This high-quality resource has been developed by leading child health experts in the UK. Accessible online, it is an ideal learning resource for busy healthcare professionals.
Healthy Child Course
Strengthen your understanding of the 0–5 child‑health pathway, key practitioner roles and core public‑health priorities.
Multiple online learning sessions
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Who is this Healthy Child course for?
- Health visitors
- Midwives
- Nurses
- GPs
- Paediatricians
- Early years practitioners
- Child health teams
- Public health nurses
What’s on this page?
Introduction to the Healthy Child Course
This learning provides a clear overview of how the Healthy Child Course operates across ages 0–5, including who the programme supports, how services are delivered, and the key roles that different professionals and teams play in safeguarding and improving child health.
It also includes a focused module on professional responsibilities around information sharing, early identification of need, and responding to emerging concerns — covering the processes, supporting resources, and how to approach conversations with children, young people, and families.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe what the Healthy Child Course is and why it is offered
- Identify who the programme supports and the rationale behind universal and targeted interventions
- Outline the key components of the HCP pathway from pregnancy through to age 5
- Recognise the roles and responsibilities of different organisations and practitioners in delivering the programme
- Explain core duties relating to information sharing, early help, and responding to concerns
You can also:
- Prepare for supportive conversations with children and families when discussing assessments or emerging needs
- Use clear, appropriate, and empathetic language in sensitive discussions, including when offering advice, reassurance, or signposting to additional support
Course features
- A comprehensive set of online learning resources covering the foundations of the Healthy Child Programme and key areas of universal and targeted child health practice from pregnancy to age 5.
- Practical guidance, case studies, and signposted tools to support assessment, early intervention, and effective communication with children, young people, and families.
- Interactive e‑learning for anyone involved in delivering the Healthy Child Programme, with around 75–76 sessions grouped into 12–13 modules.
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Why choose eIntegrity?
Access relevant and engaging Healthy Child Course education quickly – training developed with NHS England and leading child health and public health experts.
Share a clear summary page with mixed‑role teams so they can judge fit fast.
Keep signposting clear on what’s nationally defined vs what’s shaped by local commissioning and service delivery.
Course content overview
This programme‑level learning focuses on how the Healthy Child Course is delivered, including universal and targeted services from pregnancy through to late adolescence. It explores what different teams need to do at key points in the pathway – from developmental reviews and screening elements to health promotion, safeguarding, and early intervention.
It also covers essential responsibilities around information sharing, identifying emerging needs, and supporting sensitive conversations with children and families.
Subject areas covered:
This learning spans public health priorities (including breastfeeding, obesity prevention, and social and emotional development), developmental surveillance, immunisation, parental support, and wider determinants of child health. It outlines practitioner roles across universal and targeted pathways, and explores communication approaches for assessment, early help, and safeguarding discussions.
What’s included:
You’ll work through a comprehensive collection of 75 online learning sessions grouped into 12–13 modules, each incorporating interactive elements, case studies, and self‑assessments to reinforce learning.
Who developed this course?
The Healthy Child Programme online learning course was developed by Health Education England elearning for healthcare (e-LfH) in collaboration with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), The Open University, and Great Ormond Street Hospital. It was commissioned by the Department of Health to support professionals in child health, education, and social care.
Clinical Leads
Dr Anu Raykundalia
Dr Elaine Lewis
Healthy Child Course Modules (0–5 years)
- Healthy Child Course Basics
- Preparation for Parenthood & Antenatal Care
- Newborn & Infant Physical Examination
- Breastfeeding & Infant Nutrition
- Child Development & Developmental Surveillance
- Social & Emotional Development
- Common Childhood Conditions
- Immunisation & Infection Prevention
- Speech, Language & Communication
- Healthy Weight, Physical Activity & Nutrition
- Safeguarding & Child Protection
- Working With Families & Early Intervention
- Leadership, Quality & Public Health Practice
Access 24/7
The Healthy Child Course is delivered entirely online, giving you the flexibility to learn at home, in the workplace or on the move. Each session takes around 20–30 minutes and is designed to be short, focused and easy to fit around busy clinical or service‑delivery schedules.
With its 75 concise learning sessions grouped into 13 modules, you can dip in and out whenever you need to revisit topics such as developmental surveillance, immunisation, public health priorities or the roles of different practitioners in delivering the course. This makes the learning ideal for strengthening confidence in child health practice, even when time is limited.
Once you’ve completed the course or individual modules, the interactive elements, case studies and signposted resources can be revisited at any time as part of your ongoing development. While the programme does not provide CPD accreditation, completion can still be recorded in your professional portfolio or used to support local training requirements.
People also ask
Who is the Healthy Child Course designed for?
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How many modules and sessions are included?
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What topics does the programme cover?
Hello, my name is Professor Mitch Blair and welcome to the Healthy Child Program section of eIntegrity.
In this section you will find learning around immunization screening, child development, and health promotion from pregnancy to age 5.
There are 70 plus sessions divided into a number of modules and all developed by leading experts in evidence based care.
This was developed with the collaboration of eight different colleges and faculties and is suitable for general practitioners, midwives, health visitors, speech and language therapists, dieticians and paediatricians, amongst others.
You can learn at your own pace and the program includes formative assessments with feedback to test your understanding of the content as you progress through the course.
So do have a look at the site. There are a number of sample sessions for you to have a look at and details on how to register for the whole program.
I’m sure you’re going to enjoy it. Do come and join us.
FAQs
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Comparing the cost of Healthy Child training
Traditional child‑health or public‑health training can be difficult to organise, particularly when it depends on in‑person workshops, multidisciplinary study days or shadowing opportunities that pull staff away from frontline services. With the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) e‑learning course, you gain online access to 75 structured learning sessions across 13 modules, all included within one straightforward subscription fee. This makes developing and refreshing core child‑health knowledge far more predictable and cost‑effective than arranging multiple standalone training events.
The online format also supports flexible, incremental learning, with each session taking 20–30 minutes to complete and incorporating interactive elements, case studies and self‑assessments — reducing the need for costly travel or protected training days.
How to get started
Simply enrol through the eIntegrity platform to begin working through the modules at your own pace. Each learning session is short, self‑contained and easy to dip in and out of, helping you build confidence in developmental surveillance, immunisation, public‑health priorities, communication with families and the wider responsibilities of the child‑health team — all without disrupting your day‑to‑day workload.
Who is this programme suitable for?
This course is designed for professionals involved in delivering or supporting the Healthy Child Programme, including:
- Health visitors
- Midwives
- Nurses
- GPs
- Paediatricians
- Obstetricians
- Child health teams (0–5 services)
The programme supports anyone looking to enhance their understanding of early child‑health pathways, strengthen confidence in their role and communicate effectively with families during assessment, health promotion and early‑intervention conversations.
