Why We Need More Men in Childcare
A Reflection and Call to Action I’ve long been an advocate for getting more men into childcare (MiC). It simply seems absurd to write off half the human population as…
LEYF News and CEO Blog
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
Stephen Morgan MP visits LEYF Soho Nursery and Pre-School
Minister for Early Education, Stephen Morgan, visits LEYF Soho Nursery and Pre-School to meet the men working in childcare as the government ramps up efforts to grow and diversify the early years workforce.
Christmas Advent Blog – December 11th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day eleven of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on what the pedagogy looks like in practice? Read my recent post reflecting on pedagogy…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 10th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day ten of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on what is cultural capital? Now that Ofsted has introduced the concept into the…
Christmas Advent Blog – The Birmingham Pedajolly on the Pedagogy Fun Train
Last week I went on a Pedajolly to Birmingham to the Nursery World Conference with two colleagues. Ben who leads the LEYF Training Academy and Jean who manages a…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 8th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day eight of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on the power of books… https://leyf.org.uk/enjoy-books-on-world-book-day-dont-worry-too-much-about-dressing-up/ Which of the books that were on…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 7th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day seven of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on reclaiming the outdoors for children… https://leyf.org.uk/reclaim-the-outdoors-for-children/ In the education world, outdoors was hijacked…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 6th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day six of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on FABULOUS early years teachers… https://leyf.org.uk/dont-call-me-sweet-i-am-a-fast-furious-and-fabulous-early-years-teacher/ I am always so proud of…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 5th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day five of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on Social Enterprise… https://leyf.org.uk/time-out-to-reflect-on-social-enterprise/ Back in January I attended a social enterprise conference in…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 4th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day four of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on the the different types of play… https://leyf.org.uk/messy-play-not-messi-plays/ Do you know the different types…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 3rd
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day three of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on the importance of partnerships… https://leyf.org.uk/the-importance-of-partnership/ In this blog post from January, I discussed…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 2nd
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day two of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on funding for quality childcare provision… https://leyf.org.uk/quality-childcare-it-starts-with-meaningful-investment/ If nurseries are central to society, we…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 1st
While there are children apparently in tears because their chocolate advent calendars are empty, perhaps I can help to bring a bit of extra Christmas cheer by reflecting on…
Homelessness
In October, one of the LEYF managers slept out to raise awareness about homelessness. Her observations prompted this blog. I felt vulnerable and rather lonely in the early hours…