The NDNA is currently offering a free, online course on Supporting Wellbeing in the Early Years Workforce. The course is aimed at practitioners who want to know the basics of mental health and wellbeing. The course will help practitioners to assess their own personal wellbeing with ideas for appropriate steps they can take to improve it.  

Key topics covered include:

• Different types of wellbeing
• Tips for improving mental and physical wellbeing
• Tips for combating stress

A link to find out more about the course and a link to book can be found here. https://ndna.org.uk/.../free-supporting-well-being-in.../

The NDNA also provide some free resources which could support settings when considering supporting practitioners’ wellbeing and mental health. These include:

• Writing a wellbeing policy
• Wellbeing factsheets
• Wellbeing inspiration

A link to these resources can be found here: https://ndna.org.uk/childrens-well-being-and-staff-well.../

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Anna Freud has created some resources to support staff’s wellbeing in early years setting.

These include posters on:

• Writing a wellbeing policy
• Leading a staff meeting on wellbeing
• Different levels of support you may offer

These resources and some further research around the resources offered can be found here.

Anna Freud have also recorded a webinar on Supporting Staffs Wellbeing in Early Years which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddnz19sC1VA&fbclid=IwAR3Dwi44EOEVDRYRFk-jKEjFyTrmlBAJgz-p1P5s4lZwS1rRMKsqXwjG_28