The Sustainability Community of Practice (COP) has launched, help Save the Planet for the Children! Join our COP and read more about it in my blog here: leyf.org.uk/news/the-susta… #GreenLEYF #Sustainability #SustainabilityinEarlyYears #CommunityofPractice #COP #EarlyYears

Pesto pasta a stable in this house long after university. Throw in a few mushrooms, chopped fresh tomatoes and a few pine nuts, a bit of grated cheese and you can make it sound very fancy!

Woo Hoo So; Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers. So proud of the Apprenticeship Team! Great result. I love LEYF #apprentices Best staff pipeline!

I hope you are working with some of the LEYF Nurseries men, who have many a story to tell Feel free to use our film as part of the resources !

People! If you like children and you realise why play is so vital to their beating hearts and growing brains, go and see this. #play #children #childhood #earlyyears Francis Alÿs: Ricochets - exhibition trailer youtu.be/596pyv4Bo7I?si… via YouTube

You are very welcome! Come again and see LEYF Nurseries across the wider London community #socent

Come and join our Sustainability Community and hear from colleagues from across the work FREE! Learning together how to become sustainability informed. juneosullivan.com/blogs/sowing-t…

The drive for the childcare expansion pushes on despite the worries about sufficient staff. However, our new flashing red is highlighting the seeming poor quality of newly qualified staff. What do you think? Read my blog here: leyf.org.uk/news/is-the-qu…

People often think of the #earlyyears as for young people. Not at all! Today we are having our 60s Motown party to celebrate 10 LEYF staff 60th birthdays! Let's see who has the most dancing stamina!

We started our carnival partying with the children yesterday, lucky as its a bit wet today! The photo is just a little reminder that despite the policy quagmire, we have the best job LEYF Nurseries Early Education and Childcare Coalition

I think the issue of funded #childcare is more nuanced. But first let's all stop calling it free, because it is not. This is an issue but also capital costs,an excluding set of entitlement criteria, staff shortages, and parents choosing to keep their babies at home for longer.

DEBRIS FROM THE LEEDS ROCK FESTIVAL: tents, sleeping bags, airbeds, food, drink, clothing, folding chairs... the list goes on. The young generation care about the environment we're told! 😂 Pretty pathetic Reading & Leeds Fest - stop greenwashing your concern for the environment.

2020 Together (We Can) June O'Sullivan OBE Not a primary or Early Years expert on the panel at all.

Agree, missed opportunity to start right in the #earlyyears and see the impact from the bottom up. No #earlyyears or primary reps on panel to provide a rounded discussion but also to enrich the pedagogical perspectives.

The Ofsted Big Listen has reported. I have summarised the main thrust of the report. Read all about it in my newest blog: leyf.org.uk/news/the-big-l… #Ofsted #OfstedBigListen #EarlyYears

Last day of EECERA conference. Three highlights, spending time with LEYF Nurseries staff and catching up with old friends and presenting on my favourite subject of #Sustainability

Mark your diaries: the next #LondonOBC is coming up on the 31st October. If you have any burning questions around the Early Years, make sure to come along! Tickets go live on Friday via this link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-obc-o… (All ticket sales will go towards supporting Food Banks)

Let’s think about slowing down early childhood in the world of fast living and undesirable excess is the message.  Have a listen to my new podcast with Professor Alison Clark about Slow Pedagogy and tell us what you think! leyf.org.uk/news/talking-e…