - Milton Keynes Initial Teacher Training

I recently attended a fantastic workshop about effective communication in the Early Years at Margaret Wix School, St Albans. I'm sorry I can't remember the name of the man who delivered it but he was fantastic! I was so inspired and engaged I would love to try to organise a session for our school.

S Knight, High Beeches Primary School

February 2020

Your seminar blew me away. To sit and listen to someone as passionate about the benefits of play as I am was wonderful and I was truly inspired by the important work that you do with vulnerable children. I have bored everyone senseless about what I learnt in your session

Tracy Escreet - Delegate at Northern Learning Conference

We received 100% positive feedback from all attendees! Thank you for the montage video, a great reminder of the wonderful session we shared.

Karen Bland - Rutland County Council

January 2020

I attended your course today and it was the best training I've ever had! I've come away with so many ideas and techniques so would like to say thank you!

Kirsty Barrow (the Ark Oakham)

Just WOW - lots to think about. Very inspirational and knowledgeable. WOW!

Delegate at Lincolnshire SEN Conference

November 2019

Well what can I say but wow! I came to the An Inspector Calls Ofsted training on Wednesday in Lincoln and all I can say is thank you. My brain was frazzled when I came out but in a good way. It's been a long time since I have been inspired this much from the training I've attended, and in over 20 years in childcare I have attended many training events!

Sally Milford - Manager, The Home Nursery

October 2019

Rachel Roberts - Learning Community 2 Administrator

September 2019

A great day and a brilliant start to the year. Such important content and inspiring delivery from someone who speaks from the heart and from years of hands- on experience.

Sarah Laundy - Headteacher, Southcott Primary

August 2019

Thank you Ben, it was great to be a part of such a wonderful training day. You are absolutely phenomenal at what you do! It was a real epiphany moment, several in fact and I feel as if I have brought so much away with me! Thank you again,

Kate Messiah, Love 2 Learn Leicester.

Thank you so much for today's session for Family Action in Peterborough. Our pre- school staff came out buzzing with enthusiasm and ideas for ways in which they can all be super heroes and help the small children in our care and offer the essential support to help counteract the work of monsters!

Karen Woodcock, Early Years Manager - Family Action Children and Family Centre, Hampton Hargate, Peterborough

Many thanks for Friday - you really were inspirational. The feedback at work on Monday was really positive, with staff raring to go (which does not usually happen at this time of year.)

Sara George, HeadTeacher - Stonebroom Primary School, Derbyshire

Your presentation was extremely well received and added so much to the day. The feedback we have had has been very positive and I think we can safely say that the conference was a success. I found your presentation inspirational!

Felicity Evans, Virtual School Head - Hertfordshire

The session completely exceeded my expectations, with the staff both highly engaged in the activities and deeply receptive to the rationales underpinning the importance of play. The very next day we had one class out den building and other having a superhero day! It was, without a doubt, one of the most popular and inspirational training session we have held for a long time

Leigh Aitken, Assistant Head - Springcommon School, Cambridge

I came to one of your sessions at Cressex Day Nursery in High Wycombe recently and found your training utterly inspiring. It really opened my eyes and I found it really engaging and relevant.

Amy Louise Taylor - Cressex Day Nursery

February 2019

The training was fantastic, our staff thoroughly enjoyed it and were talking about it all lunchtime and telling others in school too.

I will certainly be recommending the training to other schools and will also be looking through your directory for other CPD opportunities for us.

Beck Preece- Deputy Head, Woodfield Infant School, Shrewsbury

January 2019

I think everyone should be trained by Inspired Children - The world would be a happier place. Thank you!

G Roberts - Little Chalfont Primary School

December 2018

The best training session I've been on in 15 years. I highly recommend this to anyone! The neuroscience is fascinating.

Melissa Pearson - Active Maths Training Warwickshire

November 2018

I am just writing to thank you for your lecture today, I found it incredibly interesting. I agree with the points you made and could feel myself having those little light bulb moments.

I just wanted to take the time to thank you for being a breath of fresh air in a very stressful, and at times frustrating, career.

Kayte Denscomber - ITT Teacher Training Northamptonshire

October 2018

What a fabulous talk from Ben Kingston- Hughes on Saturday. Thank you so much Ben, I left Hatfield feeling inspired...and having lived there, that's not a phrase I ever thought I'd say! It is always my priority to make sure I do my best to help the next generation of kids coming through preschool. I now feel better prepared to do this than ever 🙂

Emma Brough - Herts PSLA

September 2018

Thank you Ben, it was a privilege to have you here with us. SO much brilliant feedback for your session - I will be in touch to book some more.

I just wanted to say how amazing I found your training the other day in Lincoln,

I came away feeling really inspired and I have had loads of ideas for my own work, so I guess I just wanted to say thank you and that you're doing an amazing job

Sayde Lea - Lincolnshire Pre- School Alliance Member

THANKYOU for an absolutely "inspired adult" moment at the vulnerable children training session at the LCC Brite centre on Wednesday. I literally haven't stopped chewing peoples ears off waffling on about the information and examples you gave...truly cemented everything i ever aspired to promote within my work with children...loved it!

