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This training is designed for Early Years (EY) Practitioners working with children 0-5 years. Part 1 provides foundation information for EY practitioners on Autism Spectrum Disorder. Part 2 focuses on how EY practitioners can support the child with ASD in a nursery setting.

Part 1 – This session is designed for Early Years (EY) Practitioners working with children 0-5 years. Session 1 provides foundation information for EY practitioners on Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

This 12 hour course leads to appointed person status. Includes a short multiple choice test.

Please note: you must be available for both dates of this course; delegates cannot transfer one of these dates to another PFA course.

Dress code:  Please wear comfortable clothing and no lipstick!
 
Cost Description:

Private Voluntary and Independent Settings (PVI):
.  Subscriber: £100 per course (2 or more days)
.  ...

This focus of this briefing will be on sharing local and national updates as well as any key themes and possible training identified. At each meeting there will be a one-hour bite-size training topic delivered. The topics will be based on subjects requested by Childminders, so please bring your ideas and requests to this meeting. Topics will be added to this description before each Network Meeting.

Please note that all our Childminder Network meetings are for Buy-Back s ...

All practitioners should attend a refresher course every 2 years to keep up to date with local and national changing policy and procedure. Please be aware of parking restrictions surrounding this venue however you can park on some roads just be aware of the road markings.

Cost Description
Free to all Early Years settings.

A one day course providing the essentials of food safety for those working in childcare – homebased and group settings

The Food Safety Act requires that all food handlers are trained to a level suitable for their work. This course meets that requirement and  provides information for those working in childcare, to offer specific information related to this sector including:

- ensuring food safety
- what does the law say
- bacteria and its role in food ...

This 12 hour course leads to appointed person status. Includes a short multiple choice test.

Please note: you must be available for both dates of this course; delegates cannot transfer one of these dates to another PFA course.

Dress code:  Please wear comfortable clothing and no lipstick!
 
Cost Description:

Private Voluntary and Independent Settings (PVI):
.  Subscriber: £100 per course (2 or more days)
.  ...

Children exist in a digital age where they encounter many different forms of technology.  This is often portrayed as having a negative impact on development and can prohibit practitioners fully using and engaging in the wonders of digital technologies.  Increased global connectivity, however, means that children’s future lives will be driven by their skills and knowledge in the use of different technologies and this course offers an insight into the responsible and enhanced po ...

This course will provide delegates with the understanding of how to approach assessment within in their own setting. We will explore what effective assessment can look like within Early Years and break down how to use baseline assessments to structure the rest of the academic year. There will be a focus on Early Years Practitioners and how they play a crucial role in moving all pupils on from their starting points through skilled interactions and focused observations. We will look at examples ...

This half day course is designed to raise awareness of safeguarding and child protection issues. The course will allow those who come into contact with children and their families to explore and develop an understanding of safeguarding children and provide attendees with the knowledge and skills to deal with child protection situations.

This course provides an introduction and orientation for Mosaic READ ONLY access. It introduces the team workview and workview panes structures; searching for a service user record; personal, worker and organisational relationships; case notes, documents, workflow items; and an introduction to workflow.