Talking Early Years: In conversation with Frank Cottrell-Boyce
If you have been frog marched through books, why would you ever read for pleasure? The award-winning author and screenwriter Frank Cotterell-Boyce is the 13th Children’s Laureate of…
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Lessons We Must Learn to Better Protect Our Children
In Memory of Genevieve Meehan Tonight, BBC One North West and Yorkshire will air an investigative programme titled How Safe Are Our Nurseries? It follows the heartbreaking story of Genevieve…
Never Underestimate the Power of Leadership
“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…
Why does childcare need business and business need childcare?
”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…
Smart Nurseries Develop a Culture of Creativity
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…
Are you with me?
On Saturday, LEYF partnered with the University of Middlesex and International Early Years to have the first conference to launch the #BigChildcareConversation .
‘Organise, Agitate and Educate’ must be our war cry if we are to get Childcare right
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…
Attending the OMEP Conference which asked “How Are the Children”?
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…
A Promise of 30 Hours Free Childcare heralds the Big Childcare Conversation
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…
Welcome to the London Ofsted Big Conversation; A Meeting with Three Wise Inspectors on 24th June 2015
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…
An Invitation to Talk to Ofsted at the London #OBC15 Conversation
#OfstedBig Conversation – London @NatWest Bank – Commercial and Private Banking, 2nd Floor Argyll House, 246 Regent Street, London, W1B 3PB 24th June…
Escape to Baku
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…
(Mini Blog) London Ofsted Big Conversation
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…
Welcome to the House of Fun
Last week I met colleagues from the EarlyArts and www.telltalehearts.co.uk. It’s always fun to explore elements of good practice with lively people and we…