Nikki Chippendale - Manager Playdays Academy

Thank you for delivering such a fabulous training session on Saturday. The parents and staff thoroughly enjoyed it!

Bev Coltman - Manager Beaver Childcare Leicestershire

February 2018

I cannot put into words how amazing the training that you delivered on Friday was, my team were most definitely inspired and I felt that we came together as a team! One member of staff who was apprehensive about the training told me that she loved the way that you demonstrated the way in which characteristics of effective learning can be embedded further! (I never thought I would see her dressed as a superhero!)

Natalie Smyth, EYFS Lead - West Grantham Academy - St Johns

January 2018

Thank you very much for running the sessions for us last week. Learners all said that your training was fantastic, very useful and very relevant. Our Child and Family Support Worker, said that it was brilliant and used some of your tips and strategies with the next child that she saw.

Rachel Roberts LC2 Administrator, Bedfordshire

December 2017

"I can honestly say that was one of the best training sessions I've ever had. Everyone in the team absolutely loved it and it was a perfect way to end the year for the staff."

Pete Corkhill,Registered Manager,Crocus Fields, Nottingham

November 2017

"It was perfect. Everyone had such an amazing day. We have all enjoyed teaching so much more since this. It is like we've had therapy!!"

Katie Dickson - Our Lady's Academy, Bullwell

October 2017

"Amazing Course. Thank you!"

"Lots of new ideas. Greater understanding of this area of play and how children display certain types of play. One of the best courses I have been on!"

Kirstie Scott - St Mary's Preschool, Chesham.

September 2017

Excellent Session, easy to listen to. Lots of food for thought and good insight and motivation to encourage and support play

So, so valuable. I adopted my sons a year ago and so much of this course was hugely valuable. I just want more!

Bethan Jordan - Parents Play project

Well worth the time. Inspiring, educational and fun. Tutor was outstanding which made it all the more fun.

Katie Newton - Hind Leys Preschool and Natural Play Centre

Life changing information brilliantly presented. Thank you!

Hope Buzza - Parent Leicestershire

4th course with Inspired Children - brilliant as always! Brought a

colleague with me today and she thoroughly enjoyed the

course and commented that she could see why I return

to school so motivated each time.

Deborah Jervis - Hamilton Academy

The tutor was truly amazing! He brought joy, laughter and so much confidence. Truly unique - Thank you!

Lucy Gillett - Buckinghamshire

February 2017

I just wanted to thank you for such an amazing course you led! It is genuinely the most inspiring training I have done and was definitely worth the Saturday sacrifice! Thank you so much!

Christina Hurdman - Early Years Professional - Derbyshire

January 2017

Wow! Can't wait to go back into class and put this into practice. I've never been to a course I've enjoyed this much! It was practical and we were provided with so many brilliant ideas and games to use. Every teacher should go on this training!!

Alec Waldeck - Lent Rise School, Buckinghamshire

September 2016

Thank you for providing such a fantastic course! The course was very informative, motivating and awe inspiring. I am now in the process of writing up my notes I took, so along with your handouts I can relay the information back to my setting so we can put everything into practice. The course left me wanting to delve deeper into the topics you covered as I found it so fascinating so am currently researching the links you gave us.

Sonia Blackhurst (Caterpillar pre- school)

I just wanted to say thank you on behalf of Sally and myself for the superb SEF training from yourself and Katy. The feedback from the session was extremely positive. I visited a setting today and the manager and her team were enthusiastically updating their SEF.

Thank you once again to both of you.

I just want to thank you for the fantastic workshop, that you delivered on Saturday in Syston . I had lost my inspiration , and now I feel as though I have found it again .

Charlotte Booth, Early Years - Syston

The training you delivered for us was so very unusual and magical. From where I was sitting I could see the reaction of our practitioners and they loved every moment. You have made a great difference, added positivity and demonstrated so well the benefits of being a glass half full practitioner.

Shetha Haider - Buckinghamshire Learning Trust

A pleasure to attend. Very interactive and very real. Great real life examples, can easily apply ideas at school rather than overly ambitious ideas. Excellent.

Rebecca Wheeler, Blisworth Primary School Northampton.

How children see us April 2016

February 2016

"Fantastic training. Really good that the trainer works with children and made the day more interesting by playing"

Megan Fovargue, Ashby Day Nursery

December 2015

I wanted to say thanks for making what should have a been a long and dull training day interesting, fun and informative. It's easy to make training about play and exploring exciting, but making Observations and Assessment training interesting takes real skill.
(Sally Price, Early Years Worker NWL)

November 2015

Thank you so much for the course on Saturday, so enthusiastic and inspiring, I went home bursting with ideas to implement into my setting. The whole day flew by, I was shocked when it finished. I can't wait to go on another of your courses.

