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27. Laura Henry-Allain on reading and representation in the Early Years
Jun 17, 2026
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26. The power of music in early education
May 28, 2026
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25. From culinary chaos to magical mealtimes in the Early Years
May 13, 2026
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24. How can we support EY educators to feel more confident?
Apr 30, 2026
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23. Mienna Jones, EY leadership, and learning from The Mouse
Apr 15, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/17/26 |  27. Laura Henry-Allain on reading and representation in the Early Years | Laura Henry-Allain MBE is an award-winning international educator, author, speaker, and consultant. She knows Early Years inside out and has been everything from a nursery manager to an Ofsted inspector, and is vice-president of The British Association for Early Childhood Education. Laura received a Nursery World lifetime achievement award in 2021. Laura also plays many roles in children’s media, including educational consultant for the BBC and board member for The Children's Media Foundation. She is also the mind behind, “My Skin, Your Skin”, “Maya and Marley”, and “JoJo and Gran Gran”. Laura is a patron of the Grenada Community Library and Expert Commissioner on the ‘Raising the Nation’ Play Commission’s national inquiry into play. She was awarded her MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2021 for services to education.Her websitehttps://www.laurahenryallain.com/ | — | ||||||
| 5/28/26 |  26. The power of music in early education | Mary Anderson is the co-founder of My Music Starts Here alongside her husband Mike. My Music Starts Here provides early music education through resources, support for educators, and they even have their own certification. Their mission statement is: "We strive to ensure that all young children, regardless of their race, gender, abilities, location, school, childcare, or socioeconomic status, have the very best music learning experiences that we can provide." Mary was a preschool and elementary school teacher for over 12 years. She's also a musician and a singer in her own right, with a bachelor's degree in trumpet performance and a Master's degree in music education.Her website and Youtube channel:mymusicstartshere.com youtube.com/@mymusicwithmary | — | ||||||
| 5/13/26 |  25. From culinary chaos to magical mealtimes in the Early Years | Sarah Scotland is a nutritionist with over 20 years of experience, and is the founder of Wise About Food, a community interest company, focused on food and nutrition. Sarah has previously supported us here at Famly with some of our Early Years nutrition content. She's also worked with Transport for London, the YMCA, housing associations, charities, and a local authority. Sarah provides workshops on cooking and nutrition for neurodivergent and disabled adults, as well as elderly people and dementia sufferers. She even hosts Meet and Eat workshops where people can come together with their community to fight loneliness and learn a bit more about food.Sarah's websitewiseaboutfood.co.uk | — | ||||||
| 4/30/26 |  24. How can we support EY educators to feel more confident? | Dr Lewis Fogarty is a lecturer in Education At Brunel University and one half of the duo of directors at Always Growing. They have four settings across Berkshire and Middlesex, and are famous for their 4POP pedagogy. He is also a trustee of TACTYC, The Chair of the Board of Trustees of the charity ConnectED AND is the founder of Edventurous Leadership. Lewis is now a published author; his book, “10 Principles for Professional Confidence in Education: The transformative power of believing in yourself” is out now.His bookhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Principles-Professional-Confidence-Education-transformative/dp/B0GQBZWBY1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OZ92PVLXJ0NN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cC_y-ASuL2SLNTx2JvW0Ew.MusIfWyBCLhoivPydi4hDKa-lfVSpHghMTq5oGCWTaI&dib_tag=se&keywords=10+Principles+for+Professional+Confidence+in+Education%3A+The+transformative+power+of+believing+in+yourself+%28English+Edition%29&qid=1777462765&sprefix=10+principles+for+professional+confidence+in+education+the+transformative+power+of+believing+in+yourself+english+edition+%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1 | — | ||||||
| 4/15/26 |  23. Mienna Jones, EY leadership, and learning from The Mouse✨ | Early Years educationleadership+2 | Mienna Jones | NNEBEY | — | unplugged childhoodoutdoor play+3 | — | 57m 18s | |
| 4/1/26 |  22. Ian Timbrell, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and panicking in the cupboard✨ | LGBTQ+ inclusioneducation+2 | Ian Timbrell | More Than Flags and Rainbowsthe Proud Trust's+2 | Wales | More Than Flags and RainbowsProud Trust's Rainbow Award | — | 1h 00m 08s | |
