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There was something rather serendipitous about how I came to read Children, Our Future, Barbara and Terry Bell’s account of the struggle for early childhood care and education in…
We spend a great deal of time in Early Years thinking about what children eat, what they drink, how much they move and whether they spend enough time outdoors.
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…
“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…
”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…
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…
On Saturday, LEYF partnered with the University of Middlesex and International Early Years to have the first conference to launch the #BigChildcareConversation .
The Childcare Review has closed and we now leave it to Lord Sutherland and his committee to analyse the information and recommend a solution for the 30 Hours Government Funded…
After much prevarication, I took some of my own advice ( getting out of the office and attending conferences is good for thinking and ideas) and decided to accept the…
The Government made childcare a central component of its election manifesto. Mr Cameron insists that his Government will extend the childcare ‘free offer’ to 30 hours a week, 38 weeks…
We met in the London NatWest Head Office in Little Argyle Street on a warm day. Like all OBC we had some regulars and some new people but the mix…
#OfstedBig Conversation – London @NatWest Bank – Commercial and Private Banking, 2nd Floor Argyll House, 246 Regent Street, London, W1B 3PB 24th June…
One way to avoid the election debates and opinion poll overload is to travel somewhere different. So taking a leaf out of Pierce Brosnan’s book (minus the James Bond car) I…
Welcome to the London #OfstedBigConversation. We are delighted to be able to confirm that we shall be meeting again on 24th June from 12:00pm – 5pm. From Ofsted we…
