The EECERA Conference is an annual event and I always try and attend accompanied by LEYF staff...
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Back to blogNets, Networks and Networking to Create Collective Impact
This week I visited the West Country to speak to a group of people working or interested...
Wanted: Nursery staff in London – Required: A love of commuting
I have been looking for a house since we sold ours last November and so the issue...
A Shout Out for the Childcare Apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week
This National Apprenticeship Week it is time to celebrate the joy and enthusiasm good apprentices bring into...
The W Factor: In Praise of the Nursery Practitioner; Ordinary Women doing Extraordinary Things
On the 8th of March we celebrate International Women’s Day which is increasingly turning into a month....
Doing Business by Doing Good
Last week was a cold and wet week to head to Manchester but I was warmed by...
Early Years where ‘Mary Mary quite Contrary’ is also an Environmentalist and Climatologist
Yesterday, I enjoyed watching a tranquil almost bucolic scene with rowers rowing up the Thames, families walking...
Early Childhood Care and Education must become a Global Issue
This week had an international flavour not because I was travelling to faraway places (my next trip...
Will Technology Based Networks Lead to a New Age of Enlightenment and an Early Years Wiki?
Last week was a week of networks and networking. On Wednesday I was at an event organised...
Come and Celebrate ‘Creative Connections’ at our Event this Thursday
Some weeks are pretty gloomy but this one had some really lovely highlights. The first was midweek...
Welcome to the Institute of Early Years: A Global Portal Connecting EY Colleagues – Help us shape it to meet your interests
For the past year, a small group of us have been mulling over how to create an...
A Trip to the Farm and an Incident with a Chicken
I have the privilege of being the Chair of Paddington Farm Trust. This is a 43 acre...