The Friendship Quilt: Sewn with Stories, Kindness and Belonging
The year 2023 marked our 120th anniversary, celebrating a long and fascinating history that began in 1903 when a group of doctors and almoners came together to tackle poverty in…
LEYF News and CEO Blog
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
Rights, Relationships and Respect: A Timely Book for EY Professionals
There are some books that arrive at exactly the right moment, and Babies’ and Toddlers’ Rights in Practice by Mary Moloney,…
Baby You’re Amazing
Action research is very important for quality improvement and at LEYF it’s the basis of self reflection. We believe that practitioner led research is an often underused method of ensuring quality…
Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves…
March is women’s month. Starting with Mother’s Day on the 6th and International Women’s Day on the 8th – it means that we can look forward to enjoying and participating…
Aspiring Leaders; Can you afford to ignore this opportunity?
‘If you want to be an emotionally intelligent leader you need to do the aspiring leaders course.’ Mursal Great leadership is an essential ingredient to making an organisation, whether it’s outstanding nurseries…
London Ofsted Big Conversation
London Ofsted Big Conversation – 19th January 2016 (Hosted by Ofsted at Aviation House & Chaired by June O’Sullivan) In attendance from Ofsted Mike Sheridan Regional Director…
Are you afraid of Policy Makers?
I began this year with an irrational fear of getting locked into loos. It was brought on by an incident on Christmas Eve when I got locked in the nursery…
Will 2016 be the year the Government will Properly Fund Childcare?
We return from the Christmas break to all the usual doom and gloom, including the usual diets and a ban on alcohol forever. Clearly, the person who suggested this has…
The Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:‘A Partridge in a Pear Tree’ – actually no… ‘A promise to make childcare truly free?’…
The 30 Hours Costing Conundrum: Is it time for the Big Childcare Conversation? #BCC
For those of you who have just landed after living on Mars for the last few years here is a summary of the 30 hours promise by…
Never Underestimate the Power of Leadership
“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”Dolly Parton When I was appointed…
Why does childcare need business and business need childcare?
”Early childhood development is the compelling economic social and moral issue of our time. It helps provide children with the opportunity they deserve to develop their natural abilities. It is…
Smart Nurseries Develop a Culture of Creativity
On the 10th of October it is Social Saturday and as a social enterprise, we will be celebrating. The aim of Social Saturday 2015 is to raise…
Are you with me?
On Saturday, LEYF partnered with the University of Middlesex and International Early Years to have the first conference to launch the #BigChildcareConversation .