Evaluation report: Earlyarts professional development days

As part of Youth Music’s Spotlighting programme, Earlyarts commissioned an independent evaluator and an independent film crew, to create a range of documentation and information gathering tools, on its professional development events for early years, arts and creative practitioners.

These events offered a range of training activities and presentations around music and other creative interventions in early years work; and the changing educational, funding and wider strategic landscape. The sessions aimed to increase colleagues’ understanding of the values and applications of music and creative practices in their work with very young children, and help the attendees feel more confident, equipped and resourced in their work.

This report identifies the key findings of the independent evaluator.