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Building positive connections with children

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for childcare. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 29 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three questions from this course. Pick an answer, then see why.

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Three pieces that work together

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 35 minutes

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

  • Lesson 1: Why connection comes first · 7 min

    Before you begin · Amara, an early years worker, sees three-year-old Leo cling to the door each morning. His father is in a rush and a colleague says "he will settle". Amara wants to help, but is not sure how · What do you believe?

  • Lesson 2: Principles of positive relationships · 6 min

    Four habits · Trust in action · Check

  • Lesson 3: Name the connecting behaviour · 6 min

    Connecting or not? · Spot the cue · Check

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: distress, withdrawal and hard goodbyes · 6 min

    Distress at drop-off · Withdrawn child · A parent in a hurry

  • Lesson 5: Raise a concern and apply it · 6 min

    When to tell the lead · Record it · Your setting

  • Lesson 6: Using the policy and knowing who to ask · 4 min

    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, in yearly practice training, and when a setting works with a new provider or family.

Childcare, early years and early intervention staff who work with children and the settings that care for them.

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:
  • Safeguarding lead contact
  • Local rules link
  • Policy link
  • Help contact
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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