LEYF News and CEO Blog

This week I attended the 5th Annual Baby Room Conference organised by Kathy Goouch and her team at Canterbury University. The keynote speaker Annette Karmilof- Smith reflected…

Dear Mr Clegg, Thank you for listening to us about the potential changes to the ratios.  I can honestly say we were genuinely delighted that you understood our perspective and…

A few weeks ago Wave Trust in partnership with the DfE published its report Conception to Age 2 – The Age of…

There was a flurry of activity at our Central Office last week because we were interviewing for new staff. We need new staff because we have increased our capacity…

We are all aware that the cost of childcare is too expensive for many parents. Yet the Government says it…

I have long rejected beginning the New Year with a hangover, and am even less keen to create a bunch of resolutions that rarely survive the month of January, let alone…

Friday saw another fantastic LEYF Staff Conference, once again successfully managed with great aplomb. Like another Chocolate Orange segment…

Every year we hold our annual LEYF conference when we celebrate our achievements over the past 12 months and present our plans…

At the recent summer NDNA conference,…

I am very pleased to be able to represent LEYF as a member of Professor Cathy Nutbrown’s Expert Panel. The…

My Grandmother always said that a little of what you fancy does you good. Sadly, according to recent medical press, we are all too often unable to stop at a…

Apparently recent research called Lessons for leaders from the people who Matter undertaken by Harris Interactive found that employees from across the globe think…