More Than Training — Workforce Development & Compliance Support for Early Years

Flexible online training, CPD courses, accredited qualifications, and managed compliance support designed specifically for nurseries, childminders, and early years settings.

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Qualifications

NCFE CACHE Level 3 Home-Based Childcare

Online • Flexible • Recognised Qualification

Perfect for aspiring childminders and home-based childcare professionals.

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CPD Accredited Courses

Our CPD-accredited courses are designed to support ongoing professional development across early years and childcare. With practical, flexible learning and certificates to evidence your progress, you can build confidence, strengthen your knowledge, and keep your skills up to date.

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Course Categories

Discover our range of course categories, carefully designed to help you navigate your training options with ease. Whether you're developing your own skills or supporting a team, each pathway offers practical, high-quality learning tailored to early years professionals.

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There are 9 Courses in this Category!

Safeguarding & Essential Safety Training

Essential and mandatory training designed to help early years settings maintain safe, compliant, and confident practice across safeguarding, health & safety, and workplace responsibilities.

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Prevent Duty

Understand radicalisation risks, early warning signs and appropriate safeguarding responses.

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30 minutes BUY NOW - £15

County Lines

Recognise criminal exploitation, warning signs and how to respond to concerns.

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30 minutes BUY NOW - £15

FGM Awareness

Learn the signs, legal duties and safe responses to FGM concerns.

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30 minutes BUY NOW - £15

British Values

Explore how to promote British Values in inclusive early years practice.

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30 minutes BUY NOW - £15

Safeguarding Deep Dive: Protecting All Children and Staff

Strengthen safeguarding culture through practical scenarios and case studies.

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30 minutes BUY NOW - £15

GDPR

Handle personal information safely and understand key GDPR responsibilities.

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30 minutes BUY NOW - £15

Health and Safety

Build confidence with risk management, supervision and everyday safety duties.

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30 minutes BUY NOW - £25

Safer Recruitment

Understand safer recruitment, vetting and safeguarding-focused hiring practice.

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30 minutes BUY NOW - £20

Fire Safety

Learn how to prevent fires and respond safely in an emergency.

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There are 9 Courses in this Category!

Leadership, Teaching & Planning

Courses designed to support confident leadership, purposeful planning, quality teaching, and effective early years practice.

40 minutes £20

Effective Activity Planning

Understand radicalisation risks, early warning signs and appropriate safeguarding responses.

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1 hour £25

Leading with Confidence

Develop leadership skills, communication strategies and team confidence.

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30 minutes £25

Seeing Quality: Leadership Through Observation

Use observations and learning walks to evaluate and improve practice.

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1 hour £30

Understanding Schemas in Early Childhood Development

Recognise schemas and use them to support planning and child development.

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30 minutes £20

Your Role as a Key Worker

Explore the key person approach and building positive relationships with families.

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1 hour £25

Understanding Early Years Teaching

Strengthen understanding of play-based learning, observation and EYFS teaching approaches.

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30 minutes £15

Next Steps and Tracking

Plan, assess and track children’s learning using meaningful next steps.

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30 minutes £20

Creating and Delivering an Effective Early Years Curriculum

Create and deliver a curriculum that supports high-quality early learning.

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40 minutes £20

Working as a Team

Learn how to communicate effectively, support colleagues, resolve workplace challenges, and contribute to a positive team environment.

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1 Hour £25

Your role as a Room Leader

Designed to help new and aspiring Room Leaders understand their responsibilities, lead with confidence, support their team, and maintain high standards within their room.

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There are 5 Courses in this Category!

Transitions, Relationships & Emotional Security

Support children’s emotional wellbeing, behaviour, and transitions through nurturing, relationship-based practice.

35 minutes £25

Supporting Smooth Transitions: Helping New Children Settle

Learn practical strategies to help children settle confidently into new environments.

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30 minutes £20

Understanding Behaviour

Understand behaviour as communication and respond with empathy, consistency and practical strategies.

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40 minutes £20

Healthy Distractions: Simple Tools for Settled Children

Use positive distraction strategies to help children return to calm during overwhelming moments.

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Delivering Outstanding Parent Experience in Early Years Settings

Strengthen parent communication, customer care and professional relationships in nursery settings.

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45 minutes £25

Supporting Regulation, Behaviour & Wellbeing in Early Years

A practical course helping practitioners understand emotional regulation, behaviour, anxiety, and co-regulation to create calmer, emotionally safe environments.

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There are 3 Courses in this Category!