(Heidi Kirkland, Outdoor Play Course, Lutterworth)

October 2015

Thank you for a fabulous training course at the William Cecil! It was great fun!

(Kelly Feetham, Risk and Challenge Training, Stamford)

September 2015

"Fab" Thank you. It was lovely for a trainer to be as silly as we are and obviously having a great time teaching.

(Rosalyn Hatherly, Magical Imaginative Play, Asfordby Preschool)

The course made us celebrate words and how important they are, from baby sounds to silly words, rhyming and poetry. Loads of ideas to take back to the setting. Truly inspiring training that makes me feel like I have regained my joy of words!

(Jane Clay, Play on Words Training, Nottingham)

I found the training one of the most interesting I have ever attended. It gave me ideas not just for the setting but for usewith my own children. Excellent.

(Sarah Southgate, Positive Behaviour, Melton)

It was such a privilege to meet with you & attend your training today, I enjoyed every minute of it....thank you!

(Mel Rylatt, Manager/ Owner Play Days Nursery)

Thank you for a fabulous and "inspiring" training day yesterday....I didn't expect to enjoy a day training for assessment and planning!

(Fiona Barber)

I just wanted to thank you for running the course yesterday. Everyone said it was the best course they had been on and put what they had learnt into practice that very lunch time, marvelling at how it actually worked!

(Victoria Charlton, Office Manager St Joseph's Primary)

November 2014

"A huge thank you for our training session last night!

Not only did everyone thoroughly enjoy the evening, but they are still buzzing this morning. Lots of ideas are being bounced around."

(Kim Forbes, Hedgehog Hill, Northampton)

October 2014

"The training was excellent. A great mix of practical examples and theory which left the playworkers looking forward to work the next week and asking themselves important questions about children's play. You'll be pleased to hear that the staff continued the enthusiasm for play after your training, I saw adventures into outer space and on the pirate seas using only cardboard and their imaginations! Just what we wanted!"

(Kevin Stinton, Playschemes Coordinator, Cambridge University)

August 2014

"Great ideas for activities and excellent breakdown of why play is so important. Perfect balance of listening and being active."

(Gemma Wilson, Luton - Making Play Better)

"Perfect training session, loved every minute of it."

(Catherine Poynter - Childminder Wigston)

"Very inspiring, active learning at its very best. Many Thanks"

(Viki Thomas, Marston, Lincolnshire)

"This has been the best course I've ever done - Tutor is awesome!"

(Sandra Walker, Thomas's Kindergarten, Battersea)

"So inspiring and engaging, a good balance between knowledge/research and ideas to take back to school. Thank you."

(Clare Dyer Broom Leys School)

"Brilliant course. One of the best I've ever been on. The trainer was so enthusiastic."

(Susan Veitch, Community Centre Playgroup.)

January 2014

Best motivational course I have been on!"

(Emma Hill, Poplars Group)

"Brilliant, realistic and informative."

(Sharon Simmonds, Wymondham Preschool.)

September 2013

"Very enjoyable. I could see how passionate the trainer was. All interesting and brilliantly delivered by trainer."

(Danni Turner - King Edward Day Nursery)

"It has made me look into my job role and has helped me realise that I can do such a lot more than what I already do."

(Sadie Reynolds, Limetree Day Nursery)

"Amazingly enthusiastic, chose course because of the trainer and always feel inspired when finished."

(Amy Harding Lime Tree Day Nursery)

" Excellent! Tutor is so passionate about what he does and this comes across so well."

(Rebecca Harrison, Clubs Complete, Coalville)

"The course was brilliant! Best Course. The tutor is brilliant. If there were more trainers like him courses would be full."

(Amina Ibrahim, Manager, Kiddy Kapers Day care)

"Fantastic enthusiasm, really drives me to keep introducing new ideas into my setting."

(Michelle Spencer, Oak Treehouse Nursery)

"Great training. Enthusiastic and well delivered. Hands on, first hand experience of what children feel whilst playing." ( Rachel Dashi, Deputy, Thorpe Acre Playgroup.)

"Ben is an absolutely brilliant tutor. On the two courses I have been on of his I have learnt so much."

(Christie Pickering- Lilliput Montessori nursery)

"Absolutely the most inspiring course I have ever been on. Fabulous."

(Kerry Forbes - Caterpillar Pre- school)

"Fantastic enthusiastic trainer . A lot more dynamic than the usual trainers which is really refreshing."

(Claire Oliver - Best Start Nursery)

February 2013

"Really well presented, good fun. Best course I've been on"

(Nick Allen, Little Stars Preschool, Hinckley)

"This was great Training. The tutor was lovely and made it so much fun"

(Jasleen Boyal, Lilliput Montessori Nursery,Anstey)

January 2013

(Jenna Neal, Shepshed High School)

December 2012

"Brilliant Training, best I've ever been on. Tutor was great!"

