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…
Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability
Learn How to Cultivate Eco-Conscious Young Minds Some of you may already be aware that LEYF established the London Institute in Early Years (LIEY) some time ago, and…
The Sustainability Community of Practice has launched
The Sustainability Community of Practice has launched, so Join us and help Save the Planet for the Children On the 16th of July, my colleague Nick Corlett and I were…
Talking Early Years: In Conversation with Sally Hogg
Baby, It’s Time Do you think babies are a focus of care and education policy enough? Do we have a baby policy blind spot? We think…
Time to Manifest on the Future of the Early Years
Having waited patiently for the manifestos from the main political parties which arrived last week, predictably they were light on detail. To be honest, we were most…
London OBC – Discussing Big Issues That Matter
The London OBC was held on the 24th of May and attended by Caroline Dulon (London Regional Director), Linda du Preez and Christine Davies (both Early…
Talking Early Years – In Conversation with Professor Al Aynsley-Green
A Shout Out for Children It’s fitting that this podcast is being aired on International Children’s Day because Sir Al is a huge advocate for children over his…
The London OBC May 2024
The London OBC meeting will be back on the 23rd of May, held at Bain & Company, London. The OBCs continue to demonstrate the benefits…
Talking Early Years: In Conversation with Prue Leith
We are all in a terrific conspiracy, we are all making money from it! Listen to Prue Leith’s take on obesity… In this podcast…
The impact of the mobile phone
It is Good to Talk! The signs of things going wrong in society are usually first evident in small children. The widespread dependence on Smartphones is…
“I see myself as the Benjamin Button of Education”
Talking Early Years – In Conversation with Dr Ger Graus The power of play is recognised within the Early Years sector as essential to children’s development. Playing is…
Locked Out
How Early Years staff can help children cope with imprisonment of a loved one In my life many of my connections have been made through serendipity. In this case…
What has Prison got to do with Early Years?
Many of you will have heard me say that the Early Years is a highly political space. We find ourselves addressing poverty, social services, education and housing and now I…