Early Years Development Zone

This online course is designed to equip nursery practitioners in England with the knowledge, understanding and skills to successfully support children’s mathematical development in their setting in this specific area of learning.

By the end of this course learners will:

• Learn the key theories and research relating to mathematical development in young children
• Understand brain development and cognitive development in young children and how this relates to mathematical development
• Understand the key areas and aspects of maths and how this relates to learning and development of children in the early years
• Understand how schematic behaviour in children can be supported and integrated into mathematical learning and development
• Be able to confidently observe, plan and assess for children’s mathematical development
• Practical ideas to implement maths in to everyday life incorporating children’s individual learning styles and interests
• Gain ideas and knowledge about how parents can support maths development in the home environment
• Identify signs of dyscalculia and how to support children with this condition
• Understand the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) relating to maths.

Who should complete this course?
Suitable for all level three qualified and above early years practitioners working with young children in England. It provides background information, research from key theorists and schemas relating to maths. Also included are interactive activities, photographs, videos, handouts and quizzes to embed knowledge which link to practice.

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

• Explain why outdoor play is important for children’s health, learning and development
• Identify and evaluate their current practice with regards to the outdoor learning environment
• Describe how to support number in the outdoors
• Describe how to support shape, space and measure outdoors
• Use different natural resources, seasons and weather types to support mathematical learning in young children.

Welcome to NDNA’s Home Learning Environment course.

This course will give you an increased understanding of the importance of home learning, its impact on long-term outcomes for children and your role in contributing to this.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Describe what a good home learning environment provides
• Explain its importance in helping children do well and the impact this has as they move through school
• Identify some of the barriers to creating a good home learning environment
• Develop new strategies for helping to overcome these barriers
• Further improve your partnership with parents
• Reflect on your own practice and develop new ideas to further support parents.

Who should complete this course?
This course is suitable for individuals working with children in early years, e.g. nursery practitioners, pre-school practitioners, playgroup practitioners and childminders.

Understand how to keep children safe with this Qualifi accredited Level 2 Introduction to Child Protection qualification. This online course will give you extra reassurance that you're providing high-quality safeguarding measures and meeting all EYFS requirements.

Course key topics:

• Legislation relating to safeguarding children
• Recognising the signs of abuse and what to do next
• Types of child abuse
• Emotional and sexual abuse and neglect
• How to report concerns
• The Prevent Duty.

As an accredited course, your certificate could be accepted more widely if you are studying an early years Level 2 qualification.* There is a final assessment in the form of an interactive test requiring an 80% pass mark to achieve accreditation. If you fail to achieve this mark you can revisit the training and retake the assessment with further randomised questions based on the whole course content.

* If you are unsure if this course can contribute to your level 2 Children and Young People or level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications, check with their learning provider.

Please note - This course is no longer suitable for Wales due to the update, 14 November 2022 to the national safeguarding training, learning and development standards.

Understand how to keep children safe with this Scotland: Introduction to Child Protection course. This online course will give you extra reassurance and confidence in your practice to recognise signs of harm and protect children.

Course key topics:

• Legislation relating to child protection
• Types of child abuse
• Recognising the signs of abuse and what to do next
• Child abuse in specific circumstances
• How to report concerns and handle disclosures