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Developmentally appropriate practice for early years educators: Observation, planning and interaction

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for nursery. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why the same activity works for one room and fails in another · 7 min

    Before you begin · The craft table that did not work · What went wrong

  • Lesson 2: Development and everyday practice · 7 min

    Development is a range · Sensible expectation or not? · Check

  • Lesson 3: Observe, assess, plan · 7 min

    The cycle · Fact or opinion? · Put the cycle in order

  • Lesson 4: Planning the day and interacting well · 7 min

    A day that flows · Interactions that extend thinking · The testing question

  • Lesson 5: Environment, executive function and speaking up · 7 min

    An enabling environment · Everyday executive function · When something worries you

  • Lesson 6: Your next steps and final assessment · 5 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At induction for new early years practitioners; at the start of a planning cycle; as part of mentor-led staff development.

Nursery, kindergarten and preschool practitioners, room leaders and new early years staff, and the mentors who coach them; assigned by a nursery group, early years training provider or local staff-development lead, who run it.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Early years framework
  • Observation record method
  • Concern route
  • Ld contact
  • Next course link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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