If Children Really Are Our Future, Why Are We Stalling?
The 16th November marked Social Enterprise Day, so Happy Social Enterprise to you all. My dream is for every business to operate like a social enterprise and never have to…
LEYF News and CEO Blog
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
London OBC Blog October 2023
The London OBC October 2023 Thank you those who attended the London OBC meeting on the 25th October. It was interesting to receive comments…
International Chef’s Day: A shout out to the Early Years Chef
The Halloween decorations are up and pumpkins are for sale in the supermarkets, but before we start watching scary movies in the dark there’s another day to get excited about…
Talking Early Years: In conversation with Solitaire Townsend
https://www.leyf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LEYF-SUSTAINABILITY-PODCAST-AUG-23.mp3 Transforming Business to Create a More…
What does mental health look like for a small child?
As a former psychiatric nurse who trained and worked at the Maudsley Hospital, I realised quickly that mental health was the Cinderella service of the NHS. Years later, I…
Talking Early Years: In conversation with Sarah Ronan
https://www.leyf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sarah-Ronan-and-June.mp3 Can the new Early Education and Care Coalition Influence the next Government? Sarah Ronan, Interim Director of the recently formed Early Education and Care Coalition (EECC) joined…
London OBC
In 2013, I set up the Ofsted Big Conversation #OBC because I was so dismayed at how our relationship had deteriorated with our regulator. I was beyond angry at what…
Chefs to the Rescue!
A healthy population is the foundation of a strong and thriving economy, and that begins with our children. Poor diet is a leading cause of long-term illness and…
Talking Early Years: Why are Men in Childcare such a rare species?
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things Podcast Series https://leyf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIC-PODCAST-AUG-23.mp3 For International Men’s Day on the 19th November 2012, I invited as many men as I could…
How Early Years Chefs are making an impact on food poverty
Access to good, nutritious, and balanced meals is becoming more challenging for some families each week, affecting the poorest and most deprived families the hardest. This is not just me…
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: in conversation with Dr Will Norman
https://www.leyf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tramsport2-LEYF-podcast.mp3 Walk ‘n’ Ride to Good Health It is not every day you get to talk to the Mayor’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner, but this…
Developing Children’s Knowledge and Skills with Ofsted’s NEW Report
Ofsted has just published Report 2… …part of our series of subject-based curriculum research reviews. Do you remember the first one Best Start? This second…
Stronger in Numbers: The EECC Launch
Stronger in Numbers as the Early Education and Childcare Coalition Launches This week marks the launch of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition (EECC) – a group of experienced…
The massive impact of Health Visits
At the annual Adventures with Alice Pedagogy and Play Residential, I listened to Suzanne Zeedyck speak passionately about the importance of connecting…