Nursery World - Tens of thousands register for DfE's early years catch-up training

Tens of thousands of early years professionals have signed up to the DfE’s education recovery training courses, designed to improve children’s outcomes,including those that are disadvantaged.

More than 37,800 practitioners have registered for the DfE's Early Years Child Development Training, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

According to the Department for Education (DfE), 37,804 practitioners have registered for its Early Years Child Development Training, while 8,329 have signed up to the third phase of the Professional Development Programme (PDP).

The child development training, which is free, is aimed at helping practitioners working with children from birth to age four build and strengthen their understanding and knowledge of child development.

The PDP provides Level 3-qualified early years practitioners with training to improve their skills and understanding in supporting children’s development in early communication and language, early mathematics, and personal, social and emotional development (PSED). Priority is given to settings with high numbers of disadvantaged children.

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