Early Childhood Development Courses

English in Early Childhood: Language Learning and Development

1421 reviews

Discover how very young children learn English as an additional language and how you can help them progress.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Early Childhood Care and Education

669 reviews

The course is targeted for people who intend to start a new preschool/playschool/day-care, or upgrade an existing preschool, or to take up a career as a teacher in preschool, or to improve admission counseling skills or to be trained on the various eleme…

• Swayam
• 15 weeks long
• 8th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale—learning how to generate innovative, scalable intervention strategies that supports early childhood development. Together, Harvard University and UNICEF bring…

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Early Childhood

13 ratings at Coursera

This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to operate a family day care center, and it covers topics including the fundamentals of early childhood development; the importance of play and Developmentally Appropriate Practice; and the significance…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 6th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Gowrie Victoria

Early Childhood Education

39 reviews

Examine the world of children from 0 to 5 years. Explore how they develop and learn in this critical stage.

• Open2Study
• 4 weeks long
• 18th Nov, 2018
• Free Online Course

Childhood in crisis?

This free course, Childhood in crisis?, explores an idea much repeated in minority-world media that childhood is in crisis. Looking at this idea is a starting point for the study of childhood. You...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Childhood in the digital age

This free course, Childhood in the digital age, delves into the lives of children and discuss the potential benefits and limitations of technology in their lives.

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Attachment in the early years

This free course, Attachment in the early years, covers theory and research in the area of attachment in early childhood. In the 1950s, John Bowlby was the first person to develop a theory about ...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development

Children are our future – so how do we give them the best beginning for a happy and healthy life?

• edX
• 2-4 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University College London

Childhood Adversity: The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Mental Health

554 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore the connection between childhood adversity and mental health, and enhance your knowledge of mental health in young people.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Public Health England

Supporting Physical Development in Early Childhood

108 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn how to ensure young children do enough physical activity and how it improves child mental and physical health development.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

English in Early Childhood

1 review

Discover how to help children learning English as a second language Explore early childhood development and find out how you can support young children learning English as an additional language.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• Paid Course

English in Early Childhood: Learning Language Through Play

Explore how children learn and the importance of play in early childhood and the role of play in language development.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Federation University Microcredential

Learning Through Play

Discover how play is crucial in early childhood development and how you can successfully advocate and facilitate play in learning.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 11 weeks long
• Paid Course

English in Early Childhood: Context and Communication

Study the importance of developing language in context and providing meaningful learning experiences that motivate young children.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course