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    The fundamentals of working with babies (EY656)

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    Course overview

    Eligibility:  This course is open to practitioners and childminders working with babies, inclusing those who are new to the role, returning, or looking to refresh their knowledge and practice

    Rooted in the latest research, guidance, and best practice, this two-part course explores the role of those working with babies, with a focus on meeting their care, learning, and safeguarding needs. It highlights how secure, responsive relationships underpin early development, helping babies feel safe, valued, and ready to learn.

    A central theme is the role of respectful, responsive care routines—such as nappy changing, feeding, and sleep—as rich opportunities for connection, communication, and learning, in line with current guidance. Everyday moments are explored as key spaces for building attachment, tuning into babies’ cues, and supporting emotional security, while also strengthening safeguarding through careful observation and consistent, attuned care.

    The course also provides opportunities to connect with peers, share experiences, and exchange ideas. This collaborative approach encourages reflection and builds confidence, ensuring participants leave with practical strategies and a renewed sense of purpose in delivering high-quality, relationship-based care.

    Learning outcomes

    As a result of this course you will:

    •        Develop an understanding of babies’ care, learning, and safeguarding needs within the context of current guidance and best practice.
    •        Explain the importance of secure attachments and how responsive relationships support babies’ wellbeing and development.
    •        Recognise the role of everyday care routines as opportunities for connection, communication, and learning.
    •        Demonstrate how to respond sensitively to babies’ cues to support emotional security and attuned care.
    •        Identify how high-quality interactions and observation during daily practice contribute to effective safeguarding.
    •     Reflect on and develop their own practice to support consistent, relationship-based care for babies.

     

    Charges

    There is a charge of £60 per delegate for this course. 

    If this course has a cost for your setting and a booking is made before 1st September 2026, we will contact you in early September to request payment.  From 1st September 2026 you will be asked to pay via GovPay upon sign up, using a credit or debit card.

    Please ensure that you book onto the course date to complete your booking by clicking on ‘View and choose course dates’.  If you can no longer attend please cancel your place giving at least 7 days’ notice in order to be able to claim a refund.

    Please refer to our terms and conditions for more information.

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