Registration opens for Childcare & Education Expo National 2026

Registration is now open for Childcare & Education Expo National 2026 — the UK's longest-running, award-winning early years event — taking place on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October 2026.

The two-day programme brings together more than 100 exhibitors and over 30 expert speakers and CPD sessions, covering everything from curriculum design to procurement, safeguarding and the practical realities of running a setting.

What's on the programme

Running alongside the main expo is the SEND in Early Years Conference, a one-day event for early years leaders chaired by Catherine Mole MBE. Sessions cover building inclusive environments, practical approaches to supporting children with SEND, managing transitions, and strengthening outcomes.

Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg delivers a keynote on continuous provision. The programme also includes a VIP Lounge and the Early Years Breakfast Summit.

Where Naace fits

Early years is the phase where technology decisions are made with the least support and the smallest budgets, and where the evidence base is thinnest. Naace's guidance for EYFS settings using the EdTech Review Framework is written for exactly this gap — and we'd encourage any setting attending the expo to pick it up.