Training for parent and toddler group leaders

You do not need to do every course listed here. If you are a group leader receiving funding from the Early Childhood Community Fund (ECCF), we recommend at least attending:

Safeguarding children
Emergency Paediatric first aid

You can now book your place on any of our Training for Parent and Toddler group leaders on our "Norfolk Provider Portal" using your Norfolk Community Directory login. This is the only way to book our training. If you do not have a login, please contact Family Information using the email address [email protected] and they will be able to help.

The Portal now has a new Parent and Toddler Group contact type to enable you to book online. Guidance for The Early Years Provider Portal is available using the following links.

Please be aware that, before you can book courses for your team members, you will need to add the names of staff and volunteers who want to access any training to the Portal. More details of how to do this are in the Staff module guidance above.

If after reading the guidance you have difficulty booking the courses you wish to attend please contact [email protected]

Safeguarding

Introduction to safeguarding children

This workshop will help you develop an understanding of safeguarding issues and processes. You will learn how these relate to your organisation's roles and responsibilities. At the end of the training, you will have:

An understanding of the different ways in which children and young people can be harmed, and the possible indicators of abuse
An awareness of the law underpinning safeguarding
Identified personal attributes and beliefs and their impact on the recognition and reporting of safeguarding concerns
An understanding of the appropriate processes to follow when a possible safeguarding concern is identified

Full details of available courses can be found on the safeguarding training page on our schools website.

If you already have a login, you can book your place on the Norfolk Provider Portal using your Norfolk Community Directory Login.

If you have any difficulties in booking a course, please contact [email protected]

Peep and Peep TALK training courses

Learning Together through PEEP and PEEP TALK training courses are offered free to all community groups, please do take up these free training courses whilst they are on offer in Norfolk.

Peep TALK

The one-day Peep TALK training equips practitioners to:

Expand your knowledge, skills and understanding in supporting parents with their young child's communication and language development, including those who are concerned about delayed language development
Use the Peep TALK programme as a flexible toolkit, offering parents strategies and activities to boost their children's language and communication during everyday interactions in the home learning environment
Deliver Peep TALK sessions with parents and children together, in one-to-one or group sessions.

Find the latest dates for training and book your place.

Learning together through PEEP

The two-day course will cover the why, what and how of the PEEP learning together programme (LTP). This will enable you to deliver it effectively to support the families that you work with. The LTP is an evidence-based programme. It helps parents and carers to support their young children's development by valuing and building on the play and learning opportunities in everyday life.

To express an interest in attending the Learning Together through PEEP two day training please contact [email protected]

Health and Safety

Dates for all our Health and Safety training can be found in our Health, Nutrition and Safety training page.

We hope you will find something of interest. If you have any queries about any of these courses, please email [email protected]

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