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Child development: birth to 5 years Online Course

Course Published 1 hour CPD Accredited

This course is included in every individual access plan, alongside all 130+ courses. Choose 12, 24 or 36 months for one person. One payment, VAT included, no automatic renewal.

Illustrative early learning space with play materials
Illustrative workplace context. The course outline is listed below.

Course overview

Learn about developmental milestones from birth to age 5, including physical, communication, cognitive, and social-emotional development. This course covers the typical patterns of early childhood development, the importance of attachment, and how practitioners can support each child's unique developmental journey.

Child development: birth to 5 years at a glance

Child development: birth to 5 years is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 1 hour to complete. The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.

Entry typeCourse
Provider statusPublished
Duration1 hour, self-paced
CertificateCPD Accredited, download after passing
Study and retakesAny device, unlimited retakes within your chosen access period.

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Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside. This course is included in the training bundle, with 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Certificate information is listed for this course above.

What you will learn

  1. Principles of Early Childhood Development
  2. Physical Development: Birth to 5 Years
  3. Communication and Language Development
  4. Cognitive Development and Early Learning
  5. Social and Emotional Development
  6. The Role of Attachment in Development
  7. Supporting Development Through Play
  8. Identifying Developmental Delays and Concerns

Who needs this course

Early years practitioners, nursery workers, childminders, health visitors, and anyone working with babies and young children who needs to understand typical developmental milestones and support early childhood growth.

About this course

From infancy to the early years

The birth-to-five course follows physical, communication, cognitive and social and emotional development across early childhood. Attachment and learning through play are included alongside the developmental domains. The curriculum also addresses recognising delays and concerns as a topic for professional awareness.

It is intended for staff working with babies and young children, including nursery practitioners, childminders and health visitors. The age range makes it a different course from the catalogue’s introduction to development during middle childhood.

For school-age children, see Child Development: 5-11 years. To study the practitioner relationship in more detail, explore the role of the key person in early years.

Your certificate

Pass the assessment and your certificate is ready to download as a PDF the same day, with your name and the course title on it. Print it, email it to a manager, or attach it to a CV.

  • PDF download, same day you pass
  • CPD accredited by The CPD Certification Service
  • Retake the assessment as often as you need within your access period

These are training courses, not Ofqual-regulated qualifications. Read how our accreditation works.

Certificate of achievement

Your name

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Child Development: Birth - 5 years

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Your certificate, as a PDF, the same day you pass. Sample layout, your name and course are printed on it.

After you choose your access

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  2. Set up your account

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  3. Complete your courses

    Work at your own pace on any device. You can pause and return within your chosen access period.

  4. Download your certificate

    Pass the end-of-course assessment, then download your course completion certificate.

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