(Leanne Kuzmicz, Playworker, Melton Mowbray)

November 2012

"Great Course, great tutor, very enjoyable."

(Danielle Goodacre, Nursery Worker Leicestershire)

"Great Course, best yet in 9years "

(Kirsty Wigby - Nursery Worker, Leicestershire)

"Absolutely fab course, made fun, exciting and hands on. Tutor was fab and motivated all."

(Jo Mugglestone - Nanny, Leicestershire)

October 2012

"One of the best courses I've been on. Very inspiring. Fun and relaxed. Can't wait to try in own setting."

(Nicola McInnes - Early Years Worker, Lincoln)

"Best Course Ever!"

(Anita Hassal - Early Years Worker Lincoln)

September 2012

"Great session. Very informative, lots of great ideas. "hands on" providing an opportunity to be children again and view life and play from their perspective."

(Pat Sills - Headteacher, Vernon Lodge School, Staffordshire)

"Brilliant course - very honest and fun. Loved working together to make massive creations. Learnt lots about how to actually build the structures. Thank you very much "

(Jade Parkes - Nursery Worker, Lincolnshire)

August 2012

We loved the way the activities brought all seven families together, everyone was joining in and having such fun. Trips out together to parks and theme parks just don't do that!

(Lorraine Wallis Research & Development Worker

Coram Adoption East Midlands)

I can't wait to get back to work and try this stuff, and that's the first time I've ever said that after a training course!

(Learner - Risk Challenge & Boisterous Play, Lincolnshire)

The whole course has been an enlightenment. I now understand how important my job is within the school and what great changes can be made to enhance a child's life.

(Carolyn Altuntas - Ravenshead Primary School)

This course was very enjoyable and the teacher was very inspiring and enthusiastic.

(Marie Evans - Playworker Leicestershire)

Wonderful tutor- Extremely knowledgeable !

(Samantha Hayes - Nursery Nurse, Hunny Pot Day Nursery)

Fantastic course - one of the best! Thank you!

(Jo Mugglestone - Nanny, Charnwood)

Trainer was excellent. Has really inspired me to help all children I look after as well as my own. Thank you.

(Alison Lancaster - Child Minder, Hinckley)

What an amazing course, enjoyed every part of it.

Enjoyed playing as a "child" again!

(Nicola Gullet - Head Midday Supervisor - Nottinghamshire - Blidworth Oaks Primary School)

Did what it said on the box, "Inspired" me!

Perfect balance of practical and theory for play settings - I wish we could make it compulsory!

Brilliant Morning, inspiring, can't wait to put it into practice. (Karen Hebb - Kettleby Primary School)

One of the best courses I have done

(Annabelle Lucas - Playgroup Leader)

February 2012

Excellent again. Inspiring as always. Thanks

Reuben Francis - Adventure Playground Manager, Wisbech

Fantastic Trainer - very inspiring

J Theobald Rushby - Playgroup Worker, Leicestershire

Great Tutor made it worth every second.

Simon Grant - Playworker, Manorfield Children's Club

January 2012

Brilliant morning, informative, enjoyable. Great tutor

Sharon Simmons - Preschool Worker, Leicestershire

Absolutely Inspirational!

Manager Out of School Club, Leicestershire

December 2011

Really interesting. Great ideas to take away and use immediately.

Hannah Bailey - Youth Worker, Nottingham

Just wish it could go on longer

Jules O'Donnell - Playworker, Nottingham

November 2011

What an inspiration! I can only hope that more people are able to access this training and remember the joy, thrill and holistic importance of play. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to remember and indulge the child within so that I may better serve those I work with.

Beth Hemus - Under 5's worker, Nottingham

Best training I've done for years - really enjoyed the day

Reuben Williams - Youth Worker, Nottingham

October 2011

Tutor was lively, entertaining and informative - definitely Inspired Training!

Teacher - Abbey Primary School

A fantastic day with lots of fun. I really enjoyed it and learnt so much

Playworker - Leicestershire County Council

September 2011

Juliet O'Donnel - Playworker

Extremely Useful training. Also saw Ben work with children this summer, felt very inspired.

A great session! Inspiring ways to involve all children in outdoor play

August 2011

Great fun day again - coming away with lots of ideas and inspiration for how I can encourage commissioned providers to improve /develop the quality of their sessions.

Bronwen Barradell - Extended Services Coordinator

I think this has been an amazing course that everyone who works with or has children should be made to attend

Emma Statham - Supporting Families Manager

Thank you so much for all your hard work, dedication, enthusiasm and genius. Your work has totally changed playtimes at our school. Injuries and squabbles have decreased dramatically and children return to school in the afternoon, refreshed, inspired and enthusiastic. So Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Gillly Patterson - Deputy head, Kibworth Primary School

Definitely the most informative and enjoyable training course I have ever attended. Ben's enthusiasm is infectious.

