Supporting Children's Mental Health in the Early Years

What the course covers

This course helps early years practitioners understand and support young children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

• Introduction to Children’s Mental Health in the Early Years
• Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing in Young Children
• What Shapes a Child’s Mental Health
• Emotional Development and Self-Regulation
• Recognising When a Child May Be Struggling
• Common Difficulties and Conditions in the Early Years
• Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing
• The Practitioner’s Role and Everyday Strategies
• Working with Families and Parental Mental Health
• Getting Help: Early Help, Referrals and Staff Wellbeing

What your team takes away

• 11 lessons, 55 to 70 minutes. 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