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The Early Years Alliance has today launched a new 'Wellbeing during the Coronavirus Outbreak' online training programme in partnership with CPD-accredited online training provider EduCare.

The online courses are now available for free to the whole early years sector until the end of June and can be accessed via 

The 'Wellbeing during the Coronavirus outbreak’ bundle contains five courses: 

·&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Understanding anxiety: to help practitioners understand anxiety and to support children and young people who may be experiencing it. 

·&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Understanding low mood and depression: to help practitioners support children and young people who may be experiencing low mood or depression. 

·&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Understanding self-harm: to help practitioners understand why someone self-harms and to provide helpful advice on how to support individuals who may be self-harming. 

·&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Online safety: to help practitioners understand how technology is changing, the nature of children and young people’s online world, and the risk and protective factors when going online. 

·&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Child neglect: to raise awareness of neglect and to help practitioners to understand the factors that may contribute to it, including the signs and indicators of neglect and how to report it. There is also advice on how practitioners can support a child or young person experiencing neglect.

All courses are CPD-certified and feature downloadable certificates for practitioners’ future reference. Courses will remain available and free to all until Tuesday 30 June.

Speaking about the launch, Michael Freeston, director of quality improvement at the Early Years Alliance, said:

"We are very pleased to have partnered with EduCare to give all practitioners access to the 'Wellbeing during the Coronavirus Outbreak' training bundle for free until the end of June. 

In these challenging times, it is essential that all practitioners have the knowledge and tools to support the health and wellbeing of children and young people, as well as their colleagues, to ensure that everyone in the sector is safeguarded and supported throughout the coronavirus outbreak. 

These comprehensive and informative courses will provide practitioners with invaluable support on key issues such as mental health awareness, online safety and child neglect. As such, we hope that all practitioners will take advantage of this offer."