FREE EARLY YEARS COURSES
Build confidence in early years practice
Free, practical online courses for early years practitioners, childminders and educators — covering child development, SEND, sensory skills and more. Self-paced, on any device, with a free certificate every time.
Confidence in early years practice
Early years education lays the foundation for children’s learning, development, communication, and wellbeing — helping them grow in confidence, curiosity, and independence from the very start. For practitioners, childminders, support staff, and educators, understanding early development is essential to providing safe, nurturing, and inclusive support that helps every child thrive.
Our free Early Years courses cover practical topics including Forest School, Motor Skills, Phonics, SEND, Sensory Skills, and Child Development — each designed to strengthen your practice and help you support every child’s progress.
Whether you work in nurseries, preschools, reception classes, childminding settings, wraparound care, or family support services, the learning is practical, relevant, and easy to apply.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
The breadth of early years topics
Practical knowledge grounded in real early years settings — from outdoor learning to phonics, SEND, and child development.
Forest School & outdoor learning
Nature-based learning, exploration, confidence, and risk awareness. Develop children’s physical skills and emotional resilience through direct engagement with the natural world.
Motor skills development
Fine motor, gross motor, coordination, balance, and movement. Practical strategies to support children’s physical development and growing independence.
Phonics & early literacy
Sound recognition, early reading skills, listening, and language development. Build your confidence in supporting phonics and early communication in the setting.
SEND in early years
Inclusive practice, additional needs, reasonable adjustments, and early support. Learn how to create genuinely inclusive environments for every child.
Sensory skills & play
Supporting exploration, regulation, and different learning needs through sensory approaches. Understand why sensory play matters and how to use it effectively.
Child development
Supporting children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth from birth to school age. Grounded in key frameworks and real early years practice.
WHY LEARN WITH US
Free training that counts
Completely free
Every course is free — no fees, no subscriptions, and no catch. Access all of our early years training without paying a penny.
Free certificates
Download a certificate when you complete each course — ideal for CPD records, supervision, appraisals, and Ofsted inspection evidence.
Self-paced, any device
Most courses take 60–90 minutes. Learn around your shifts and family commitments, on any device, whenever it suits you.
Aligned to early years standards
Built around EYFS principles, Ofsted inspection themes, and current UK early years guidance and good practice.
WHO IT’S FOR
Made for early years professionals
Whether you are new to the sector or refreshing your practice, these courses meet you where you are.
BROWSE COURSES
Free Early Years courses
Choose a course to start learning. Every course is free, with a certificate when you finish.
Start learning today — for free
Build your early years knowledge and confidence. Join thousands of practitioners across the UK with Care Learning’s free Early Years courses.