@coalitionedcare.bsky.social is leading a 3-year research and advocacy programme: ‘Building the Early Education workforce in England’. Researchers are hosting six focus groups (three each in Leeds and London) for early educators, childminders and nursery managers. Booking details at bit.ly/42FocOo

In our latest guest blog Dr Sara Bonetti and Dr @nathanarcher.bsky.social explore the potential of an early years professional register: what it could achieve, the questions that still need to be answered, and what we can learn from other sectors. Read the full piece here: bit.ly/4obJyLK

Are you a male working in an early year's setting? Join our Sector Advisory Panel! We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel. 📅 Closing date: 28/09/25 🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv

To keep tracking these threats and holding the far right to account, we need your support. Please chip in today and help power our work: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/148952/...

Positive news here. There has been a lack of national vision on ECEC for too long and this plan maps the beginning of a way forward. Giving every child the best start in life strategy assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686bd6...

Pleased to be bringing my practice, policy and research experience together in a new role as Research and Policy Manager and joining a brilliant team at Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social

Today, on #InternationalDayofPlay, the #RaisingTheNationPlayCommission releases its excellent final report #EverythingToPlayFor, calling for a National Play Strategy for England, including a Play Sufficiency Duty. cfyl.org.uk/report/Every...

We’re looking for a Campaign & Programme Manager to join our team and drive a new three-year initiative focused on raising the status of the early years workforce. 📍 Home-based, with regular travel to Westminster 🕒 4 days/week (30 hours) 📅 Closing: 19 May 🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/4m449j6f

#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed

I want to slow the curriculum down so learning can breath, experiences can be savoured, thoughts turned over, ideas become realities. Why put my foot on the gas? Better to immerse ourselves in the broader landscape, enjoy the company, take the journey well, arrive richer.

The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’ - critiquing the ideas of evidence-based practice and 'edumyths' with Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer! #education #research #socialtheory #edusky #uked #criticaltheory #edumyths #teaching mrjoneswhiteboard.blog/2025/04/15/t...

Grateful for the opportunity to take up a role as an Honorary Research Fellow with brilliant colleagues at Edge Hill University and the new International Centre for Early Years Education. Many thanks to Dr Karen Boardman for championing this and to @joalbinclark.bsky.social for encouragement.

Around a third of primary teachers say they have 'little or no influence at all' over the content of individual lessons, according to @neunion.bsky.social research into the impact of standardised curriculum packages

Thanks to my co-author @joalbinclark.bsky.social (always a pleasure) and to editors @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @philippathompson.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to A Manifesto for Early Childhood. ‘This hopeful book looks forward to what could be possible’.

ECHO/Bristol Early Education - Thanks for your hospitality, engagement and sharing your stories of resistance in ECEC. #ethicalsubversions

Moved over to @bsky.app - check out our recent publication: Page, J., Roffey-Barentsen, J., & Clough, P. (2025). COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1350...

'Early Childhood in the Anglosphere: systemic failings and transformative possibilities' by Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell is a timely and valuable book. I'm pleased to have reviewed this for FORUM Journal. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-67...

Pleased to have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social Small Grant for a research project starting this summer: Nurseries....the new frontier of the welfare state? #earlychildhood #nurseries #research

Tidy up time and children's rights 🚸 in early childhood @nathanarcher.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/billys...

Pleased to have contributed a chapter with @joalbinclark.bsky.social on children's rights and participation in this forthcoming book: us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/a-....

NEW study from @uniofbathipr.bsky.social explores the lived experiences of childcare for parents on Universal Credit. Good to see the report support our call for an early years workforce strategy and recommendations on equalising access regardless of parent’s employment status tinyurl.com/yyttr57m

Thanks @becerauk.bsky.social for another great conference. Great to listen to Prof Laura Lundy and hear about the work of so many educators and researchers making a difference in ECEC. 🙏

I’m pleased to be joining colleagues in Bristol next month at the Early Education/ECHO branch event to explore ethical subversions in early childhood education. early-education.org.uk/branches/?br...

Four takes on what's currently going on in UK universities, with jobs - and institutions - at risk: www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...

