Early Years Fest - SAVE THE DATE!
EARLY YEARS FEST IS BACK!
Following the success of the Early Years Fest last year with nearly 600 parents, grandparents, children and professionals, Wakefield Families Together are having another Fest in February 2026 which will be even bigger!
The Mini Masterclasses at this year’s Fest include: Baby Massage, Parent and Infant Relationships, A Parent’s Toolkit (programmes for parents), Feeding my Child, and Playful Learning.
Audience
The event is FREE and is open to all families and professionals in the Wakefield district.
For professionals, there is the chance to network, find out about local support for the early years and child development with a range of partners hosting information stalls, and a selection of Mini Masterclasses running throughout the day.
For families, there will be their children’s favourite characters, a pop-up Stay and Play with story time, a FREE playful learning kit to take home, an adventure trail, and of course the information stalls and Mini Masterclasses too!
Please promote this event to the families you work with and encourage them to attend!
Booking Information
- Wednesday 25 February 2026
- The event is open from 10:00am and will close at 4:00pm
- Pontefract Racecourse, Park Road, Pontefract WF8 4QD
(in the Premier Suite – from the car park, head towards Grand Stand & Paddock)
There is free parking on site.
Refreshments and snacks provided, café available.
Further Information
- You only need to book to secure your place on the Mini Masterclasses: https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/EYFEST2026
- For regular updates on the Early Years Fest, click the link to latest news item: Early Years Fest 2026 – Wakefield Families Together
- Please email wakefieldfamiliestogether@wakefield.gov.uk for any enquiries regarding this email.
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We keep your personal data for no longer than reasonably necessary for a period of 3 years in order to offer upcoming courses, briefings and updates around safeguarding. We use your data to provide certificates once you have attended one of the sessions we provide, and to ensure that we have an appropriate sign in register with your name for fire safety purposes. After the 3 year period we will ensure that your data/information is destroyed in accordance under the new GDPR act.
The personal data that we collect about you are: your name, email, phone number and work address. If you require a copy of the data we hold for you, you can contact us by emailing wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk.
Courses are free for the statutory, voluntary and community sector in Wakefield, however failure to attend without giving prior notice may result in a charge to cover costs. You may now be charged for undertaking our training if you are outside of Wakefield. Please see the Charging Policy for full details.
