Training
The Early Years Alliance is delighted to offer NEW free training to support early years settings including childminders, to deliver early help to children and families in Somerset.
Supporting children’s emotional wellbeing
Tuesday 23 & 30 September 6.30pm – 8pm
Developing a better understanding of Trauma Informed Practice
Tuesday 14 & 21 October 6pm – 8pm
This is Early Help
Monday 24 November & 1 December 6.30pm – 8pm
Supporting children for whom English is an additional language
Monday 8 & 15 December 6.30pm – 8pm
Please support us by ensuring your booked place does not go to waste, if you have booked a place, and can no longer attend please let us know to cancel it to allow more people to attend instead, thank you.
If you would like to discuss in-person training, please email earlyhelpsomerset@eyalliance.org.uk or call 01392 304484 or 01392 304573
Useful resources
HENRY Online Core Training – book now, limited places available
HENRY is an innovative intervention to promote a healthy, happy childhood and lay the foundations for a healthier future by focusing on babies and children and their families. This online course helps practitioners gain knowledge, skills, and confidence to provide effective support for parents and carers to achieve this, including improved nutrition, emotional wellbeing, parenting skills, breastfeeding, and getting more active.
Public Health has secured one-off funding to provide HENRY Online Core Training for practitioners within early years. This training is for certain health and early years practitioners who have not previously attended the HENRY training and who support parents with children aged 0 to 5.
We will add future dates here once they become available. Please email publichealthtraining@somerset.gov.uk for further information.
Bristol & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub
We are delighted to announce that the 2025-2026 CPD Programme brochure is now available from the Stronger Practice Hub, offering early years educators and reception educators across the Stronger Practice Hub region a comprehensive calendar of professional development opportunities, be that face to face training events, online webinars, ongoing network sessions and CPD Programmes.