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…
LEYF News and CEO Blog
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
Should Social Enterprise Deliver Public Services?
Social enterprises are driven by social justice and deliver a range of public services including health, social care, children, services, education, homelessness, housing, domestic abuse, public health, leisure, culture, employment,…
Talking Early Years: In Conversation with Matt Arnerich
We Are Famly! My first Podcast of 2024 is an interview with the very delightful Matt Arnerich, Director of Brand & Comms at Famly – an…
Making More Waves in 2024 with Talking Early Years
Welcome to 2024! I’m currently planning my Podcast schedule for this year and, in doing so, reflecting on the most popular and engaging interviews from 2023, in accordance…
All I want for Christmas is staff!
Release your inner Mariah and sing this in the staff room! Ahhh Ahh, I don’t want a lot for Christmas …
If Children Really Are Our Future, Why Are We Stalling?
The 16th November marked Social Enterprise Day, so Happy Social Enterprise to you all. My dream is for every business to operate like a social enterprise and never have to…
London OBC Blog October 2023
The London OBC October 2023 Thank you those who attended the London OBC meeting on the 25th October. It was interesting to receive comments from many attendees…
What does mental health look like for a small child?
As a former psychiatric nurse who trained and worked at the Maudsley Hospital, I realised quickly that mental health was the Cinderella service of the NHS. Years later, I…
Talking Early Years: In conversation with Sarah Ronan
Can the new Early Education and Care Coalition Influence the next Government? Sarah Ronan, Director of the recently formed Early Education and Care Coalition (EECC) joined me to…
Talking Early Years: Why are Men in Childcare such a rare species?
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things Podcast Series For International Men’s Day on the 19th November 2012, I invited as many men as I could find…
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…