Essential themes reflecting today’s ECEC landscape

Advance your career with courses built around the sector’s most important topics. Each learning milestone is marked by a digital badge, so whether you’re a Blooming Professional , Applied Innovator or Cultural Steward, you carry recognition for every achievement with you, ready to share with employers and your professional network.

Your Learning, Your Focus. Themes That Matter

Grow your expertise, earn recognition, and set new standards in your practice.

Buy online courses for you

Enjoy flexibility of courses and variety of payment options to suit your needs and your budget.

Highly engaging learning

Interactive videos, activities, lessons, and quizzes. Plus expert-led workshops and events. Our extended reality (XR) series will be launched in 2026.

Discuss with others

Participate in our online forums, share thoughts and ideas related to your courses, increase connection and be rewarded for your contribution. 

Career Advancement Tools

Portable digital credentials, professional portfolios, and support for progression to leadership, consultancy, or higher qualifications.
"It’s not just about gaining knowledge; it’s about discovering how to apply it in your setting and create lasting impact for children, families, and your team."
KIRSTIE JONES, ECPLC Consultant
Shape Your own success

Plan your learning experience

No two careers look the same. That’s why we offer user‑centred pathways, enabling you to focus on your aspirations, target your development, and tackle challenges relevant to your role. We will help equip you for the next step, whatever that may be. 
  • Real, applicable skills
  • Evidence-led content
  • Choose a pathway to suit interests, needs and goals
  • Flexible hours, pathways and pace
  • Choose depth of course from micro-credentials to advanced skills
  • Stackable modules that build up to full courses
  • Interactive content and real-world challenges
  • Reflective practice
  • Supporting toolkits 

Excellence rooted in key themes

Evidence‑informed learning for early years leaders across Wales, the UK and beyond.

Demonstrate your skills and passions by earning badges to reflect your learning journey or specialisation. Conveniently track your progress and rewards in a personalised dashboard.
Forward-thinking business development
Innovations
Quality Improvement
Sustainability

Themes

Leadership

Courses in this theme bridge the gap between childcare and business, inspire strategic vision, drive organisational change, and nurture confident teams. 

Leadership Mastery
Choose to follow the specialist recognition pathway by completing 10 Leadership courses and be awarded 'Changemaker' status. 

Business & Operations

Master sustainable management, efficient operations, and forward-thinking business development for your setting.

Business and Operations Mastery
Choose to follow the specialist recognition pathway by completing 10 Business and Operation themed courses and be awarded 'Strategic Architect'. 

Innovations & Emerging Trends

Stay ahead of sector changes, harness technology, and drive creative solutions in your practice.

Innovations & Emerging Trends Mastery
Choose to follow the specialist recognition pathway by completing 10  courses from the Innovations and Emerging Trends theme to become an 'Applied Innovator'. 

Personal Effectiveness

Develop resilience, reflective practice, and the self-awareness to lead and support others.

Personal Effectiveness Theme Mastery
Become a Reflective Leader, showing mastery by taking 10 courses from this theme. 

Curriculum & Pedagogy

Deepen your expertise in child development, curriculum innovation, and research-led teaching practice.

Curriculum and Pedagogy Mastery
Choose to follow the specialist recognition pathway by completing 10 Curriculum and Pedagogy courses and be awarded 'Intentional Educator' status. 

Sustainability

Champion positive environmental, social, and economic change for a brighter future in early childhood education.

Sustainability Mastery
Choose to follow the specialist recognition pathway by completing 10 Sustainability themed courses and be awarded 'Changemaker' status. 

Local Identity, Culture and Community

Lead with cultural competence, promote diversity, and build strong community partnerships.

Local Identity, Culture and Community Mastery
Choose to follow the specialist recognition pathway by completing 10 Local Identity, Culture and Community' themed courses and be awarded 'Cultural Steward' status.

Compliance, Inspection & Quality Improvement

Meet and exceed sector standards - prepare for inspections, drive quality, and embed best practice.

Compliance, Inspection and Quality Improvement Mastery
Choose to follow the specialist recognition pathway by completing 10 Compliance, Inspection and Quality Improvement' themed courses and be awarded 'Quality Champion' status.

Learning programmes

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Our courses

Check out our courses catalogue

Our range of micro-courses, short courses and advanced practitioner skills courses will be launching soon. Register your interest for launch dates and special early bird pricing  

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Are your courses regularly updated?

Yes!  Our academy is committed to creating and continuously improving effective learning resources informed by evidenced-based practice and reflective of recent research, studies and reports. 

Do I get a certificate for your online courses?

Yes! Upon completing all course units and passing the online assessments, you’ll receive a digital certificate which is instantly shareable and designed to showcase your achievement as part of our digital credentialing programme.

What if I have more questions that are not answered here? 

Take a look at the main FAQs page first. If you still have a question please, e-mail: hello@rootsofexcellenceacademy.com and we will respond as soon as possible.

Why your courses? 

Our courses are designed by professionals with expertise and knowledge in learning design or are subject matter experts. All our courses are based on evidence based practice and designed to be practical, so you can immediately apply what you have learned to your setting or professional practice. Take a look at our about us page to find out more 

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