The online world is rapidly shaping how children experience the world around them - and early years settings have a vital role to play in preparing children and families for this digital reality. This webinar offers a clear, encouraging look at how educators can embed online safety into their everyday practice - even in low-tech or play-based environments.

Whether you're working in a nursery, leading a preschool, or supporting families in your community, you’ll gain insight into the small, everyday choices that make a big impact - from how you talk about digital exposure to how you build partnerships with parents. With practical examples and thoughtful reflection, we’ll explore how online safety becomes a shared responsibility that starts in the early years.

Meet Our Speaker: Richard Waite - Online Safety Advocate and Early Years Specialist

With extensive experience in early years education and a strong background in digital safeguarding, Richard brings both practical understanding and big-picture thinking to this essential topic. Their sessions are warm, grounded, and filled with real-life strategies to help you reflect, connect, and take action. Whether you’re just beginning to explore tech topics or already implementing digital policies, you’ll leave feeling more confident and capable.

What You Will Learn in This Webinar

✅ Understanding Online Safety for 0-5sGain clarity on what online safety really means for young children - and why early exposure to digital media matters more than we think.

✅ What Digital Safeguarding Looks Like in Early YearsExplore how to create safe, informed settings that support healthy digital habits and challenge assumptions about screen time.

✅ Language That Supports Digital ResilienceLearn how to talk with children, staff, and families about digital experiences in ways that build trust, reflection, and shared responsibility.

✅ Practical Ways to Promote Online SafetyDiscover low-effort, high-impact strategies you can start using straight away - even if your setting isn’t tech-heavy or device-based.

✅ Reflecting on Your Own ApproachGet tools to assess how your current setting supports (or avoids) online safety conversations - and plan meaningful next steps that centre child wellbeing.

Online Safety Starts with Us

Whether you’re new to the topic or seeking to refresh your approach, this session will help you lead the conversation around online safety with confidence, clarity, and care.

Online Webinar: Online Safety: Navigating Online Safety in Early Years

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