In this second edition of season 2, Glenn has been chatting with the head of operations for Ashbourne Day Nurseries, Jordan Tully about the meaning of quality and quality interactions. What does quality mean to him and how does he implement that through the nurseries he looks after. Check out this episode!

In this edition, Glenn talks to Vince Macleod, an Early Years lecturer with the prestigious Norland College in Bath. They talk about self-regulation and co-regulation and their importance in understanding and supporting behaviour in children. Check out this episode!

In the final edition for this season of circle time – the early years podcast, we’re talking about children’s language and building parents’ confidence to support language development. Glenn has been talking to Jordan Stewart, Scotland Development Manager for the Peep project, who train an army of Peep Practitioners to deliver parent friendly sessions. More information can be found on the website: https://www.peeple.org.uk/ Check out this episode!

In this edition, Glenn talks about “Slow Pedagogy with Professor Alison Clark, who is an honorary research fellow at UCL London and a lecturer with the University of South-Eastern Norway. Her book “Slow knowledge and the unhurried child” is out now.   Professor Clark can be found on Twitter: @westrayalison   The link to the Froebel project and video: https://www.froebel.org.uk/research-library/slow-knowledge-and-the-unhurried-child-time-for-slow-pedagogies-in-early-childhood-education  Check out this episode!

On this edition of the podcast, Glenn is speaking to Debbie Garvey, an established early years writer, trainer, and speaker. She’s passionately committed to Inclusion, Diversity in Early Childhood and her latest book, Little Brains Matter, a practical guide to Brain Development and Neuroscience in Early Childhood, is out now. Check out this episode!

In this episode, Glenn talks to award-winning author and trainer Ben Kingston-Hughes about the power of play, how it should be redefined and how we as practitioners need to encourage parents to join in the play. Ben’s book, “An unusual journey through play” is available to purchase now. You can find out more about Ben through his website: http://www.iinspired.org.uk/  He’s also on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredchildrentraining/  Check out this episode!

In this edition, Glenn talks to Early Years trainer, author and consultant Dr Sue Allingham (Teddy Edward may also have been there) about how the importance of the child seems to be forgotten in our confusion over what an early years curriculum should look like.   Find out more about Dr Sue Allingham on her website: https://eyoutofthebox.com/  And her very active twitter feed too: https://twitter.com/DrSue22  Check out this episode!

In this episode, Glenn talks to Dr Tanya Richardson, a Senior lecturer at the University of Northampton, about her PhD istudy on the imapact of the environment on children’s speech and language. Check out this episode!

Glenn was excited about this opportunity to talk about the holistic learning benefits of using woodwork in the Early Years setting with renowned expert, Pete Moorhouse. To find out more about Pete’s work, or access his online woodwork training course, visit his website: https://irresistible-learning.co.uk/  Woodwork online CPD course: https://irresistible-learning.co.uk/woodwork-cpd-online-course/ Woodwork training and resources https://irresistible-learning.co.uk/woodwork/  Big Bang Research Project https://irresistible-learning.co.uk/woodwork/the-big-bang-research-project/  Check out this episode!

Glenn was privilleged to be joined by Neil Leitch, Chief Executive of England’s largest Early Years membership organistation, to talk about the deep crisis the sector is in.   For more information about the Early Years Alliance, please visit their website: https://www.eyalliance.org.uk/  Check out this episode!