Sean Bothwell - Lunchtime Supervisor and TA,

Kibworth Primary School

Tutor spoke to us as if we had a brain and treated us as adults that mattered in the scheme of things.

G Hebborn Lunchtime Supervisor, Kibworth Primary School

Course was fantastic, very interesting and put together in fantastic ways. The activities have given me ideas for my setting that I would not have thought about.

Michelle Spencer - Playworker

(Playing out and Playing Wild Training)

Training was really informative and relevant, ideas given were brilliant. Knowledgeable and experienced trainer. Invaluable course.

Anonymous (Children first - Participation and

Effective Consultation)

"(Tutor) was truly inspirational . The course made me think of other's thoughts and feelings. Good strategy tactics."

Kim Hall - Children's Centre Officer (Motivation Training)

"Excellent mixture of fun and theory - (Tutor) is very knowledgeable and knows how to engage with participants. Very approachable and added humour and his own experiences. Would recommend to anyone."

Sally Grieff - Children's Centre Manager (Motivation Training)

"Enjoyable from Start to Finish!"

Angela Bexton - Playworker (Introductory Play Training)

"It was an outstanding experience."

Nigam Mallhi - Local resident (Confidence Building Session)

"The session was brilliant and a real laugh."

For more feedback click here

This year is already shaping up to be a big year for Inspired Children. Ben is appearing at the Nursery World Show in February and the Childcare Expo in March. His second book is nearly finished and due to be published at the end of the year. He is presenting at numerous other regional conferences and even a couple of international ones in the pipeline. In addition, our senior trainer Diana is going from strength to strength, delivering master classes on Attachment and Self Regulation across the UK and designing frameworks for level 5 and 6 qualifications for the industry. Our Playteam are delivering the most amazing sessions for children and our work with Adoption Activity days is now in its 11th year! We also have a very unique badminton project in the pipeline so watch this space! All in all 2023 is looking busy, boisterous and bright!

Jazz Hands Dinosaur

Ben has written a children's song in partnership with Boogie Mites. The song is free to download and is about a dinosaur who dances through the jungle without a care in the world. The song came about by accident during a collaborative training session on the power of music for children. Click the picuture to hear the song!

September 2022

After our annual August break September is unbelievably busy and I have also been spending time writing the new book all about Joy. (More on this soon) I have been working with lots of familiar faces some of whom have been having training with me for years and also some new settings experiencing our training for the first time. Skipping into the new term!

Its Playwork time. I do a lot of work with early years settings and schools but I am also passionate about Playwork and love teaching this unique discipline. The best thing about Playwork is that Play is the primary focus, one job, one purpose and one chance at an amazing childhood. Over the summer I have been delivering training for Playworkers in Cambridge, Kent and Oxfordshire and also got to join our play team delivering good old fashioned Play for children on Holiday Playschemes. Giant Robot anyone?

Conferences galore! Ben is speaking at multiple conferences across the UK including a panel discussion with the gregarious Greg Bottrill, the tremendous Tamsin Grimmer and the splendid Shaddai Tembo.

It's finally here! 30 years in making Ben's book about Play is out now! Drawing upon his experiences of working with vulnerable children and unpicking the neuroscience of Play in an accessible and entertaining style this book is the go to book for anyone wanting to gain a deeper insight into the wonderful world of play.

December 2021

November 2021

Childcare and Education Virtual Summit

I will be delivering a seminar for the Childcare and Education virtual summit on 27th November. To book tickets click here

October 2021

September 2021

Inset Days Galore!

Every September is incredibly busy as we try to cram as many inset days as possible into our timetable. This year with a combination of online and face- face sessions plus new staff joining the team we were able to deliver more than ever before. If you want an inset day from Ben and the team get them booked early as these days book up very fast!

August 2021

The Book is Finished!

Final draft of Ben's new book on Play has been sent to the publishers and they are over the moon with it! It won't be published until 2022 but what an amazing journey it was to write. In fact that is reflected in the new title, "A Very Unusual Journey into Play." Look out for the draft cover design coming soon!

Brand New Video Courses

Our pre- recorded videos have proved so unbelievably popular that we are still being asked to produce more. We have two new courses that you can complete in your own time and at your own pace on a variety of electronic devices.

Mathtastic Maths in the Early Years

Exhilarating Play Essential Risk and Challenge
DOWNLOAD THE FULL LIST OF PRE-RECORDED TRAINING HERE
Online Keynote Speeches a huge success!

We have been really privileged to be able to speak at a number of online conferences both in the UK and internationally and the distance and technology have not been a barrier to some amazing conferences. In fact several delegates have said they were the best conferences they had ever attended even though they were still at home!

February 2021

Brand new parent sessions in Nottingham!

Project Play is starting up in Nottingham this month. This is a fantastic project supporting parents and children to play more. Ben will be delivering free online sessions for parents over the next few months. The project is delivered in partnership with the amazing SSBC.

