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Childcare/Early Years

We offer the following training courses, please call 01429 874530 for further information:

Team building

Course Overview

Team building

  • building a team
  • effective communication
  • conflict resolution
  • motivation
  • roles and responsibilities
  • working as a team
  • moving forward

Who should attend?

whole staff team (or bespoke to individual settings needs)

duration 6 hours

max group size 20

Introduction to Early years Management

Course Overview

Introduction to Early years Management

  • finances and sustainability
  • staff recruitment and development
  • employment law
  • Ofsted and requirements
  • policies and procedures
  • marketing

Who should attend?

prospective owners, owners and managers

duration 6 hours

The importance of play made easy

Course Overview

The importance of play made easy

  • the importance of play in the early years setting
  • curious, confident and happy children
  • links to the seven areas of learning
  • developing children’s life skills and love of learning

Who should attend?

all early years staff

duration 2-3 hours

Creating the right ethos

Course Overview

Creating the right ethos

  • Develop understanding of how creating the right ethos can promote and enhance the service you provide
  • Discover how staffs lack of motivation can impact your business and profits
  • Look at ways of promoting staffs motivation to enhance profits and outcomes for children

Who should attend?

mangers, deputies and owners of early years provision

duration 2.5 hours

group size 12-20

Risky Play made easy

Course Overview

Risky Play made easy

  • the benefits of risky play
  • how to develop children’s awareness of their personal boundaries
  • how to help children develop negotiation skills
  • helping children develop their ability to risk assess
  • promoting children’s health and development

Who should attend?

anyone working in the early years sector

duration 2.5 hours

group size 12-20

Becoming a room leader made easy

Course Overview

Becoming a room leader made easy

  • responsibilities of a room leader
  • working with management
  • leading a team
  • exploring the role of a team leader

Who should attend?

for staff who have recently been appointed as a room leader, or staff wanting to become a room leader

duration 2.5 hours

group size 12-20

Safe surfing for early years professionals

Course Overview

Safe surfing for early years professionals

  • Understanding social media
  • vulnerability and data protection
  • marketing tools and techniques

Who should attend?

anyone working with children and young people

anyone who wants to learn more about safe surfing online

duration 2.5hrs

max group size 20

Safeguarding Made Easy

Course Overview

Safeguarding Made Easy

Face to face training designed for all early years staff

  • Relevant legislation
  • National & local policies & procedures
  • Recognition of child abuse concerns
  • E Safety
  • How to respond appropriately to disclosures, allegations& concerns
  • Whistle blowing
  • Safe recruitment
  • Criminal records check
  • staff training.

duration 3hours for staff

6 hours designated person and managers/owners

Max group size 20

Heuristic Play and treasure baskets made easy

Course Overview

Heuristic Play and treasure baskets made easy

  • what is heuristic play and treasure baskets
  • theory of heuristic play
  • developing treasure baskets
  • effective use of treasure baskets
  • modelling heuristic play

Who should attend?

Anyone working in the early years who would like to refresh or extend their knowledge of heuristic play and treasure baskets

duration 2.5 hours

max group size 20

Room Leader Made Easy

Course Overview

Room Leader Made Easy

  • what is the role of a room leader
  • working as a team
  • transitions from home, to other rooms and beyond
  • working with students
  • staff supervision
  • partnership with parents, carers and other professionals

Who should attend?

All room leaders who are already in position who wish to develop and enhance their skills.

duration 6 hours

group size 10-12

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