An Invitation to Debate a Change to the Ratio of Staff Qualifications with Ofsted
The recruitment and retention issue continues to drag us down and there is no immediate end in sight. Worse still, I doubt if Liz Truss, the darling of the Tories,…
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Tackling the Early Years Recruitment Crisis Head On
A sober outlook The mood across the Early Years sector seems to be suggesting that recruiting and retaining staff is one of our biggest challenges. It was certainly the biggest…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 7th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day seven of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on reclaiming the outdoors for children… https://leyf.org.uk/reclaim-the-outdoors-for-children/…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 6th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day six of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on FABULOUS early years teachers… https://leyf.org.uk/dont-call-me-sweet-i-am-a-fast-furious-and-fabulous-early-years-teacher/…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 5th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day five of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on Social Enterprise… https://leyf.org.uk/time-out-to-reflect-on-social-enterprise/…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 4th
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day four of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on the the different types of play… https://leyf.org.uk/messy-play-not-messi-plays/…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 3rd
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day three of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on the importance of partnerships… https://leyf.org.uk/the-importance-of-partnership/…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 2nd
Continuing with the Christmas Advent tradition, on day two of Christmas Advent 2019 let’s reflect on funding for quality childcare provision… https://leyf.org.uk/quality-childcare-it-starts-with-meaningful-investment/…
Christmas Advent Blog – December 1st
While there are children apparently in tears because their chocolate advent calendars are empty, perhaps I can help to bring a bit of extra Christmas cheer by reflecting on…
Homelessness
In October, one of the LEYF managers slept out to raise awareness about homelessness. Her observations prompted this blog. I felt vulnerable and rather lonely in the early hours…
Using a Multi-Generational Approach to Reach into Our Communities
What do we mean by multigenerational practice? Here at LEYF we are now very clear. It is how we ensure our nurseries are active community catalysts. Ten years ago,…
Can Early Years be the Bridge to Helping Combat Loneliness and Isolation in Local Communities?
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is not an education at all” An invitation to the annual Margaret Horn Debate. Over ten years ago, we started the annual…
Join BrewEY and build the Early Years Grassroots Movement
The grassroots movement is when the ordinary people get together and use collective action from the local level to affect change at the local, regional, national, or international level. In…
Don’t’s Dump the EYFS, Just Tweak it
About a year ago, the Government suggested that it might need to refresh the EYFS and the Early Learning Goals. This elicited limited support from the sector. We were worried…