Our courses

Welcome to the LEYF Training Academy, our world-class centre of training and research.

Whether it’s to champion sustainability in your nursery setting, to learn to cook some nutritious dishes for very young children with our Early Years Chef Academy, or to develop your understanding of child development with our Early Years degree, training with us means you can enhance your career while impacting children’s lives.

Come and learn with others from both the UK and abroad, and build your networks while receiving rewarding training from experts in the sector.

Courses at LEYF

LEYF offers a range of courses to extend your knowledge of Early Years and support your continued professional development.

Sustainability in the Early Years

Complete our course and lead your nursery in creating sustainable impact and nurturing young minds to care for the planet.

Early Years Chef Academy

We train chefs and teachers to be experts in child nutrition and to help children, staff and parents build healthy habits for life.

Apprenticeships

Our dedicated Apprenticeship Academy with a unique enrichment programme helps you to kickstart your career in Early Years.

Early Years Degree

Our pioneering degrees in Early Years, focusing on our unique pedagogy are taught and assessed by LEYF staff.

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Coaching

Find out more about LEYF’s coaching programme.

SEND training

Find out more about our SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) training and courses.