Neuroscience for the Early Years Practitioner

Key Details

Price: £125
Course Length: 13 weeks
Guided Learning Hours: 39 hours
Course Delivery: On Demand eLearning

This course provides an understanding of the recent advances in neuroscience and how this has enabled us to review and re-think some of our approaches to behaviour.

It is ideal for those already working with young children, who want to enhance their skills around behaviour management, with evidence-backed principles based on how the brain develops in those crucial early years.

The qualification comprises of 11 modules.

The expected time commitment is about 3 hours per week across 13 weeks. However, students have 26 weeks from enrolment to complete.

There are no formal entry requirements, but students must have a good level of English, and experience of the Early Years is desirable. Work or industry placement experience is not required.

Course Structure

Module 1: Introduction to Neuroscience

What is neuroscience

Module 2: Neuronal Physiology

Key structures and functions of a neuron
Synaptogenesis
Synaptic pruning

Module 3: Brain Anatomy and Development

Overview of the brain and the key structures
How the brain develops from inception through to birth and into the early years

Module 4: Sleep in Children

What is sleep and how much do we need
Sleep architecture
Why appropriate sleep is important in the developing child

Module 5: Social Cognition

What is social cognition
The mirror neuron system
How this develops

Module 6: Child Regulation

Understanding of self and co regulation
The five domains

Module 7: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Learning difficulties and disabilities
How to help children with special needs to self-regulate

Module 8: Stressors

What is stress and it’s impact

Module 9: Adverse Childhood Experiences

What are the ten adverse childhood experiences
How to support children with ACEs

Module 10: Managing Behaviour

Review of the behaviourist approaches
Relational approach to behaviour

Module 11: Emotional Coaching – a Relational Approach

An introduction to emotion coaching
How to implement emotion coaching

Further Details

Course Price

The cost of the Neuroscience for the Early Years Practitioner course is £120.

Spread the cost when you opt for our instalment plan – pay 3 monthly payments of only £46 per month.

Course Duration

The expected time commitment is about 3 hours per week across 13 weeks. However, students have 26 weeks from enrolment to complete.

Course Location

Online using our eLearning platform

Course Delivery

The course is an online format, allowing students to progress at their own pace. To see an example of the course content, follow the link to start the course and choose the free previews. This format allows for flexibility, which is important to students who choose this accreditation alongside their existing role. As well as the online content, the course team are on hand to support students on their journey through the course.

How will I be assessed?

Each module has a set of questions that need to be completed.

Course Trainers

Kris Kasperkiewicz

Biologist and nutritionist

Luke Jeffery

Early years educator and assessor

Do you still have questions?

If you still have questions about this course, our training or any other general question please get in touch.