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Make 2020 the decade of kindness by opening both your eyes and your heart
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Blogs
- Monday, January 6, 2020 | CYP Now
Given this is the beginning of a new decade, I glanced at some previous New Year blogs. Not my best idea! The world of early years is still Groundhog Day with little progress in gaining recognition and funding for the sector. So, in 2020 it’s crucial things must change.
Can nurseries deliver the 4th emergency service and remain sustainable?
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Blogs
- Friday, April 3, 2020 | CYP Now
Perhaps when Boris has his new baby and needs childcare he will finally begin to realise what we do as a sector and how we operate as an essential business.
Exposing the unhelpful rules and regulations in early education
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Blogs
- Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | CYP Now
I recently had the opportunity to attend (in person) the launch of new research: Implications of COVID for Early Childhood Education and Care in England, a study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, that was carried out by the Centre for Evidence and Implementation, the University of East London, Frontier Economics, Coram Family and Childcare and the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
If I was the Chancellor for the day…
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Blogs
- Monday, August 2, 2021 | CYP Now
We all want more from early years and childcare and the sector wants more from the autumn comprehensive spending review in return.
Zooming to a national OBC conversation
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Blogs
- Tuesday, August 18, 2020 | CYP Now
It was an Ofsted Big Conversation (OBC) with a difference.
What next in 2021 for early years?
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Blogs
- Wednesday, January 6, 2021 | CYP Now
I concluded the year steadfastly focusing on the best of 2020. My themes included the advantages of life being smaller, being at home more, and reduced consumption. I also firmly believed there had been a stronger sense of interpersonal connection.
Childcare providers and councils must continue to work together to solve pandemic problems
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Blogs
- Tuesday, July 21, 2020 | CYP Now
I’ve noticed better relationships between local authority early years teams and childcare providers as a result of the impact of Covid-19.
Story maker, scientist, best friend
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Blogs
- Monday, October 19, 2020 | CYP Now
Covid took off its invisible cloak on the 23 March when the country retrenched into lockdown.
Can we reshape the early years?
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Blogs
- Monday, November 16, 2020 | CYP Now
How do you know a Zoom debate is lively? Well, read the chat.
Duchess of Cambridge thanks the early years sector
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Blogs
- Monday, December 7, 2020 | CYP Now
Last month, the Duchess of Cambridge announced the results from her landmark public survey on the Early Years, ‘5 Big Questions on the Under Fives’, which launched in January this year.
Come and have a pedagogy chat
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Blogs
- Monday, January 18, 2021 | CYP Now
On Sunday morning, I had a welcome change from the daily Covid-19 conversation; I met up with Alice Sharp to discuss pedagogy.
Is early years trapped in a toxic cycle?
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Blogs
- Friday, January 29, 2021 | CYP Now
Often, we can find ourselves in a place we don’t want to be. A position we weren’t heading for, a situation unplanned, an ambition unmet, or a place we can’t escape.
We must not and should not abandon our pre-schools
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Blogs
- Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | CYP Now
It is a familiar tale, a pre-school becomes the victim of changes in childcare demand and is set to close.