Physical Development in the Early Years

What the course covers

How children develop physically from birth to five, what practitioners should observe, and how to plan for gross and fine motor development in everyday practice.

• The Case for Physical Development
• How Gross Motor Skills Develop
• How Fine Motor Skills Develop
• Sensory and Vestibular Development
• Healthy Lifestyles, Food and Oral Health
• Sleep, Screens and Daily Rhythms
• Physical Activity Guidelines and the EYFS
• Supporting Children With Additional Physical Needs
• Working with Parents Around the Body
• Embedding Physical Development Across the Day

What your team takes away

• 11 lessons, about an hour. Short enough to finish in a sitting without disrupting the working day.
• Built from current guidance and written for the role rather than the theory, so it can be applied straight away.
• Interactive throughout, with a multiple choice assessment at the end. A certificate carrying its own reference number is issued on passing, and it can be verified online at any time.

How it runs

The course opens in a browser on a phone, a tablet or a desktop, with nothing to install. Progress is saved as it goes, so someone can stop and pick it back up. The assessment sits at the end, and passing it issues a certificate with its own reference number that an inspector or an auditor can check.

Who it is for

Anyone working in Early Years, as part of CPD.

Early Years CPD