December 2020

OMG another award! At the end of a challenging year we are so fortunate to be recognised with not one but two national awards. This time it is the Play Team's turn as we are finalists for a Children and Young People Now award for our work with vulnerable children

November 2020

Nursery World Award Finalist!

OCTOBER 2020

Online Training Live from the Shed!

We are now delivering training live from the Inspired Children Shed! Live interactive Zoom sessions are proving really popular and we have already delivered......

 Communication and Language

 Play, Nurturing and Curiosity

 Imagination and Creativity

 Essential Physical Development

All of these sessions are currently discounted and only £325 per course
Contact us for details!
I have also developed a brand new online only course based around some exciting new neuroscience I have been researching over lockdown.

Compassion and Joy - The Neuroscience of Recovery

This thought- provoking online course looks at how negative experiences change the fundamental structure of the brain. The course examines how we can help our children overcome those negative experiences, create neural networks for positivity, and thrive. The course also introduces stunning new research on the neurological development of empathy and shows how we can help children not just feel safe but be more aware of the feelings of others. This is a ground-breaking new course showing a unique picture of the child's brain and giving practical advice on how we can create the optimum neurological conditions for emotional well-being and recovery.

SEPTEMBER 2020

BACK TO LIVE!

We are now back to delivering live, social distanced training. It has been so good to work with real people again and the training has been a real success. See our training page for our social distancing procedures. ALL training is currently discounted so this is an ideal time to raise your team's morale and get some high quality CPD. If you are not quite ready for live training remember our highly successful video training courses are still on offer.

Loud and Proud - Play Champions

We have been meaning to do this for a while now but we have finally created our awesome new Play Champions T- shirt. Our staff will be issued with the T-Shirt but we are also happy to do another order if anyone other budding Play Champions wish to purchase. Email us if you want one for yourself!

New Online Video Training

Feeling Safe in an Unsafe World - (Supporting Children back to School or Nursery after Lockdown)

The course is suitable for agencies working with all ages of children.

Online Course -

Group License (Up to 50 learners) £350

Individual License (per person) £45

Online Video training packages

We are now offering 7 video training packages which can be remotely accessed from the setting, home or even in isolation. These cost only £200 each and can be used to train an entire setting just as if our trainer was visiting the setting in person.

1) The Power of Play to Transform Children's Lives - £250

2) Positive Behaviour, Positive Adults, Positive Children - £250

3) Awe, Wonder and Cultural Capital - £250

4) Communication and Language - £250

5) Loose Parts Play, Creativity and Critical Thinking - £250

7) Feeling Safe in an Unsafe World - £350

The training package includes certificates for your CPD folder and after course support by phone.
Click here for more information
Free phone support - We are not alone

This is a difficult time but we are all in this together. Sometimes having someone to talk to can help enormously. Please consider this an open invitation to call us for a chat about anything. Sometimes having an outside perspective can help or even just a friendly person willing to listen.

Article published in Nursery World Magazine

Ben Kingston- Hughes' article on "Loose Parts Play" has been published in Nursery World. This has led to a huge increase in demand for our Loose Parts Play Training. Check it out! For other interesting articles click the link above

Countdown to Nursery World Conference 2020

SEMINAR IS NOW SOLD OUT (new dates to be announced soon)

Ben Kingston- Hughes managing Director of Inspired Children has been asked to speak at the Nursery World Conference in February. The subject is very close to his heart "Loose Parts Play!" He will be focusing not on resources but on the wonderful human interactions that are the cornerstone of Loose Parts Play theory and linking it to some stunning new genetics and neuroscience theory that is nothing short of mind-blowing. Save the Date - February 7th in London!

Neuroscience of Play Master Classes

We have recently been very fortunate to be able to deliver 2 intensive courses on the Neuroscience of Play. One in Cambridge and a two day course in Bristol. Both had group of fantastic enthusiastic learners who were blown away by the new research and links to existing theory. We are putting this course on again in Bristol in the new year for anyone who missed it! Contact us if you would like this course in your area.

Busiest Time Ever!

September and October 2019 are officially our busiest months ever. The whole team were out and about working all over the UK delivering a wide range of children's sessions and inspirational training days. In changeable economic climate we could not be more grateful for the continued support of so many different agencies and settings.

New Articles

We have just published a new article about the dangers of homework in primary school. Click on the link above and if you agree with the article please share.....

Ben Kingston- Hughes has just delivered a keynote speech at the Boys Learning Event in Manchester. The whole day was fantastic with many delegates saying it was the best conference they had ever attended.

New training courses

We recently won a Leicestershire County Council tender to develop and deliver two new training courses on working with ADHD and working with ASD. We are very excited about this training and it has already proved to be extremely popular. I think learners appreciate the real life examples and common sense (rather than clinical) approach to working with some of the most amazing children. It also helps that two of our trainers actually have diagnoses of ADHD and so have been in a unique position to develop and deliver this ground breaking new training.

