LEYF News and CEO Blog

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…

The London OBC October 2023  Thank you those who attended the London OBC meeting on the 25th October. It was interesting to receive comments…

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…

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 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…

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…

Thank you to those who came to the OBC on the 18th May. It was the ten-year anniversary of the #OBC and our first face to face meeting since…

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…

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…

Hurrah, the importance to invest in the Early Years has finally filtered deep into the Treasury and the Chancellor responded in the Budget. So that is the good bit, but…

A letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt

Research shows that the experiences young children and babies have during their first five years has a long-term effect on their cognitive, emotional and physical development and their life…