Quality Interactions – Enhancing Communication and Connections in Early Years

This course is designed to equip practitioners with the essential skills and knowledge to foster quality interactions with children. Quality interactions are fundamental to a child’s development, impacting their behaviour, self-regulation, and readiness for school. These interactions also play a crucial role in forming secure attachments with children and building relationships with their parents.

Understanding how to engage in effective verbal and non-verbal communication is key to this process. In this training, we will explore the types of communication that support secure attachments, and how these interactions can scaffold learning. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of adapting communication to meet the needs of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and those for whom English is an Additional Language (EAL).

You will learn how every interaction counts, and the significant role these interactions play in preparing children for their future learning and development.

This Quality Interactions course will enable practitioners to:

• Understand the components of quality interactions and their impact on child development
• Recognise the different types of verbal and non-verbal communication
• Establish secure attachments with children and their parents through effective communication
• Scaffold learning through meaningful interactions
• Question children effectively by using the right questions to support and extend their learning.
• Learn how to use open-ended questions that encourage deeper thinking, foster curiosity, and allow children to explore ideas and concepts in their own way.
• Recognise the impact of ineffective questioning and understand how certain types of questions can limit children’s responses.
• Enhance communication strategies for school readiness
• Consider the unique communication needs of children with SEN and EAL