In this interview, we discuss the New Shoots environments and the role of the outdoor spaces in these beautiful places. Michelle has tons of practical, tried and tested, innovative ideas for transforming any outdoor space.

In this interview, Michelle explains the inspirations and background to each of her three – very different – books. She has some great tips for sharing diverse books to make the most of the story and the illustrations, as well as lots of ideas for sourcing more information about diversity and activities

In this interview, Millie Colwey, Early Years educator and leader from Bristol, UK discusses 'Millie's Garden', her small outdoor setting with a strong focus on relationships, wellbeing, and sustainability. She details the different pedagogies and approaches that have influenced her own pedagogy and most importantly how she is responsive to the cultural and social context of the children in her cohort.

We go on to discuss sustainability (environmental, economic and socio-cultural) sustainability and Millie finishes with some great strategies and top tips for taking your children outdoors.

Mine Conkbayir discusses epigenetics, responses to stressors (our own and the children's), the 5 domains of self-regulation and the role of neuroscience in the 'Nature vs Nurture' debate.

Mine Conkbayir is a lecturer, award-winning author and trainer, who has worked in the field of early childhood education and care for over 17 years.

Practical strategies for supporting children's emotional intelligence from bestselling author Molly Potter. Evidence-based approaches for EY.

Natalie is passionate about improving support systems for families with Autism and is working to create a new charity to support children to access therapy. She is a TEDx speaker and Parent Advocate. In this interview, we discuss the role of the Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Inclusion (SENDI) practitioner and the SENDI framework that has been developed at Bright Horizons.

In this interview we discuss how the structure of the brain and the way that children’s brains develop means that their emotional development can help or hinder children’s learning and thinking processes.

Nathan explains how developing the ‘social-emotional’ brain and dispositions as much as possible when children are young is hugely beneficial for children before they start more formal education.

In this interview, Nathan explains the critical importance of the first 1,000 days of a child's life; the benefits of a key person, or named person, approach in an early childhood setting; the neuroscience behind love and deep, meaningful connections. Let infants guide play to build creativity & attachment; reflect emotions before logic to connect.

Neil discusses how he influences Early Years policymakers - and what you can do to influence key people in your area.

In this 90-minute webinar recording, Alistair shares his ‘top 10 essential things to know’ about working in The Early Years, using lots of examples from current practice as well as ideas and advice from Early Years practitioners he's worked with from all over the world.

Hear powerful strategies for transforming children's Resilience and behaviour through proactive "Superpower Language" and reactive "Empathy and Empowerment" techniques. Education mental health expert Nick Dux shares insights from his Transformative Communication Approach.

Nicki Farrell was raised on a farm in remote South Australia, Nicki's passions and expertise lie in outdoor recreation, educating educators, creating community connections, ecological literacy, environmental protection and stewardship,

Speech Therapist Nicola Lathey shares practical advice on supporting early speech and language – from first words to stammers and unclear speech.

Nigel Clarke shares honest Christmas parenting tips and discusses DadVengers' work supporting fathers in early childhood education spaces.

In this interview, we discuss the role of The Baby Club, the Dadvengers initiative, including the brilliant Instagram Live; how Early Years settings can encourage dads and male carers; what dads can do to become more 'hands-on'.

Nikky Smedley has been creating and performing work for children for four decades. She works as an education consultant offering workshops on storytelling, performance and creativity and is the author of a book called ‘Create, Perform, Teach’.

Nikky discusses how she researched for the role of Laa-Laa, including writing out Laa-Laa’s personality traits, and how she came to choose that type of personality. She shares insights into working with Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport (the producers of the show) as well as the physical demands of being in a huge puppet all day.

She tells us about the funny experiences, the exhausting ones and her peculiarly emotional response to seeing someone new take over the role of Laa-Laa.

In this interview, we discuss how Nuzhat used lockdown to support families through the PEEP programme, including reaching parents who wouldn't normally come to the live sessions! We discuss the importance of home culture, home language and how songs are an excellent way to share this.