Welcome to Acorn Childcare Training

Whatever your organisation, the same principles apply - ensuring that your people have the right skills and knowledge to do their job effectively. Acorn Childcare Training offer training by experienced managers, in small groups, tailored to the needs of both individual staff and organisations, which can be delivered at your location, throughout the UK or internationally, on any day your require. From the south coast to Glasgow, from Manchester to Essex, from Belfast to Birmingham or whatever your location, our experienced team would be pleased to assist in the training of your staff. We offer courses in a range of subjects including: first aid, food hygiene, health and safety, food safety, manual handling as well as many childcare subjects including: safeguarding children, playwork, EYFS, behaviour management and more.

Our course fees are fully inclusive of tutor travel to your chosen venue, all tuition, handouts/text books as appropriate for all delegates, exam/assessment (if applicable - such as for food hygiene courses) and certificate.

Our extensive team of trainers are all experienced managers, selected for their knowledge and skills, and, as a BS EN ISO9001:2000 registered company, you can be assured of our quality.  Delegates consistently rate our courses as of benefit to them and well presented and comments from recent courses are available for your review on request.

Our training is approved by, recognised by or registered with:

• Health  & Safety Executive (35/03)
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• UK register of learning providers (UKPRN: 10010481)
• DCFS
• Skills Active
• NCMA, Pre-school Leaning Alliance & OfSTED for 12 hour first aid
• Royal Society of Health

With our extensive management and training experience within early years, we are pleased to offer you a wide range of training options, details of which are contained in the following pages.

Our clients come from a variety of backgrounds - schools, day nurseries, creches, childminders and other early years providers as well as several Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships (EYDCP) and Sure-Start units. They all share a common aim- to fully equip, train and develop their team to enable them to dedicate themselves to the care of children.

Both delegates attending the courses and their managers have commented on the effectiveness and enjoyment of our training, which is backed up by the number of repeat bookings. If you would like details of some of our current clients, or to view their feedback, please contact us using the enquiry form and we would be pleased to provide this for you.

If you have any queries, cannot see what you require, or would like further information, please use the enquiry form link.