The Voice of Early Childhood

We welcome back Dr Sue Allingham in this episode following on from a month highly focused around mental health and wellbeing. We often discuss wellbeing from both a theoretical view and quite a negative and deficit perspective of all the things that are not working. What about discussing what we CAN do, the solutions rather than just the problems… Angelica Celinska and Dr Sue Allingham discuss bot...

This episode is absolutely packed with such a range of big topics, which certainly need further unpicking. But primarily, Philippa Thompson and Angelica Celinska discuss (or try to focus on!) co-production with families. They unpick what this term really means and what the concept looks like in practice. This is a term which has recently become more widely used, originally stemming from public ser...

What does joy look like in your setting? Aaron Bradbury encourages us to tap into the joy of early childhood and adopt a nurturing approach to practice. Aaron believes that focus should firmly be placed on connection. We discuss taking time and slowing down, enriching learning through language and positive interactions, the importance of wellbeing and involvement and fostering a lifelong love of l...

We are joined by Wendy Kettleborough, who has the most interesting job titles! Wendy is a Brain Architect, Conceptual Engineer, Author, Trainer, Consultant and Creator. We discuss why Wendy uses those terms, both as her own job titles but also why she describes both educators and parents as 'Brain Architects' and 'Conceptual Engineers'. We also discuss mental health, 'word wealth' as opposed to th...

In this episode we are joined by Dr Mine Conkbayir as we discuss the mental health of educators and how this affects their co-regulation with young children. We discuss the use of the term 'mental fitness', holding space for each other over problem solving, and the 'Stream of Self-Regulation'.  Visit www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com to read and hear more.

Just a quick one this week... This episode is all about our latest big announcement...our inaugural conference! The Voice of Early Childhood conference is taking place on Saturday 8 th July 2023 a t Nottingham Trent University.  It is all about bringing the sector together, and encouraging us all to be active agents of change. Find more info and grab your tickets here: www.thevoiceofearlychildhood...

Jan Dubiel takes a critical look at children's learning and how we structure the curriculum by asking the following questions: What is the role of core and personal knowledge in early childhood education? Where do children's fascinations and interests come into this? Visit www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com to read Jan's full article.

Dr Sue Allingham reflects on the current regulatory circumstances in England, stating that 'Until we have an inspectorate that really understands early childhood education and care, then it is up to us to keep them informed.' Visit www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com to read Sue's full article.

Eva Kyriacou Anastasi shares her reflections around educator burnout, including her own personal journey. We discuss Ofsted, relationships affected by teaching, frozen budgets, ethical fading, self-care vs after-care, pressure on senior leadership teams and much more. Visit www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com to read Eva's full article.

This is the introductory episode, giving you insight into The Voice of Early Childhood: the innovative, inclusive and insightful platform for early childhood advocacy and high-quality content. Hear directly from our Founder on the purpose and values of The Voice of Early Childhood, what to expect from the platform, who the platform is for and how you can be involved.