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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Talking Early Years: What’s Age Got to Do With It?
Time to Rethink Our Ageist Attitudes https://leyf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Stuart-Rest-Less-podcast.mp3 What happens when a crisis just becomes the way we live? It starts to describe the staffing shortage situation. It would…
What has Early Years got to do with Sustainability?
Where are you going on holiday? Will it be too hot? A realistic question as Southern Europe burns. I chose the west of Ireland where a sliver of sunshine…
Talking Early Years: What have Food Banks got to do with the Early Years?
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things Podcast Series Talking Early Years: What have Food Banks got to do with the Early Years? https://leyf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Food-poverty-podcastMP3.mp3 This…