Health & Safety in Early Years
Health & Safety in Early Years Training: Practical Safeguarding, Risk Management, and EYFS Compliance
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Course Contents
Module 1: Health and Safety as Part of Safeguarding
Explores how health and safety duties form a core part of safeguarding, focusing on prevention, professional responsibility, and protecting children from harm.
Module 2: Creating and Maintaining Safe Environments
Builds practical understanding of how to maintain safe indoor and outdoor environments through daily checks, supervision, and effective use of equipment.
Module 3: Risk Assessments and COSHH
Develops skills to identify hazards, carry out proportionate risk assessments, and apply COSHH principles to protect children and adults.
Module 4: COSHH and Safe Use of Substances
Strengthens understanding of legal duties for handling, storing, and using hazardous substances safely within early years settings.
Module 5: Food Safety and Nutrition
Supports safe food preparation, allergen management, and delivery of balanced nutrition in line with EYFS and DfE guidance.
Module 6: Manual Handling and Safe Working Practices
Promotes safe movement, lifting, and working practices to reduce injury risks for staff and children.
Module 7: Emergency Situations – Planning and Practice
Prepares practitioners to respond confidently to emergencies through clear procedures, drills, and effective risk planning.
Module 8: Safe Play in Early Years
Focuses on balancing risk and challenge in play while maintaining supervision, suitability of equipment, and child safety.
Module 9: Safe Desk and Device Use in Early Years
Addresses safe use of screens, devices, and workstations to protect physical wellbeing and support healthy working environments.
Module 10: Infection Control in Early Years
Develops robust infection prevention practice through hygiene routines, cleaning procedures, and outbreak management.
Module 11: Parent Partnership in Health & Safety
Module 11: Parent Partnership in Health & Safety
Develops confident, transparent partnership with parents by strengthening communication, shared responsibility, and collaboration around health, safety, wellbeing.
