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Category: Early Years
Back to blogDo we really need men in childcare?
There appears a general agreement that men in childcare are a good thing: the government has set...
Why quality is criticial to ensure the ‘twoness of twos’
This week the chancellor announced that the government will extend the free entitlement of 15 hours of nursery education to every...
Celebrating Social Enterprise and scaling up
There has been so much for me to write about this week, it has been hard to...
The Duchess, the Detective and the Rollercoaster …
I love a sense of connection and see the role of nurseries as being critical in helping...
The next round of applause is on me…
I have not written a blog for a week because some of you said you could not...
Collecting Ministers like ‘Top Trumps’
This week has been rather a fest of networking, the most noteworthy of which was one evening...
Much Ado About Nothing…or is it?
Last week I went to the Globe to see my favourite Shakespearean comedy; Much Ado About Nothing. It...
Street Talk has no place in nurseries
In the Evening Standard on Tuesday 16th August (Ghetto grammar robs the young of a proper voice)...
Today’s Family is Tomorrow’s Society
Reflecting on the riots leads me to believe that the complexity of the situation which released...
The Government’s ‘Fish Wish’: parenting made simple
Chatting to my sister in the car the other evening, we were whished into silence by an...
Fairytales and true romance: reading treasure for children
I read with a sinking feeling, an article in the Telegraph March 2011 entitled "Parents who shun...