Trainer Conversion Course (Early Years)

Course Outcomes

This course is worth 10 CPD points to Thrive Licensed Trainers.

Completing this course will enable you to deliver training to practitioners so that they are able to support the emotional and social development of babies, toddlers and young children between the ages of 0 to 5 years.

Who is it for?

This course is suitable for Thrive Licensed Trainers who deliver the Childhood Licensed Practitioner course, and who now wish to deliver training to practitioners working with babies, toddlers or young children in a range of early years settings such as private, voluntary and independent settings or in mainstream early years foundation stage.

Please note, prices are for courses starting on or after January 1st 2026.

What you'll learn

This course builds on the foundation of your Thrive Licensed Trainer training for Childhood, deepening your understanding of early years development.

You will explore:

• How the brain and body develop during the first three years and why these changes are essential for building strong stress regulation systems and emotional resilience.
  
  
• The concepts of right time, key times, and within time, and how these principles help practitioners connect with and support babies, toddlers and young children effectively.
  
  
• How to use cognitive strategies such as lending your thinking brain, Captain Thinking, and shining a light to promote right-time development.
  
  
• Ways to use play, creativity and the arts to strengthen emotional resilience within early years practice.
  
  
• How to use Thrive-Online to enhance work with babies, toddlers and young children, including access to a wide range of age-appropriate strategies and activities.

Course structure

The e-learning should take around 2 hours to complete.  

The course is made up of 9 e-learning modules: 

Module 1: The neuroscience and theory during early years  

Module 2: Practicing Thrive at early years   

Module 3: The developmental model at early years  

Module 4: Meltdowns and outbursts  

Module 5: How play creativity and the arts support social and emotional development at early years  

Module 6 Understanding the core emotions at early years   

Module 7: Key strategies to support development  

Module 8: Supporting staff, parents and carers  

Module 9: Using thrive online at early years 

Each module is completed independently meaning you can work at your own pace. You will work through the 9 interactive e-learning modules and then complete a quiz at the end. You will need to score an 80% pass mark and attend a developmental conversation to successfully achieve Early Years Licensed Trainer status. 

The developmental conversion session is led by one of our senior trainers and is designed to help you understand the different delivery approaches used at the early years phase. It will support you in guiding practitioners on how to apply their knowledge within an early years practice context. You will also have dedicated time to ask any questions related to delivering training at this stage.