Is your child starting school or nursery this year? Join us for an interactive conference to learn how you can prepare them for their next step into education through the power of play.

Hear from award-winning trainer, Ben Kingston-Hughes about how you can use play to help develop your child for all future learning.

Games and activities will be available to keep your little one occupied while you learn from experts from the children's sector.

Come along to learn how to support your child's development and pick up a free goody bag.

Multiple workshops are available:

Early Words Together

Learn how to support your child's early communication and language skills with a few simple ideas and activites that you can use at home.

Making it Real

Find out how you can develop your child's literacy skills while learning at home.

Peep - early maths workshop

Help your child to find and use numbers at home or while out and about. Find out how you can build your child's confidence with numbers by chatting about them in everyday life whether it's using the TV remote, cooking a meal or even catching a bus!

Speak to a range of organisations including:

Early years entitlements
Oral Health
Holiday Activity and Food
Essex Wildlife Trust
Thurrock Play Network
South Essex College
Thurrock Adult Community College
Find Your Active Thurrock

Please book a ticket for all adults and children attending.

Scheduled for the day:

(9:30am to 10am) Registration, market stalls, refreshments

(10am to 11am) Ben Kingston including parent talk or choice of workshop

(11am to 12pm) Rhyme time, Den building, market stalls refreshments

(12pm to 1pm) Ben Kingston including parent talk or choice of workshop

(1pm to 2pm) Evaluation and close

Day of fun with your little one