Safeguarding special: Safeguarding and child protection core (for all early years and childcare practitioners) – eLearning
Devon Early Years and Childcare Service is pleased to let you know that the safeguarding and child protection core (for all early years and childcare practitioners) – eLearning training has been updated in preparation for the updated Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which comes into effect on 1st September 2025.
The eLearning course has been updated to make it more early years focussed. It has been developed alongside Annex C (criteria for effective safeguarding training) of the September 2025 Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework, ensuring early years practitioners are fully prepared to implement the new safeguarding standards.
We hope to have the updated eLearning available on the Devon Education Services Shop very soon (first week of Sept). In the meantime, the older version of the eLearning is available on the Shop and can be completed if training is needed immediately. If you have recently completed the older version of the eLearning, this will be sufficient.
The safeguarding and child protection core (for all early years and childcare practitioners) training is also available as an online course (virtual delivery by Microsoft Teams) and as an in-person (face to face) course.
Please note that from September 2025 safeguarding training will need to be updated every two years, rather than the current three-year cycle.
How to book
You can book onto an early years and childcare safeguarding course by visiting the Devon Education Services website: Early years, childcare, wraparound childcare advice and training | DES.
If you are unsure which safeguarding training you should undertake to fulfil your role, please refer to our handy guide Safeguarding training – Information for childcare providers
You will need a Shop account in order to book onto a course. We have provided some guidance on how to create a Shop account and how to search for training here: Training website (Shop) – Information for childcare providers
if you need help to book a place please contact: eywd@devon.gov.uk