Child poverty is back on the agenda. New reports highlight how we have made no progress improving...
Category: Early Years
Back to blogThe Duchess of Cambridge thanks the Early Years Sector for committing not to the quick win but for the BIG win
Last Friday (27 November 2020), the Duchess of Cambridge announced the results from her landmark public survey...
From Lalaland to Toryland: Can We Re-Shape the Early Years?
How do you know a Zoom debate is lively? Well, read the chat. At this year’s 14th...
Moving in the Right Direction – Talking About a Child’s Right to Move
Though we may not realise it, movement is our very first language and essential to the ‘firing...
Times of upheaval bring radical change and revolution. Is this the moment to change the direction of Early Years?
Every year we have the Margaret Horn Debate to introduce, explore and dispute ideas, policies and innovative...
Story Maker, Scientist, Best Friend
Covid took off its invisible cloak on the 23rd of March when the country retrenched into lockdown....
Who Says Giraffes Can’t Dance?
Well Giles Andreae did! He also reminded us that there is a Rumble in the Jungle and...
Double Standards or Just Don’t Care?
The world is full of contradictions and here is a BIG one. I recently read in the...
Zooming to a National OBC Conversation
It was an OBC with a difference. We didn’t have to find a room and a suitable...
Chancellor Sunak: Be Brave and Invest in the Future By Starting with the Early Years
The other night I was watching my new late-night Netflix addiction, How to Get Away With Murder....
Walk into the Wild Side
I am constantly being asked about how we have responded to COVID-19. What are the problems, levels...
Standing Tall for Early Years
To mark Empathy Day (9 June), we are proud to be launching our Standing Tall for Early...