Ben Kingston- Hughes (Managing Director of Inspired Children) has won the prestigious National Play Work Awards Training Award for 2019. This is a huge honour and is a testament to all the agencies and individuals who have supported and endorsed our unique training over the last 8 years.

Officially Amazing!

January 2019

What a great start to the new year with our first Play Champion Setting of 2019. Cressex Day Nursery are very deserving recipients of the Inspired Children Play Champion Award having hosted staff and parent training sessions over the last few months and demonstrating their ongoing commitment to play!

December 2018

Once again our most successful year yet!

What an incredible year and what a fantastic bunch of people we have met. Merry Christmas to you all and thank you for making us feel so welcome where ever we have travelled!

September 2018

Inset days galore as we tried to cram as many schools and nurseries as possible into those precious few days at the end of the summer break. I taught in a yurt for the first time at an after school club inset day and then did a two in one day driving between Mary Bassett Primary School in the morning and then straight to Dovery Downs in the afternoon. Luckily they are very close to each other and were both amazing.

Welcome back to the 5 Pits Cluster Training Event

We were really pleased to be asked back to the Training Event this year. Working with Foundation up to secondary teachers we looked at the neuroscience of creativity and how to inspire it in our children. I'm not sure about the children but the teaching staff were brimming with creativity and imagination. What an amazing group of teachers....

4 settings have recently credited our training as a key component in their Ofsted success. This is fantastic news for the settings but also really makes what we are doing feel worthwhile. We never set out to help settings prepare for Ofsted but to be the best they can be for their children. It is really encouraging that Ofsted are recognising that ethos in the settings we work with.

February 2018

This February we delivered a full day conference in Derby on the Neuroscience of the characteristics of effective learning. From keynote speech to practical experiences we delivered a whole day of neuroscience and fun to a group of enthusiastic delegates.

Check out our conferences page to see how we can help make your conference a success.

January 2018

Happy New Year!

New year means Inset days, conferences and loads of new training. We have appointed a new trainer and written no less than 3 new training courses. We also kick start the new year with some fantastic sessions working with vulnerable children. Already this early in the year we have met some amazing learners with just the right amount of silliness, enthusiasm and dedication to imporving outcomes for children.

December 2017

Inspired Children on Channel 4

This December we appeared in a two part documentary called "Finding Me a Family". The Inspired Playteam regularly works on Adoption Activity Days and it was fantastic to see us on TV working with these amazing children. Well done to the whole team for their invaluable work.

October 2017

Month of Maths

We have delivered a huge range of courses this month with several of them being Maths courses. First we delivered an imaginative maths workshop at a conference for Forest Way Teaching School Alliance. We then developed a brand new full day Maths in Early Years course for Leicestershire County Council which proved really successful. We also presented a maths afternoon at Harrington training nursery in Derby where we trialled some new maths video resources that we have developed (they will be available to download soon!) And finally we delivered our first course in Warwickshire which was our highly popular Active Maths half day course. Contact us if you want any of these courses delivered in- house!

Maths in Early Years - not your ordinary maths course!

Ofsted Success!

The Hollies Day Nursery in Nottingham have just received Outstanding in their latest Ofsted Inspection. The Nursery has had several in- house training courses from Inspired Children and the training has made such an impact that is was mentioned in the actual Ofsted Report as an example of Outstanding Staff development. A well deserved result for a truly fantastic nursery and especially nice for Inspired Children to have a training course mentioned.

Heroes and Monsters Training with staff and parents mentioned in Outstanding Ofsted Report

Play Champions receive their medals!

Cohort 2 of the NWL Play Champions Course have just received their awards at a celebration event at Forest Way School. I couldn't be prouder of them for all their hard work on the course. The course is a 5 session intensive play course that covers the latest theories and research on play and how we can promote play in our local community. Well done Play Champions!

Conferences Taking Off

We are being asked to deliver more and more keynote speeches and workshops at conferences across the UK. To reflect this we have updated the website to include some of the amazing conferences we have supported. Check out the new conference section.

Taking Buckinghamshire by Storm!

We had the best month of training ever in Buckinghamshire in March. We delivered Risk and Challenge, Transient Art, Magical Outdoor Play, Six Impossible Things, Working with Boys and Imaginative Play all for the awesome Bucks Learning Trust. The feedback was incredible and I genuinely believe we achieved something truly unique in the county. We also did 3 full days of in- house training at Nurseries in again with amazing feedback.

February 2017

A late Happy new year to you all! We really hit the ground running in January with officially our busiest month ever. There were inset days and conferences and a whole range of training events as well as the start of the latest round in the fantastic Parents Play Project in Leicestershire. One high point was the Forest Way Teaching Assistant conference which many delegates said was the best conference they had ever attended.

November 2016

Playful Brains - The Neuroscience of Play. Inspired children joined up with neuroscience specialists CLADAC to deliver a fascinating conference in Nottingham this month. The feedback was incredible and we are looking forward to working with CLADAC again in the future. Actually we have already been booked to co-deliver an inset day in February for a Special School in Nottingham so hopefully this is the start of many exciting events.

