NPQ Early Years Leadership

This focused NPQ has been designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of what high-quality, early years education and care looks like. A child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life chances. It is therefore a priority to help early years leaders to continuously develop their knowledge and skills throughout their careers so every child gets the best start in life.

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On this programme, you will learn how to:

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• Set a strategic direction for your early years setting and apply ambitious standards for all children

• Champion evidence-based practice

• Plan and deliver care and a high-quality curriculum to support children’s development

• Establish communication, language and literacy approaches to support children’s learning

• Make sure all children experience success

• Identify children who need support and make appropriate referrals

• Create an environment for all children and colleagues where everyone feels welcome and safe.

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Who is this programme for?

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The new qualification is for those looking to progress their career into early years leadership or headteachers or leaders who wish to deepen and broaden their expertise in nursery provision.

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Why this programme? 

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Choose our NPQ for Early Years Leadership and you’ll be joining over 29,000 teachers, school leaders and early years practitioners (as of March 2024), who have decided on an Ambition NPQ since they launched in 2021. 

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Evidence informed curriculum 

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Our carefully sequenced and evidence informed NPQ is designed around the key problems you face. You’ll develop your knowledge and understanding of what high-quality, early years education and care looks like. This includes core areas like how early years leaders can deliver and sustain change, factors affecting child development and the importance of a positive culture to improve outcomes.