Early Years Practitioner Programmes
Managing finances in early years settings
The finance programme is designed to support managers, leaders and owners of childcare and after school settings in financial management by developing the essential skills required to plan, set and manage a budget effectively.
This programme:
- Provides an overview of funding available to early years settings
- Develops understanding of the budget process, assisting in setting a realistic budget
- Develops understanding of financial monitoring and reporting
- Explains the procurement process and provides strategies to ensure value for money
- Provides examples of financial processes and procedures
- Demonstrates how to work successfully with auditors
Contact earlyyears@bestpracticenet.co.uk for information about arranging your own in-house programme.
Programme costs: £175 + VAT per day per participant or £1,295 + VAT per day to deliver in-house.
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How to successfully manage change in early years settings
This practical training programme has been designed to support early years leaders and practitioners in managing change in their setting.
This programme:
- Reviews changes affecting early years practitioners
- Develops an understanding of the process and effects of change
- Reviews the crucial role of the manager during the change process
- Demonstrates how to successfully manage change through effective planning
- Considers effective communication strategies
- Suggests strategies for successfully leading and managing others through change
Programme costs: £175 + VAT per participant or £1,295 + VAT to deliver in-house.
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How to manage recruitment in early years - including safer recruitment procedures
This practical one day training programme has been designed to support managers, leaders and owners of childcare and after school settings when recruiting staff.
This programme:
- Provides a step by step guide to the recruitment process
- Job descriptions
- Advertisements
- Selection process
- Interviews
Covers review procedures for appointing new staff:
- Contracts of employment
- Safer recruitment - CRB checks
- Induction and managing performance
Contact earlyyears@bestpracticenet.co.uk for information about arranging your own in-house programme.
Programme costs: £175 + VAT per participant or £1,295 + VAT to deliver in-house.
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Introduction to management - a comprehensive 6 day programme for early years practitioners new to management
Moving into management is a big step and to be successful requires confidence, knowledge and management skills.
This six day programme provides opportunities for managers, team leaders and supervisors in early years settings to:
- Identify their individual management strengths and areas for development
- Increase their personal effectiveness and confidence through developing essential and organisational and communication skills
- Improve their knowledge and understanding of key management concepts when managing others, managing change, managing resources and managing customer service
The structure of the programme is based on six one-day events which address the key areas of management in early years:
- Self-management
- Developing personal effectiveness techniques
- Managing resources
- Managing others
- Managing customer service
- Managing change
Contact earlyyears@bestpracticenet.co.uk for information about arranging your own in-house programme.
Programme costs: £1,050 + VAT per participant, £7,770 + VAT to deliver in-house.
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The outdoor environment in the early years foundation stage
This practical training programme is designed to support the introduction of early years practitioners in making best use of the outdoor environment to support children's learning and development.
The programme:
- reviews the Early Years Foundation Stage and its guidance on outdoor play
- helps identify and overcome barriers and difficulties associated with effective use of a range of outdoor spaces
- explores the potential of the outdoor play area in early years provision
- supports action planning to enhance sustained outdoor play opportunities
Contact earlyyears@bestpracticenet.co.uk for information about arranging your own in-house programme.
Programme costs: £175 + VAT per participant or £1,295 + VAT to deliver in-house.
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Introduction to treasure baskets and heuristic play
This one day practical training day provides an introduction to developing and using treasure baskets and heuristic play.
This programme:
- provides an introduction to treasure baskets
- reviews how you use the ideas behind treasure baskets and heuristic play to develop practice more generally
- links to the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- demonstrates how to make a treasure basket
- supports participants to design a heuristic play session for use in their own setting
Contact earlyyears@bestpracticenet.co.uk for information about arranging your own in-house programme.
Programme costs: £175 + VAT per participant or £1,295 + VAT to deliver in-house.
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Certificate in Early Years Foundation Stage Practice - CACHE Level 3
This is an exciting opportunity for participants, working in a regulated setting,
caring for children as an employee, volunteer or as a student on a work placement, to gain an accredited certificate that will provide
evidence of high quality training and assessment in Early Years Foundation Stage practice. It has been developed collaboratively by the Primary National Strategy, the Children's Workforce Development Council and Awarding Bodies including CACHE. Each unit will be assessed through assessor observation, a walk and talk tour of the setting and short reflective tasks.
This nationally recognised certificate may used to enhance professional practice before moving on to a full Level 3 qualification as well
as being suitable for those who have a Level 3 qualification and wish to update their skills.
The programme updates existing practice so that practitioners are competent to deliver the requirements of EYFS.
Contact earlyyears@bestpracticenet.co.uk for details of our open courses or to arrange your own in-house programme.
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Challenging discrimination and anti-racist practice in early years settings
A one day training programme for all early years practitioners including full and sessional day care workers, childminders, playworkers and nursery school staff, which gives them a clear understanding of the negative effects on children, young people, families and fellow workers who may be victims of any form of discrimination.
This programme:
- Offers practical ideas and information on policies, procedures and what legislation there is to protect people
- Makes links to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1991
- Covers issues as human rights, racial discrimination, disability, special educational needs, sexual discrimination
Contact earlyyears@bestpracticenet.co.uk for information about arranging your own in-house programme.
Programme costs: £175 + VAT per participant or £1,295 + VAT to deliver in-house.
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Disability Awareness - a one day training programme for early years practitioners
This programme has been specifically developed to promote disability awareness of early years practitioners, including childminders, who wish to extend their services to include offering suitable services for disabled children and their families.
The training promotes best practice and is designed to develop participants' understanding of:
- the legal framework - DDA Act 1995, SEN Code of Practice, Ofsted, EYFS Statutory Framework
- the social model of disability
- issues and images of disabled people and language used about disability
- the inclusion of disabled children in childminding provision
- issues concerned with working with parents of disabled children
The training methods include presentations, sharing good practice, discussion, reflection and group activity.
Programme costs: £175 + VAT per participant or £1,295 + VAT to deliver in-house.
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