Suitable for:
For staff working in Early Years, and or with school age children as well parents/carers looking for information and guidance on how children develop.
Course Description:
Join us online for an interactive session on child development theory and Practice!
We'll explore key concepts like attachment, play, and transitions, all with the goal of giving you practical tools to support children's individual needs and build their resilience and well-being.
Learning Outcomes:
- An understanding of attachment theory and how this affects children’s holistic development from emotions to social skills.
- A deeper perspective on child development theorists, how you can learn from their research and meet children’s individual needs.
- Through exploration of play theorists, you will learn how to help children understand the world around them through a better understanding of the play cycle and how to best use play spaces to meet children’s changing needs and preferences.
- An understanding of transitions and why you should place emphasis on improving transitions using key features of positive transitions practice.
There are an additional two child development course offered that can enhance your learning:
- Child Development Course 1: Understanding Child Development
- Child Development Course 3: Observations and influences
This suite of courses can be attended individually, sequentially or in any order to suit your needs. Refer to our website for more details.