September 2016

New term the Inspired Children way!

New school term can mean only one thing. Inset Days! We have been delivering training days at some fantastic schools getting staff teams enthused and inspired ready for the new term. Standen's Barn Primary in Northampton has got to be one of the best schools I have ever visited with a truly enthusiastic staff team.

New courses

Brand new courses for this year have been incredibly successful in June. We have just piloted our new Advanced Child Development Course in Leicestershire. The course is an intensive day detailing some of the latest research and some fab new activities. We also had a great time delivering our new SEF training in Rutland and Lincolnshire and have been busy delivering my favourite new course "Joy, Wonder and Curiosity" across the UK.

Inspiring Conferences

The last couple of months have seen some amazing conferences. Inspired children have been very fortunate to be delivering keynote speeches and workshops at some really great conferences. There is something about delivering a keynote to 200 enthusiastic and passionate childcare workers that makes it a truly rewarding experience. We have delivered keynotes and workshops in Wembley x2, Doncaster, Leicestershire x2, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, South Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

February 2016

Brand New Training Courses!

It's been a while since we released a new service directory as things have been so busy but we have finally uploaded all the new courses for 2016. All the old favourites are still there but many have been updated with new activities and research. In addition there are some really exciting new courses on offer . We are now offering procedural based courses such as Observation Assessment and Planning and SEF training which we still manage to make fun and practical and now have even more of the inspirational courses for which we have become well known. I am particularly proud of my new course about Joy, Wonder and Curiosity which is a fantastic look at how these often overlooked ideas are so important to children.

October 2015

Play Champions are go!

Inspired Children are leading an exciting new project for Forest Way Teaching Alliance. The aim is to train up early years workers to be regional Play Champions to support children's rights to play and help spread the word about the benefits of play. We kicked off with a conference to introduce the project and had a whole day of messing about whilst learning the genuine benefits of play and the risks of play deprivation. Inspired Children's Ben provided both keynote speech and workshops for the conference and then closed the event with a section on Play Champions and an opportunity for people to sign up. There was a huge response and the first Play Champion Training sessions begin in February.

After 3 years of successfully building Inspired we have entered a new phase in the organisation. The two sides of the business, the training and the play team have now been combined to form a new organisation simply called Inspired Children. I have always thought that "Inspired Children's Services Solutions" was a little long winded and most people have always referred to us as "Inspired Children" anyway so now it is official! We have a new logo to reflect the change.........

Parent Project Goes from Strength to Strength!

The Parent Project in Leicestershire is now in its latest phase targeting settings that have received a "Requires Improvement" grade. The sessions have been incredible with feedback from parents even more amazing than ever.

January 2015

Successful new tenders for Inspired!

December 2014

As the year draws to a close we look back at an amazing 2014. We have worked all across the UK and taken part in some genuinely unique projects. Yet again we have been recognised by Nursery World for our work with Parents and have continued to improve and expand our training sessions.

October 2014

The Playteam have been in action almost every week this year making them a fantastic addition to Inspired and were once again caught on camera during a section by Lisa Faulkner on "This Morning".

August 2014

Parent Project short- listed for National Award.

Fantastic news! The Parent Project in Leicestershire has been shortlisted for a Nursery World Award. This is the second year running that Inspired has been recognised. Thanks for all the support!

June has seen a revised website and new service directory with a host of exciting brand new courses. (Click on the cover to go to training page) I delivered the first of the new adopters and fosterers training sessions which was really successful. We have also started the third round of the parent play project in Leicestershire and am taking bookings for September. I am also gearing up for speaking at two conferences - one in Lincoln where I am delivering superhero play and the other in Derby which is all about empowering children to be actively involved. Finally we have a new YouTube channel with videos from our training. Click on the link on the right to go to the channel.

What a busy time. I have made repeat visits to London, teaching in both Balham and Wandsworth and have delivered a whole host of interesting sessions. The play team has continued to work all over the country almost every weekend and have now been filmed by both Channel 4 and ITV.

February 2014

Play Team rock!

The Play team has been working almost every week on the Adoption Activity Events for the British Association of Adopters and Fosterers. These events were the subject of a heartbreaking documentary by Channel 4 and although sometimes controversial have been genuinely successful in helping children find families.

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The report shows how children regularly playing out in their street has declined dramatically over the past 70+ years. Importantly it also demonstrates that regularly playing out is associated with better wellbeing during childhood, as well as better mental health into adulthood. The survey results show that children want to spend more time in the area where they live, and that the proportion of children saying this has increased significantly since the 2013 survey was conducted.

Overall, the report presents a dire picture of declining outdoor play close to home and a society where parents are made to worry about their children making noise outside in case it upsets the neighbours. Children want to spend more time in their local area but are frequently being given the message that they, and their play, are not welcome.

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