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A Virtual Firework Display! Why Rich Experiences in Early Childhood are the Key to Brain Development

Early Excellence Podcast

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The Problem With the Early Years Industry

I've got friends who were very, very successful in their early careers. And I'm sat there on almost minimum wage. But the best thing about this job for the charity was that I got to work with children as well. So it was a kind of mixed role where I worked with local authorities at strategic level and looking at how we can improve things for children. All of the money was ripped out at the heart of a lot of these projects. There was just no funding. This agency made everybody redundant. The only reason I left working at the place I did work out vowed I'd never leave was because I had a child on the way. Now 11 years ago, I set up

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