AI, Care and Social Justice: Why the Early Years Must Shape the Debate
Why read this article? Understand why artificial intelligence is becoming an important issue for the Early Years sector Reflect on the relationship between AI, care and…
LEYF Early Years News & CEO Blog by June O’Sullivan OBE
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
AI, Screen Time and Young Children in Early Development
Why read this Practical insight for parents worried about screen time and early development Explains how AI and the digital environment shape childhood, not just device…
Children’s Rights in Early Years: Lessons We Can’t Ignore
Why listen to this episode? Understand why children’s voices are a right, not a reward Learn how the Lundy Model supports meaningful child…
From Supply Chains to Sandpits: Why ESG in Early Years Matters
Context: Why ESG Is Rising Up the Agenda I joined an audience of charities and investors at the ESG Imperative Conference, organised by…
Toilet training – Time for Clarity, Not Blame
Why Are So Many Children Starting School Not Toilet Trained? More than a decade ago, I wrote about toilet training after the Association of Teachers and Lecturers reported that 71%…
Strengthening Practice Through Research – EECERA
LEYF at EECERA 2025 Wrapped up with a Bow for You! Attending an EECERA conference established by the wonderful Chris Pascal and Tony Bertram has become a LEYF ritual. …
Talking Early Years: In Conversation with Ellen Sandseter
Risky Play or Not Risky Play – That is the Question! Ellen Sandseter is a well-known professor at Queen Maud University College for Early Childhood Education in Trondheim, Norway…
Talking Early Years: June O’Sullivan and Sue Egersdorf
The Power of Intergenerational Nurseries The world is changing fast. Technology is accelerating how we live, work and even care, but in that rush, you can’t help but…
Another Consultation… This time, it’s Space
Just as the ink dries on the Ofsted consultation, up pops another. This time it’s about space, equally important and not to be overlooked. The Department for Education (DfE) has…
AI Cybersecurity
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Kill Switch! This is AI blog number four, and by now I thought I’d be off down the rabbit hole exploring…
Talking Early Years: In conversation with Greg Bottrill
Are children deprived of the opportunity to play?… …is not a new question, but one that continues to be tackled on many levels. Greg Bottrill’s book ‘Can…
Supporting ECEC for Infants Under Two
What We Learned from the Nursery World Webinar The Governments policy to expand “childcare” for children from 9 months by funding 30 hours ECEC is driving demand and anxiety in…