Sustainability in the Early Years: An Essential Guide
Zoe Raven’s Sustainability in the Early Years: An Essential Guide for Educators, written with Santa Svike and Becky Watanabe, felt very familiar to me because much of their approach reflects…
LEYF CEO Blog and Podcast by Dr June O’Sullivan OBE
Read the latest news and updates from our CEO and the wider LEYF team.
Early Years Is Politics: What South Africa Can Teach Us About Children’s Rights
There was something rather serendipitous about how I came to read Children, Our Future, Barbara and Terry Bell’s account of the struggle for early childhood care and education in…
Supporting ECEC for Infants Under Two
What We Learned from the Nursery World Webinar The Governments policy to expand “childcare” for children from 9 months by funding 30 hours ECEC is driving demand and anxiety in…
Leading A Greener and Award-Winning Future for Children
We are delighted to receive the King’s Award for Enterprise – Sustainable Development because it recognises our commitment to sustainability and social justice in Early Years. The award celebrates…
A Conversation with Ofsted: What we learned at the London OBC
On the 7th April, we held the London OBC and here is a summary for those of you who could not attend. We are trying something new,…
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…
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…
Change is in the Ofsted air
The London OBC is coming on the 8th April 2025 We will be hosting it at Bain where we can take up to 100 people in person. This time…
AI in Early Years: A Helping Hand or Hype?
This blog is No.3 in the AI suite This week, I want to examine how, or indeed, if AI can help with daily office tasks. I am coming at this…
Beyond the Tooth Fairy
Will Government Policies improve our Children’s Smile? As ever, the Early Years sits right at the heart of societal issues. This time we are being asked to help look after…
Talking Early Years: In Conversation with Jools Page
Professional Love: The Beating Heart of Early Years Education and Care On Valentine’s Day, there is much talk about romantic love, but we are talking about a very…
Words for Change
Launching the Reading Rights Summit in Liverpool Last week, Booktrust (where I proudly serve as a Trustee) hosted the Reading Rights Summit. We were joined by special guests, the…
Introducing AI To Early Years:Part 2
A Closer Look at Key Concepts In part one, I broke down the…
Introducing AI To Early Years:Part 1
Navigating the Jigsaw of AI: Opportunities and Challenges in Early Years Education The impact of AI on Early Years education is a compelling topic, especially as 2025…