How to Manage Screen Time and Build Stronger Family Connections
Parents are under enormous pressure. They are expected to raise happy, healthy children while navigating work, rising costs, social media and a constant stream of advice telling…
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.
Child Poverty in the UK: What Does It Really Mean for Children?
Child poverty is about more than household income. In this conversation, Baroness Ruth Lister explores how poverty affects children's dignity, belonging and participation, and why their experiences should help shape policy.
What Does Quality Really Mean in Early Years? A Conversation with Chris Pascal OBE and Tony Bertram
Quality in Early Years education is a term used constantly by policymakers, inspectors, leaders and teachers. But what does quality actually mean for children, families and educators?…
SEND, Social Justice and the Question We Keep Avoiding
Everyone is talking about SEND. Inclusion. Rising need. Pressures on schools and nurseries. But I’m not convinced we all mean the same thing when we…
Kindness Is the Work: A Conversation with Salas Balde for the Next Generation of Early Years Educators
Why you should listen Discover how kindness can grow from a simple idea into a global movement, and why Salas Balde sees it as a lifeline, not a luxury.
Is it Safe for Children to Use the Internet?
Is giving a young child unrestricted access to digital technology like handing them a vape? In our latest podcast, I sat down with digital safety expert Katy…
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…
Children’s Rights in Early Years: Lessons We Can’t Ignore
Why listen to this episode? Understand why children’s voices are a right, not a reward Learn how the Lundy Model supports meaningful child…
Learning by Living: Barbara Rogoff on Sociocultural Learning
Why listen to this episode? Hear directly from Professor Barbara Rogoff on sociocultural learning and how children learn through participation Explore why culture and…
Talking Early Years: In Conversation with Howard Roberts
The Curiosity Code What makes people tick? Why do we care about certain brands—or causes—more than others? And how do we spark genuine emotional connection, not just polite head-nods?…
Talking Early Years: In conversation with Professor Sam Wass
We’ve Got It the Wrong Way Round I’ve just finished recording a podcast with Professor Sam Wass, and I’m still buzzing. He is Director of the Institute for the…
Are Babies Too Young for Policy-Driven Childcare?
The Margaret Horn Debate is our annual opportunity to stop, think, and ask what, in the name of children’s education and care, are we really doing? I love this event…