AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings

Designed to ensure all early years staff can recognise the signs of a serious
allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) and have the confidence to safely manage children with allergies.
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AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings

Welcome to our comprehensive AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings course, offered by Anaphylaxis UK. This online training is specifically designed for all early years settings across the UK, including day nurseries, pre-schools, nursery schools, children’s centers, and childminders. Our course ensures that all early years staff can recognise the signs of a serious allergic reaction, also known as anaphylaxis, and have the confidence to safely manage children with allergies.

Course outline

Our new AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings course includes:

  • 5 modules (allergic reactions, anaphylaxis, allergen avoidance & risk factors, treating anaphylaxis with adrenaline auto-injectors, allergy management in early years settings)
  • 5 quizzes
  • Practical scenarios
  • Optional narration of lessons
  • Final assessment
  • Personalised downloadable digital certificate of completion
  • Additional benefits: downloadable allergy awareness resources for young children and eligibility for our AllergyWise® Early Years Setting award.

Recognising and Managing Anaphylaxis

This online course covers common causes of allergic reactions, symptoms of anaphylaxis, how to use adrenaline auto-injectors (EpiPen® and Jext®), and how to manage children with allergies in early years settings, including allergen avoidance, responsibilities, risk assessment, Allergy Action Plans, storage of adrenaline auto-injectors and practical scenarios relevant to early years settings.

This course takes approximately 1 – 1.5 hours to complete, at a time that suits you.

To complement this online course, we recommend you order trainer adrenaline auto-injector devices to practise with. Order these directly from the manufacturer’s websites for free: EpiPen® and Jext®.

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Activities for Children Included

Our allergy awareness resources for young children are included as part of this course. Completing our course before delivering these activities will help staff to feel confident talking about allergies with young children.

 

The resources include colouring, trace the letters, fill in the gap and word search activity sheets. An allergy awareness lesson plan for children is also included, with story and activity ideas that can be used in an early years setting.

Pricing information

Bulk Purchase

  • Course cost: £21 including VAT per person.

 

  • You can purchase this course for a minimum of 5 staff.

 

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Additional Information

  • 20% discount the next year for early years settings who purchase this course again.

 

  • If you’re looking to purchase the course for 15 or more staff, please use the contact form to get in touch for bespoke pricing.

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Who is the course useful for?

This course is not just beneficial, it is essential. The course provides comprehensive training on recognising the signs of a serious allergic reaction, understanding the common causes of allergic reactions, and knowing how to use adrenaline auto-injectors like EpiPen® and Jext®. This knowledge can be lifesaving, making these courses crucial for anyone working with children in early years settings.

Our Anaphylaxis Training for Nurseries and AllergyWise for Early Years Settings course is designed to equip those working in early years settings, such as day nurseries, pre-schools, nursery schools, children’s centres, and childminders, with the vital knowledge and skills to manage these conditions effectively.

This includes:

  • day nurseries
  • pre-schools
  • nursery schools and nursery staff
  • children’s centres
  • childminders.

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How serious allergies affect young children

Up to 5% of children are thought to have a food allergy.
Babies who develop severe eczema are at higher risk of food allergy.
Anaphylaxis in babies and toddlers can be challenging to recognise as they may present with non-typical anaphylaxis symptoms.

Why the course is important

There are national minimum standards that early years providers must meet, such as the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework in England. Early years settings are required to obtain information about children’s health and dietary requirements – including food allergies – before they attend, and record and act on the information provided.

The most serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) usually begins within minutes and can be life-threatening. Anaphylaxis in babies and toddlers can be particularly challenging to recognise, and they are less able to express their feelings or give early warning of symptoms.

We encourage a whole setting allergy awareness approach, as this is the safest way to manage children with allergies. The more staff who have an understanding of allergies, can recognise the signs of anaphylaxis and know what to do in an emergency, the safer all children with allergies will be.

Allergy Awareness and Inclusivity

All early years settings who complete our AllergyWise® online training course are eligible for our AllergyWise® Early Years Setting award. The award recognises settings who complete our online training, have robust allergy protocols in place, encourage allergy awareness with staff and children, and ensure the setting is an inclusive environment for children with allergies.

Awarded settings will receive a digital certificate and a digital logo to use on their website and letterheads.

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Why choose our course?

Anaphylaxis UK is the only charity solely for those at risk of serious allergic reactions. We’ve been supporting those at risk of anaphylaxis for over 30 years, providing trusted information to individuals, schools, healthcare professionals and businesses.

Our information is evidence-based, with the support of our Clinical and Scientific Panel and the expertise of our Education and AllergyWise® Manager, Tracey Dunn. a retired headteacher.

Our online course also includes additional benefits: allergy awareness resources for young children included and eligibility for our AllergyWise® Early Years Setting award!

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How we created this course

Our AllergyWise® for Early Years course has been produced by our Education Manager and qualified teacher, with support from our Information Team, with a wealth of knowledge about allergies and anaphylaxis.

The course has also been clinically reviewed and reviewed by early years staff.

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FAQs: About the AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings course

Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.

  • How long do staff have to complete the course?

    The purchased courses are valid for 12 months, as per the course terms and conditions.

  • Do staff have to complete it at a certain time?

    No, this online course can be completed at a time that suits you.

  • How long does the course take?

