Getting Away to Learn: Why Conferences Still Matter
I have always liked a good conference. Not necessarily because I want to sit in a chair all day being talked at. In fact, that is probably my definition of…
LEYF CEO Blog and Podcast by Dr June O’Sullivan OBE
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
From Awareness to Action: Building Sustainability-Informed Educators
One of the great pleasures of our Action for Sustainability Community of Practice is that it brings together educators, researchers and leaders from across the world who are asking…
How Early Years Chefs are making an impact on food poverty
Access to good, nutritious, and balanced meals is becoming more challenging for some families each week, affecting the poorest and most deprived families the hardest. This is not just me…
Talking Early Years with June O’Sullivan: in conversation with Dr Will Norman
Walk ‘n’ Ride to Good Health It is not every day you get to talk to the Mayor’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner, but this is exactly who I…
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 one…
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 What happens when a crisis just becomes the way we live? It starts to describe the staffing shortage situation. It would seem…
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? This year, LEYF…
Fighting education inequality in the Early Years through food waste
An innovative partnership with City Harvest is helping us to plug a gap in Government funding and provide extra hours in nursery for children in need who are excluded…
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…
The Spring OBC Round Up
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…