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Why study with the NDNA Early Years Development Zone?
- Improve your knowledge
- Digital certificate on completion
- 25% discount for NDNA members
- Interactive quizzes and activities
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Free factsheet: Positive relationships with parents
Free factsheet: Positive relationships with parents
This factsheet, written by NDNA Early Years experts, aims to guide early years practitioners in developing strong, positive and inclusive relationships with parents. This is by outlining practical strategies, raising awareness of potential barriers to engagement and offering advice on effective communication, partnership working and supporting home learning.
The NDNA Conference is back for 2026!
The NDNA Conference is back for 2026!
Improve your practice and be more informed at the NDNA Conference 2026 – Transforming tomorrow: the power of early years today! Our face to face event welcomes all managers and owners as we return to Titanic Hotel, Liverpool on Friday 5 June 2026. Our varied leadership line up offers delegates opportunities to be more informed and improve their practice. We’re also excited to welcome back our virtual conference stream for 2026. Online, accessible and practical for early years professionals and practitioners everywhere.
Exemplary Practice with Babies - online course
Exemplary Practice with Babies - online course
Learners taking our Exemplary Practice with Babies course will be able to provide the highest and most exemplary practice to the birth to two-year-olds in their care.
Key topics include how babies and young children communicate, exemplary environments for birth to two-year-olds, how to support the well-being of birth to two-year-olds, supporting different types of transition within your setting plus much more!
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The course could be completed flexibly, in my own time and when it was convenient with my schedule in nursery. I could take a break and return to the training material and my progress was saved.