    The course takes approximately 1 – 1.5 hours to complete. 

  • Does the course need to be completed all in one go?

    No, you can log back in and your course progress will be saved.

  • Do I need to pass the final assessment on the first attempt?

    No, the pass mark for the final assessment is 80% but you can re-do the assessment multiple times if needed. There is also no time limit for the final assessment.

  • Does this course include how to use adrenaline auto-injectors?

    Yes, how to use adrenaline auto-injectors is included in this course.

    To complement this online course, we recommend you order trainer adrenaline auto-injector devices to practise with. Order these directly from the manufacturer’s websites for free: EpiPen® and Jext®.

  • How often should staff complete this course?

    It’s recommended that training is repeated annually. Early years settings who purchase this course again the following year receive a 20% discount.

  • How long will I have access to the course content?

    The validity of the course purchase is 12 months.

  • Why is it so important early years staff complete this course?

    The most serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) usually begins within minutes and can be life-threatening. Anaphylaxis in babies and toddlers can be particularly challenging to recognise, and they are less able to express their feelings or give early warning of symptoms.

    We encourage a whole setting allergy awareness approach, as this is the safest way to manage children with allergies. The more staff who have an understanding of allergies, can recognise the signs of anaphylaxis and know what to do in an emergency, the safer all children with allergies will be.

  • What are the benefits of buying this course?

    • The confidence that staff are allergy aware and have the knowledge they need should an emergency situation arise.
    • Allergy awareness resources to use with children are included.
    • The opportunity to achieve our AllergyWise® Early Years Setting award.

FAQs: Purchasing the AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings course

Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.

  • How do I buy this AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings course?

    Click one of the purchase buttons throughout this page, or through this link. Payment is made by credit/debit card.

    If you’re looking to purchase the course for 15 or more staff (e.g. a group of early years settings/an early years organisation), please use this contact form to get in touch for bespoke pricing.

  • How much does the course cost?

    The course costs £21 including VAT per person. There is a minimum purchase of 5.

    20% discount the next year for settings who purchase the course again the following year.

    If you’re a childminder or nanny looking to purchase this course, please use the contact form to get in touch

    If you’re looking to purchase the course for 15 or more staff (e.g. a group of early years settings/an early years organisation), please contact us for bespoke pricing.

     

  • Why do I have to buy for a minimum of 5 staff?

    We encourage a whole setting allergy awareness approach –  the more staff who are allergy aware and can recognise the signs of anaphylaxis, the safer all children with allergies in an early years setting will be.

    Our course also includes additional benefits: allergy awareness resources for young children plus the opportunity to achieve our AllergyWise® Early Years Setting award.

  • What if I don’t need to buy for 5 staff?

    Once purchased, you will be able to use the course places for 12 months, so if you have any staff changes, new staff members, ad-hoc staff, are part of a network of childminders in your area etc. then these staff can also be trained. 

  • I'm a childminder looking to purchase the course, can I?

    Yes, this course is designed for all early years providers, including childminders.

    If you are a childminder looking to purchase this course and you’re part of a network of childminders, you can purchase the course as a group of 5 or more childminders.

    If you would like further information about purchasing the course, please use the contact form to get in touch.

  • What happens after I’ve paid for this course for my staff?

    The group leader who purchases the course can enrol users onto the course. You can do this by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’. Click on the Enrol New User button to add users by entering their name and email address. The enrolled user will then receive an email with their account login details so they can access the training. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually. 

    Please see pages 3 and 4 of our step-by-step guide for further information.

  • I've purchased the course but now want to buy for more staff, what do I do?

    You can either purchase the course again for a minimum of 5 staff or you can get in touch using this contact form to purchase less than 5 more course places.

FAQs: Managing your AllergyWise® account

Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.

  • I've purchased this course, how do I enrol staff?

    The group leader who purchases the course can enrol users onto the course. You can do this by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’. Click on the Enrol New User button to add users by entering their name and email address. The enrolled user will then receive an email with their account login details so they can access the training. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually. 

    Please see our step-by-step guide for further information.

  • I’ve purchased this course, how do I find out how many staff have completed it?

    As the group leader, you can see the progress of your staff by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’.

  • I've been told to do this course, how do I access it?

    Your group leader, who is the person who purchases this course for your early years setting, can enrol you onto the course. They need to assign user email addresses themselves to enrol staff directly. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually. 

    Please see our step-by-step guide for further information.

  • Can a colleague share my login?

    No, all of our AllergyWise® courses are designed to be done individually. If you give your login details to someone else, the quizzes and course assessment will have already been completed by you and they will not be able to get a certificate of completion.

  • How do I access my certificate once I’ve completed the course?

    After passing the final assessment, you will be able to download and save your certificate of completion by clicking on the ‘print your certificate’ button. 

    You can also download your certificate of completion by logging into your account and clicking on the certificate icon in the Training area.

  • How do I access the allergy awareness lesson resources included with this course?

    There is a lesson near the end of the course called ‘Allergy awareness resources’. From this lesson you can download the resources for young children.

    You can also download the resources after completing the course by logging into your account and clicking the AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings course. Go to the lesson called ‘Allergy awareness resources’ to download the resources.

  • Why can’t I see some of the videos on the course?

    Some of our films are on YouTube and may have been blocked by your IT system.

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