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Schemas in early years Online Course

Course Published 15 mins CPD Accredited

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Illustrative workplace context. The course outline is listed below.

Course overview

Explore schema theory in early years development and learn to recognise common schemas that guide children's play and learning. This course explains what schemas are, how to identify them through observation, and practical strategies for supporting and extending schema-based play to enhance children's cognitive development.

Schemas in early years at a glance

Schemas in early years is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 15 mins to complete. The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.

Entry typeCourse
Provider statusPublished
Duration15 mins, 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. What Are Schemas?
  2. Common Schemas in Early Childhood
  3. Observing and Identifying Schemas in Play
  4. Supporting Schema-Based Learning
  5. Extending Schemas Through Resources and Experiences
  6. Schemas and Their Link to Curriculum Frameworks

Who needs this course

Early years practitioners, nursery workers, childminders, and anyone working with young children who wants to understand schema theory and use it to support children's play and learning.

About this course

Schemas as a focused early-years topic

Introduction to Schemas is a 15-minute course for nursery staff, childminders and other early years practitioners. It introduces common schemas in childhood and the observation of schema-based play. The course then considers supporting and extending that learning through resources and experiences, with a module connecting schemas to curriculum frameworks.

For a wider view of children’s development, Child Development: Birth - 5 years covers physical, language, cognitive and social-emotional development. Practitioners looking at the wider observation cycle can compare the England observation and planning course with the Scottish observation and planning course.

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

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Certificate of achievement

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Introduction to Schemas

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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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