Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
Ark, Ark Start and the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) have secured funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to establish a new Early Education Partnership in North…
There is something rather wonderful about raising a flag. It makes an occasion feel official, even when we were trying to get the flag to blow in the wind,…
Parents are under enormous pressure. They are expected to raise happy, healthy children while navigating work, rising costs, social media and a constant stream of advice telling…
AI is everywhere, apparently. Every conference, every policy announcement and every other LinkedIn post tells us it will transform how we live and work. Depending on who you listen to,…
Child poverty is about more than household income. In this conversation, Baroness Ruth Lister explores how poverty affects children's dignity, belonging and participation, and why their experiences should help shape policy.
Technology is already shaping our nurseries, whether we consciously design for it or not. Some of it is obvious: Wi-Fi, tablets, digital observations, secure entry systems, communication…
Back in 2013, I set up the Ofsted Big Conversation (OBC) because, frankly, the relationship between Ofsted and the Early Years sector had become pretty awful. There was frustration,…
Zoe Raven’s Sustainability in the Early Years: An Essential Guide for Educators, written with Santa Svike and Becky Watanabe, felt very familiar to me because much of their approach reflects…
There was something rather serendipitous about how I came to read Children, Our Future, Barbara and Terry Bell’s account of the struggle for early childhood care and education in…
We spend a great deal of time in Early Years thinking about what children eat, what they drink, how much they move and whether they spend enough time outdoors.
Nursery photography plays an important role in how families choose an Early Years setting. Photographs help parents understand a nursery’s environment, values and approach to learning. For many providers, childcare…
I recently received the second edition of Birth to Five Matters: Guidance for the Sector, by the Sector. I read the whole book, but inevitably found myself particularly interested…
Even in a digital age, nobody goes to a good conference without a notebook. I spent three days at the 34th EECERA Conference at the University of Madeira…
I have always liked a good conference. Not necessarily because I want to sit in a chair all day being talked at. In fact, that is probably my definition of…