Environments & Outdoor Learning

Create engaging indoor and outdoor environments that inspire curiosity, independence and meaningful learning experiences.

30 minutes £15

Inspiring Play Through Outdoor Learning

Explore how outdoor play supports development and create engaging outdoor learning experiences.

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30 minutes £15

Beyond the Classroom: Forest School Practice

Introduction to Forest School approaches that encourage resilience, exploration and independence.

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40 minutes £25

Engaging Environments: Setup, Presentation and Enhancement

Learn how to create calm, purposeful and engaging learning spaces that support independence and play.

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There are 6 Courses in this Category!

Inspection & Compliance

Stay inspection-ready and confident with courses designed to support compliance, leadership and understanding of current frameworks.

20 minutes £15

EYFS Changes 2026

Understand the latest EYFS framework updates and how they impact practice and policies.

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45 minutes £30

Leading Your Setting Through Ofsted 2026

Prepare confidently for Ofsted inspections with practical leadership and inspection guidance.

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15 minutes £10

Ofsted Inspection Framework

Explore the Ofsted framework, judgement areas and inspection expectations for early years settings.

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20 minutes £10

Packed Lunch Compliance

Understand safer food practices, allergens and packed lunch responsibilities within settings.

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35 minutes £25

Everyday Excellence: Maintaining Inspection Standards All Year Round

Build consistent daily practice that supports continuous inspection readiness.

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35 minutes £20

Safer Sleep: Understanding the EYFS 2026 Changes

Understand updated safer sleep expectations and how they affect early years practice.

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There are 5 Courses in this Category!

Baby Care, Routines & Early Health

Practical courses designed to support baby care, safer routines, feeding, wellbeing and early childhood health in early years settings.

30 minutes £20

Baby Care and Development

Support baby comfort, safety, routines and developmental wellbeing in early years settings.

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30 minutes £20

Safer Sleeping Practices

Create safe sleep environments and reduce sleep-related risks in line with current guidance.

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30 minutes £20

Safer Eating Practices

Build safer eating routines, supervision strategies and food risk awareness.

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30 minutes £20

The Teething Journey

Support babies through teething with practical strategies that maintain comfort and routines.

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30 minutes £20

First Foods: A Guide to Baby Weaning

Understand safe weaning practices and support positive feeding experiences for babies.

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There are 9 Courses in this Category!

Learning, Play & Curriculum

Inspire curious, confident learners through play-based teaching, meaningful interactions and engaging curriculum experiences.

45 minutes £25

Building Thinking Skills: Cause and Effect

Support children’s critical thinking through playful exploration and problem-solving experiences.

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45 minutes £25

Deepening Learning through Sustained Shared Thinking

Use meaningful interactions to extend children’s thinking, language and understanding.

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30 minutes £20

Early Maths Matters

Build early mathematical understanding through engaging, play-based learning opportunities.

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30 minutes £20

Getting Started with Phonics

Explore playful phonics teaching approaches aligned with the EYFS.

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Extended Learning for Toddlers

Recognise and extend learning opportunities through toddler play, routines and interactions.

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25 minutes £20

Engagement and Enjoyment

Create meaningful experiences that increase engagement, curiosity and enjoyment in learning.

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30 minutes £15

Fundamental Maths

Support children’s early number, shape, space and measure understanding.

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30 minutes £15

The Power of Loose Parts Play

Explore how open-ended resources support creativity, problem-solving and learning.

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30 minutes £20

The Role of Cooking

Use cooking experiences to support learning, independence and development.

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Inclusion, SEND & Communication

Support inclusive practice, communication development and positive outcomes for children with SEND and additional needs.

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30 minutes £25

Working with SEND Children

Develop practical strategies to support children with SEND through inclusive practice and early identification.

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30 minutes £20

Early Communication Skills with Makaton

Learn basic Makaton signs and symbols to support communication and inclusion.

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Course Bundles

Save time and money with our carefully curated course bundles, designed to group together relevant training for individuals and teams. Each bundle provides a structured learning experience, helping you build knowledge across key areas while getting more value from your training.

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Quality Teaching Bundle

Our quality teaching Bundle supports early years practitioners to strengthen practice through practical training and ready-to-use resources.

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Leadership Bundle

Our Leadership Bundle is designed to support early years practitioners to grow in confidence, clarity, and leadership impact.

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Compliance Bundle

Perfect for ensuring your setting is compliant and safe in every aspect of daily practice.

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Safeguarding Bundle

Have the essential knowledge to protect young children, vulnerable adults and your staff, while meeting legal requirements.

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