🔎💬SEND/INCLUSION SPEAKERS💬🔎 I am looking for a key note speaker for an INSET day at my Trust in Co.Durham. Date: 21st July #edusky #send #family

Early Childhood Matters 2025 #ECM2025 is out now. This edition explores what parents and other caregivers need for a #GoodStart. From the science of human connection to rebuilding villages of support, it includes ideas and current solutions. earlychildhoodmatters.online/issues/early...

Call for Papers: Embracing ECEC Values to Navigate an Uncertain Future: A Call for Contributions ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ge...

We don't need new routes to qualification for early years staff we need funding at a level where pay means more people are interested in working in the early years long term. You can't train up people who don't exist. Shame the DfE still isn't on here or I would tag them. #EYFS #EarlyYearsSky

Play and storytelling are the natural ways we connect, share, and learn about each other. We were delighted to partner with Generations Working Together on the Intergenerational Play and Storytelling toolkit: https://buff.ly/4g5PWiZ

By 2029, in England, almost 1 in 3 children will still be in poverty. But this isn't inevitable; targeted social security policies can make a difference. 📢 Find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-x0....

Thanks to colleagues who joined the first focus group with @joalbinclark.bsky.social and I earlier. Such rich, generous conversations with much to reflect on. Fascinating start to our @froebeltrust.bsky.social project Resistance Stories round-barge-552.notion.site/Resistance-S...

Hiking at Bridestones then Hayburn Wyke. #northyorkshire

Read guest posts by our esteemed presenters, exploring their cutting-edge research in early childhood education. Discover their wider EY expertise and connect with a community of like-minded researchers. Find them all: https://buff.ly/47xC7WX #BECERA2025 #BECERA #EarlyYears #EarlyEducation

The largest early years program, the "free entitlement" to funded childcare, grew from £1bn in 2001 to £4bn by 2023 (in today’s prices). Planned spending will double in the next 4 years, marking the fastest and largest expansion on record. [THREAD 1/4]

The @sociologicalreview.bsky.social invites proposals for two monographs (ca. 100.000 words/12 articles) to be published in 2027. Proposals are due 16 June 2025. Looking forward to hearing from you! More information here: thesociologicalreview.org/publish-with...

Someone said we were “behaving like year 5 girls” 😳 when we spoke out about this. But truth and transparency matter. amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Researchers at the NIHR Children Policy Research Unit have published their latest paper “What do parents, professionals and policy colleagues want from a universal assessment of child development in the early years? A qualitative study in England” https://buff.ly/4gHfGDc #HealthVisiting

I'm looking forward to a new role in the new year - a parent leave cover as Senior Policy Advisor (Early Education) with UNICEF UK @unicef-uk.bsky.social #earlymomentsmatter

Discerning Critical Hope: The work of Montessori leaders in underserved areas of England - pre-conference piece by @nathanarcher.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3DhYohw #BECERA #Montessori #EarlyChildhood

Join colleagues at The Montessori Society AMI UK conference on Sat 1 March 2025 Anglia Ruskin University #Montessori #ConnectingandBelonging Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/montessori...

www.tes.com/magazine/ana... School readiness is the fruit of good family and community support from conception. Including a strong focus on parental sensitivity and family relationships. I really hope a focus on school readiness is built on this broader understanding.

Resistance stories: Telling and sharing stories about children’s right to play. www.linkedin.com/pulse/resist... @joalbinclark.bsky.social @froebeltrust.bsky.social #edusky #earlyyearssky

🚨 Calling all researchers 🚨 We're commissioning an exciting new research project on the role of higher education in social mobility internationally, with a focus on policy learnings for the UK and the US. Express your interest by 9th December ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

Three weeks left to apply

🚨NEW report today from the Education Policy Institute shines a spotlight on the problem of food poverty for under 5’s and how it can be addressed. The report makes the following recommendations👇 You can read the full report ⬇️ epi.org.uk/wp-content/u...

This is a tale of fundamental conflict between pedagogical values and imposed restrictions… Imagine a world in which there is an exceptional school based #EYFS setting where children are independent, creative, and active—harvesting, preparing, cooking snacks over fire;