Turning improvement plans into daily practice, where every team member understands the vision, owns the actions, and contributes to better outcomes for children.
Course Overview
This course is designed for leaders who want to move beyond creating development plans and focus on embedding them across their provision.
At Always Growing, the Children First Development Plan (CFDP) is more than a quality assurance document. It is a practical roadmap for continuous improvement, helping teams identify priorities, implement meaningful actions, and evaluate their impact on children’s experiences and outcomes.
When implemented effectively, the CFDP becomes a living, visible tool that shapes conversations, drives decision-making, and creates a shared understanding of what matters most.
This course will guide you through how to lead, communicate, monitor, and embed the CFDP so that it becomes everyone’s responsibility, not just the responsibility of the provision leader.
Who Is This For?
This course is for:
- Nursery Managers
- Deputy Managers
- Room Leaders
- Senior Practitioners
- Aspiring Leaders
- Anyone responsible for driving quality improvement within their setting
If you are responsible for developing practice, leading teams, and ensuring high standards for children, this course is for you.
What Will You Do?
Throughout this course, you will:
- Explore the purpose and value of the Children First Development Plan
- Understand how effective leaders create ownership and accountability across teams
- Learn how to communicate development priorities clearly and consistently
- Identify practical ways to make the CFDP visible in everyday practice
- Develop strategies that connect development priorities to the 4 Pillars of Pedagogy (4POP)
- Build habits and routines that reinforce continuous improvement
- Strengthen your ability to monitor implementation and evaluate impact
- Create a culture where quality improvement is everyone’s responsibility
This is a practical course focused on implementation, leadership behaviours, and sustainable improvement.
What Are the Benefits?
By completing this course, you will:
- Create greater clarity and consistency across your provision
- Improve staff understanding of development priorities
- Strengthen team ownership and accountability
- Move from reactive problem-solving to purposeful improvement planning
- Build confidence when discussing quality improvement with parents, visitors, and inspectors
- Ensure the CFDP remains relevant, visible, and impactful throughout the year
- Improve outcomes for children through focused and sustained development
How Can You Seek Help?
If you would like support developing, reviewing, or embedding your Children First Development Plan, contact the Always Growing team at info@alwaysgrowing.co.uk.
We are committed to helping leaders create settings where continuous improvement becomes part of everyday practice and where every child benefits from a clear and purposeful vision for development.