Is the Quality of New Staff Flashing Red?
The drive for the childcare expansion pushes on despite the worries about sufficient staff. However, while our concern about staff sufficiency remains flashing amber, our new flashing red 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: What’s Age Got to Do With It?
Time to Rethink Our Ageist Attitudes What happens when a crisis just becomes the way we live? It starts to describe the staffing shortage situation. It would seem…
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…
Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things on International Women’s Day…And Beyond
Each year we celebrate International Women’s Day in our own special way. The day was the idea of Clara Zetkin back in 1910 and was only recognised by the…
Story Maker, Scientist, Best Friend
Covid took off its invisible cloak on the 23rd of March when the country retrenched into lockdown. Now, six months later, with the battle partly won, the country has to…
The importance of partnership
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” – Theodore Roosevelt Many organisations talk about working in partnership. It…