The impact of the mobile phone
It is Good to Talk! The signs of things going wrong in society are usually first evident in small children. The widespread dependence on Smartphones is…
LEYF News and CEO Blog
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
Let’s celebrate National Apprentice Week!
I love apprentices… …especially the LEYF apprentices. They are the next generation of Early Years teachers and, in my experience, they are amongst some of the best new…
Talking Early Years: In conversation with Sarah Ronan
Can the new Early Education and Care Coalition Influence the next Government? Sarah Ronan, Director of the recently formed Early Education and Care Coalition (EECC) joined me to…
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…
Talking Early Years: Celebrating 120 Years at LEYF
The Year That is 2023 – This year, we are proud to celebrate 120 years of LEYF. It’s been fascinating to reflect back on what has changed over…
The Consultation is Here, Get Talking!
As a sector, we can sometimes come across as a bit split. Copyright Darren Fletcher Photography – Commissioned by The Sun This may be because we are part…
Hobson’s Choice for the Early Years means No Choice at all!
Things continue to be difficult for the sector, and we seem to have few choices as to how we resolve the issues which all revolve around the recruitment…
Shaping Us Campaign – shining a light on Early Years
Ten years ago, the Princess of Wales started noticing that a poor Early Years’ experience was the common denominator across all the young people using the mental health charities she…
To Strike or Not to Strike? – That is the question!
Last week, I posted the question on Twitter asking the #EarlyYears if they were prepared to join the teachers and strike? 6,073 people responded and 287 voted. The…
How to adjust ratios and maintain quality
There is little doubt that the Recruitment and Retention issues facing the sector continue to cause concern and are impacting on the ability of more and more providers to meet…
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: in Conversation with Norma Raynes
From Generation to Generation: In Conversation with Professor Norma Raynes About ten years ago I discovered the work of Robert Putnam and the idea of social capital. In…
Time to Level ALL the Way UP
The Chancellor had some tough decisions to make today to drive the Government’s Levelling Up agenda and prepare the country for a post-Covid “age of optimism”. Whilst we know…