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Adult-Child Interactions

Category: Listening to Children

This six hour workshop (2 x 3 hour sessions) is intended for those who work with young children in an early years or day care setting and other settings for example youth clubs, girl guides etc and students. The course explores the critical role of interactions and relationships in the development of young children.

An Introduction to the Child Observation Record (COR)

Category: HighScope

(Infant and Toddler children under 3 years of age)

This 2 day course provides participants with the opportunity to explore the content of the HighScope Child Observation (COR) Tool and examines how participants can use the tool to support, assess and plan for children's individual stages of development and share the information with parents. The course is designed for practitioners implementing the HighScope approach and practitioners using other approaches with young children under 3 years of age in Day Care, Créche and Sure Start settings.

An Introduction to the Child Observation Record (COR) Tool

Category: HighScope

(Pre-School Children 2½ to 6 years of age)

This 2 day course provides participants with the opportunity to explore the content of the High/Scope Child Observation (COR) Tool and examines how participants can use the tool to support, assess and plan for children's individual stages of development and share the information with parents. The course is designed for practitioners implementing the HighScope approach and practitioners using other approaches with children 2½ to 6 years of age in Day Care, Pre-School, Nursery School, Primary School, and After School settings.

An Introduction to the High/Scope Approach

Category: HighScope

This one day (6 hours) course provides participants with the opportunity to be introduced to and explore the guiding principles which are central to the HighScope approach. The course is designed for those working with young children in Day Care, Pre-School, Nursery School, Primary School, Sure Start and After School settings.

Availability of Funding for Early Years Settings

Category: Management

The aim of this 2 hour course is to sign post groups to sources of funding and information on grant application and give groups advice on making grant applications. This course is suitable for Management Committees of Early Years Settings.

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