In Conversation with Susan Santone: Why Social Justice Belongs in the Nursery
Why listen to this podcast? Understand why social justice begins in the nursery, not later in life Reflect on how fairness, empathy and belonging are…
LEYF Early Years News & CEO Blog by June O’Sullivan OBE
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
AI, Care and Social Justice: Why the Early Years Must Shape the Debate
Why read this article? Understand why artificial intelligence is becoming an important issue for the Early Years sector Reflect on the relationship between AI, care and…
Attention to retention – Ministers leading by example?
Welcome Nadhim Zahawi, the latest in a long line of Childcare Ministers. So let’s imagine we are going to have the perfect interview with the newest Minister. The sector…
Forget New Year Resolutions. Read This for *** Sake!
Every year, there is one present that exceeds all expectation and this year one lovely friend surpassed herself. She provided me with the antidote to the annual setting of New…
The Highs and Lows of the 12 Days of Christmas
Happy Christmas lovely people who bravely entered the Big Blogland House during 2017. Thank you all for bothering to read my blogs throughout 2017. I hope they brought…
Not So Sure that they are Bold Beginnings
Armed with some tea and a KitKat, I sat down to read the new Ofsted Report Bold Beginnings. As a child, I often…
Tolerance Needn’t Be A Drag
The common perception about those of us working with children is that we are nice but dim and we spend our time just playing. Nothing could be further from the…
Men in childcare
”What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation.” Cicero Five years ago, in August 2012, I wrote my…
The free childcare debate – an open letter
Dear Mr Goodwill Last week, as I watched the debate on thirty hours “free childcare” initiated by Ruth George MP sitting on…
A Pedagogical Postcard from Italy
On the 29 August three LEYF managers and I boarded a luxury Easyjet to attend the EECERA Conference in Bologna. Any of you who are kind enough to read my…
Celebrate Because We Are Worth It!
I do not subscribe to the L’Oreal line ”because you are worth it”. I reckon you have to earn that accolade. But at last weekend’s…
Encouraging Sixth Formers To Become the Next Entrepreneurs
I enjoy Desert Island Discs especially if I have been up long enough to have started doing something useful like baking. This week, I caught the words…
Come and Join the Ofsted Conversation And Put Your Mind At Ease
I am looking forward to the London OBC on the 19th of September at 2pm hosted by Bain London, 40 The Strand,…
Welcome Tracy Brabin, to the wonderful world of early years education!
On Friday 4th August at LEYF, we had our first conference in three years. We were joined by 450 staff who all came to catch up and reconnect whilst enjoying…