In this interview, Julie Robinson, Mandy Worsley and Lucy Edwards discuss mindfulness, a growth mindset and emotional regulation. They explain how their approach is based on the Leuven emotional wellbeing scales and the benefits for children and their families.

June O’Sullivan, MBE is a qualified Psychiatric Nurse and Social Worker and is passionate about children’s wellbeing, especially through equal access to the same, high quality, opportunities for learning. She achieves this as CEO of the award-winning London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) - the UK’s leading childcare charity and Social Enterprise - as well as being a regular commentator on Early Years, Social Enterprise and Child Poverty/Social Mobility. She works closely with the UK Government to better implement their vision for Early Years – with a particular focus on improving quality and promote better understanding of the incredible long-term benefits of play-based Early Years education for everyone.

In this interview, we discuss her latest book – The A to Z of Early Years – Policy, Pedagogy and Plain Speaking, which is based on her much loved blog. June explains her four elements of pedagogy, the effects these have had on the LEYF settings and how these support the development of all children.

Kala Williams shares surprising diversity statistics and practical strategies for building inclusive book collections in early years settings.

In this session, Karen Massey explains apraxia of speech - a speech sound disorder affecting verbal skills. She discusses links with autism, signs to spot, and communication strategies like mirroring, accommodating sensory needs, using visuals/gestures and aids. Karen shares real stories of children making progress and boosting confidence, emphasising there is always hope.

Karen Nemeth shares research-backed strategies to support multilingual learners, explaining why focusing on comprehension rather than English acquisition leads to better outcomes across all developmental areas.

In this interview, we start by discussing mathematical fluency and number sense. We then go onto to discuss the different sorts of subitising. Karen has some great suggestions and strategies for practitioners and educators to help them to learn to love mathematics. She also has suggestions for parents to help them to support children’s mathematics at home.

Kat Lord discusses making mealtimes fun learning for kids: involving them in prep/cleanup, themed meals, & positive body image. She shares practical mealtime ideas for sustainability, maths, science & independence

Kate Moxley has worked within the Early Years sector for over two decades and has both an Early Childhood Studies degree and hands-on experience.As an accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor, Kate specialises in mental health and wellbeing – working with staff teams to create mentally healthy workplace environments.

Kate has worked in early years across Primary Schools, Nursery Schools and Children’s Centres. She is super passionate about children having the opportunity to play

In this interview, Kate Shelley and I discuss how narrative or storytelling helps to support children's wellbeing; how this can help build children's resilience; how Tales Toolkit can help children's emotional wellbeing and support parents

Kate Young is a safeguarding consultant and child protection lawyer. She is the founder of the Safeguarding Association, which is an international hub for independent safeguarding practitioners and educators, and organisations to come together to share good practice from around the world.

Kate just loves bringing people together to discuss and share information about safeguarding and child protection – and shout from the rooftops about what works to make changes for the benefit of children.

Kate Young helps independent practitioners working within child protection to navigate the family justice system.

Discover practical strategies for supporting children with colour vision deficiency in Early Years settings with expert Kathryn Albany-Ward.

In this interview, we discuss how More to Books and More to Organising was developed as an idea and then as training. Kathryn explains how learning opportunities can be created when the environment is well organised, whether that is in a home or in an Early Years setting.

She goes on to explain how routines can make a huge difference and all the associated benefits for children.

Kathryn has some great ideas and strategies – whether you are new to organising children’s spaces or if you have years of experience!

In this interview, Kathryn explains how important scientific language is, but how it must be relevant (and correct); the types of resources that are useful

In this interview, Katy explains how she first began to appreciate the benefits of being outdoors with her own children. We go on to discuss how being outdoors can help children’s cognitive development, good mental health and wellbeing.

In this session, Kelly discusses the importance of continuous professional development (CPD) and personal growth for early years leaders. She emphasizes the need to set specific goals, to consider the return on investment (in both time and money), and to choose providers that offer up-to-date and relevant information.

Kelly suggests various ways to access CPD, including attending shows and exhibitions, reading journals, and reflecting on personal growth.

In this interview, Kerry Payne and I discuss what is meant by Special Educational Needs, the 4 broad areas of SEND; strategies for making settings as inclusive as possible; how we can use documentation to help, not hinder and much more

In this course, Georgina explains the importance of motor skills (fine and gross); speech, language and communication skills; and emotional regulation for children’s development and especially for children who may have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).