Nursery World Business Summit
Nursery World Business Summit: Planning for a stronger future
The government is exerting more control over how private and voluntary nurseries operate and develop their organisations, with key policy developments such as the rollout of the funded ’30 hours for working parents’.
With rising operational costs, recruitment and training needs, and the quest to boost outcomes for all children, it’s as challenging as ever to be a leader in the early years sector.
Nursery World’s annual Business Summit, at the America Square Conference Centre on 4th March 2026 will help you get to grips with all these issues and more.
The conference will enable you to:
• Hear from minister for early education Olivia Bailey on government policy, including the funding review and boosting the workforce
• Understand the latest trends in early years spending and policy from the Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Hear from Ofsted about the rollout of new-style inspections and be part of a Q&A
• Discuss the biggest challenges to the health and prosperity of early years businesses via our panel debate
• Learn how the early years sector can shape its own AI revolution
• Discover how to create a psychologically safe workplace that improves retention, cuts absenteeism, prevents burnout and boosts staff wellbeing
• Hear how a large nursery group has trained more than 9,000 staff to deliver its new curriculum
• Take practical steps to make cyber-security part of everyday practice
• Discuss what lessons have been learnt from last year’s major cyber-attack on a large nursery group in our closing panel session
The conference is designed for:
• Nursery group directors
• Nursery owners and proprietors
• Nursery and children’s centre managers
• Headteachers and EYFS co-ordinators
• Local authority early years heads
• Early years advisers
• Investors