Less Screen Time, More Play Time Conference 2026
Put play back at the heart of early childhood. Learn from leading experts, gain practical screen-free strategies, and help shape the national conversation on screen use in the under-fives.
A full day built for practitioners, health professionals, educators and parents who want to reprioritise play.
- Be part of how the UK responds to the rise of screens in early childhood.
- Get practical, hands-on skills and ideas you can use immediately
- The latest insights on screen use and the digital age from leading experts
- Meet with people who share your commitment to reducing screen time in the early years.
Speakers include some of the biggest names in early childhood, brain science and paediatrics.
- Prof. Sam Wass · Keynote, neuroscientist
- Guddi Singh · Paediatrician & broadcaster
- Jennifer Holly · Centre for Early Childhood
- Prof. Cat Davies · University of Leeds
- Rebecca Oberg · Institute for the Early Years
- Sue Atkins · Parenting coach
