With over 100 qualified trainers throughout the UK, First Response Training provides training to Early Years staff, parents and carers in England, Scotland and Wales. Our trainers are all experienced in their subject areas, and regularly assessed to ensure the highest quality training. We specialise in First Aid and Health and Safety training. The courses below are those specifically designed for the sole purpose of training Early Years providers. We have a portfolio of over 200 courses available, many of which are relevant to Early Years, including Fire Safety and Mental Health. After you have selected your courses, your own account manager will be in touch. They will discuss your requirements and arrange any trainers, equipment and venues required.
Delivery Methods
Early Years courses are available as in-person classroom training or online webinars. Our webinars take place over various videocall platforms, such as Zoom, GoTo Training and Microsoft Teams. All courses are led by one of our excellent, friendly and knowledgeable trainers.
Early Years Training
Risk Assessment for Child Carers
Aim: To enable delegates to carry out health and safety risk assessments in order to provide a safe environment for children and adults.
Safeguarding Children
Aim: To raise awareness of an adult's role when working with children and young people and to ensure they understand how to protect the safety of young people as well as to be aware of sensitive situations in which they may find themselves.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for Early Years
Aim: To provide delegates with an awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Basic Paediatric First Aid
This course aims to introduce basic first aid to learners who have children and babies in their care and to enable them to recognise and respond to a paediatric emergency.
Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Aim: To ensure that learners are trained in adult and paediatric first aid techniques, enabling them to recognise and treat those who are ill or injured.
Paediatric First Aid
Aim: To introduce first aid to learners who have children and babies in their care and to enable them to recognise and respond to a paediatric emergency.
Health and Safety for Child Carers
Aim: To identify the health and safety issues relating to those working in the child care environment.
Manual Handling for Child Carers
Aim: To recognise the principles of safe manual handling of children and the importance of risk assessment prior to any manual handling task.
CPD Points Available
CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points are available for our Early Years training courses. This helps learners to meet targets at work and helps them to stand out to potential employers. Please get in touch to learn more.
Course Mapping
First Response Training is an accredited training provider via Advantage Accreditation, who ensure our courses and trainers meet high quality standards. Our team of curriculum experts have developed our Early Years courses in-line with relevant guidance and legislation, including: Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, Ofsted Education inspection framework (EIF), the Childcare Act 2006, Working Together to Safeguard Children, and Every Child Matters. The team regularly revisit course materials to ensure content is up-to-date according to these national standards. We work hard to ensure our training is excellent so that the care our young children receive is excellent too. Learners are often assessed at the end of their courses and their assessment results determine whether or not they will receive their certificate. Some of our courses also feature practical assessments.