Early Years Training Courses

Honor Oak Preschool offers Introductory Early Years Training Courses with work placement within the preschool setting to candidates who wish to gain field experience and recognisable qualifications. The training programme is a 10 weeks programme termly, which offers an exciting opportunity for candidates who wish to gain industrial exposure in childcare sector and work along side early years professionals to gain first hand experience working with children with close supervision. The theory section of the course supports your practice. Candidates succesfully complete the training programme will be able to work towards to a unit specific level 2 qualification via Educare online training.

Training Course & how to book

The training course contains 6 optional units, candidate has to choose ONE unit from each section to compete during their training with Honor Oak Preschool. Training duration is 10 weeks per term, starting in January Spring term, April Summer Term, and September Autumn Term.

Please follow the link to book your place - HOP Early Years Training Programme

Section A -

Getting to Grips with the Early Years Foundation Stage

Theories underpinning the EYFS

Understanding Children's Rights

Section B -

Supporting Early Language Development

Improving Children's Learning through play

Sustaining thinking in Early Years

To apply for the course, candidates must be:

Age 17 or over

Clear DBS check

GCSE in English and Maths preferrable

Passion & Patience for children

Experience with children prior to training course is desirable, but not compulsory

References from college

For Application form, please email Mrs C Hornby to preschool@hornby.org.uk