In 2013, then Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) Elizabeth Truss decided to pursue a plan to reduce...
Tag: Childcare
Back to blogWhat About The Baby?
Why now is the time for national leadership and a rescue, recovery and repair plan for the...
Will The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood raise the status of the Early Years?
On Friday 18th June, The Duchess of Cambridge launched the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. It...
Have Feminists Failed Childcare?
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March), I ask, "Have Feminists Failed Childcare?" The COVID-19 crisis identified...
The London OBC and St Patrick Welcomes You!
On the 17th of March we usually celebrate St Patrick’s Day but this year we are inviting...
Child Poverty Affects Us All: Don’t Pretend It Has Nothing to Do with YOU
Child poverty is back on the agenda. New reports highlight how we have made no progress improving...
The Early Years Locked out of Lock Down and No Promise of a Vaccine
In December, when I wrote my notes in preparation for my New Year blog, they were optimistic,...
Story Maker, Scientist, Best Friend
Covid took off its invisible cloak on the 23rd of March when the country retrenched into lockdown....
No shoes to buckle
On Saturday morning (19/09/2020) I chaired a discussion with Neil Leitch from Early Years Alliance and Liz...
Zooming to a National OBC Conversation
It was an OBC with a difference. We didn’t have to find a room and a suitable...
Chancellor Sunak: Be Brave and Invest in the Future By Starting with the Early Years
The other night I was watching my new late-night Netflix addiction, How to Get Away With Murder....
Standing Tall for Early Years
To mark Empathy Day (9 June), we are proud to be launching our Standing Tall for Early...