| 3/18/26 |  21. Greg Bottrill, goals vs gifts, and play in your DNA✨ | playeducation+2 | Greg Bottrill | Adventure IslandDrawing Club+3 | — | Can I Go and Play Now?Adventure Island+2 | — | 1h 06m 41s | |
| 3/4/26 |  20. Tamsin Grimmer, self-regulation, and children's love languages✨ | self-regulationchildren's love languages+2 | Tamsin Grimmer | Norland CollegeLinden Learning+1 | — | early educationconsultant+3 | — | 1h 00m 22s | |
| 2/18/26 |  19. Trisha Lee, storytelling, and being very married✨ | storytellingtheatre+2 | Trisha Lee | Make Believe ArtsHelicopter Stories+2 | — | Helicopter Storieswriting for young children+1 | — | 1h 02m 58s | |
| 2/4/26 |  18. Ben Kingston-Hughes, joy, and grown-ups who are too grown up✨ | joychildhood+2 | Ben Kingston-Hughes | A Very Unusual Journey Into PlayWhy Children Need Joy: The Fundamental Truth about Childhood+6 | — | Inspired ChildrenNational Playwork Awards+1 | — | 56m 45s | |
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| 1/14/26 |  17. Brett Wigdortz, championing childminding, and earning in the Early Years✨ | childmindingeducation+1 | Brett Wigdortz | TineyTeach First+3 | England | TineyTeach First+2 | — | 40m 20s | |
| 12/17/25 |  16. Joss Cambridge-Simmons, men in Early Years, and spreading the love✨ | Early Years educationself care+5 | Joss Cambridge-Simmons | Jossy CareHealing Hands+1 | — | awardsRole Model of the Year+1 | — | 40m 10s | |
| 11/12/25 |  15. Pete Moorhouse, creative development and making learning irresistible✨ | creative educationwoodwork+1 | Pete Moorhouse | holistic creativity frameworkIrresistible Learning+2 | — | sculptorauthor+5 | — | 59m 04s | |
| 10/29/25 |  14. Cheryl Warren, celebratory SEND support, and Donald Duck impressions✨ | SEND supportneurodiversity+1 | Cheryl Warren | Neurodiversity in the Early YearsSENCO+2 | LA | trainerconsultancy+1 | — | 52m 41s | |
| 10/15/25 |  13. Jan Dubiel, creative compliance, and not calling it "play" | Jan is an Early Years expert, consultant, trainer & writer. He is the Programme Director for hey! at Hempsall’s and, in 2018, the Times Educational Supplement named him as one of the ten most influential people in British education. He has decades of experience in the sector, as a Nursery, Reception and Year 1 teacher in schools across Britain and then leading teams as an Early Years coordinator. He is the former Head of National and International Development at Early Excellence, and now works as an independent speaker, consultant, trainer and author focusing on Early Years policy, pedagogy and practice. | — | ||||||
| 9/24/25 |  12. Alistair Bryce-Clegg, promoting play, and purging plastic ivy | Dr. Alistair Bryce-Clegg, otherwise known as ABC, is an international early years consultant and trainer with three decades of experience in the sector. He's an author, a speaker, and author of the PlayList. He's advised the government's Education Select Committee on Early Years policy and practice and even the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. He has even had a debut on the TV in the BAFTA-winning Old People's Home for Four-Year-Olds.Email us at:Tinychairpod@famly.co.ukLink from the episode:https://abcdoes.com/ | — | ||||||
| 9/10/25 |  11. Prerna Richards, tackling stress, and arguing with Edith | Prerna is a global Early Childhood expert and founder of Together We Grow. In this episode of the Tiny Chair Podcast, Matt and I are joined by Prerna Richards of Together We Grow. We talk about spotting stress, deep breathing, and how to find more joy in the day-to-day. Customer stories https://www.famly.co/customersPrernas website https://togetherwegrow.online/free-downloads/Prernas Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@TogetherWeGrow108/videosBook mentionedMaybe - Kobi Yamada | — | ||||||
| 8/27/25 |  10. June O'Sullivan, Early Years teachers, and terrific twos | Dr June O'Sullivan is the CEO of the London Early Years Foundation. June has headed projects involving intergenerational care, parents in prisons, sustainability, bringing more men into the EY sector, engaging dads, ratios, Ofsted, the role of chefs, and many, many more. June has an OBE for services to education, recently got her doctorate in developing sustainability sustainability, informed staff, and has co authored many, many guides and books, including the Twoness of Twos.Links in the episodePrison article - https://www.leyf.org.uk/news/what-has-prison-got-to-do-with-early-years/LEYF prison pack download - https://mailchi.mp/4364d5fb0b61/a5bv48km0oArticle - https://kinderly.co.uk/2024/06/18/changing-the-world-through-love-and-nurture-in-the-early-years/ Book - https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/love-and-nurture-in-the-early-years/book287047 | — | ||||||
| 8/13/25 |  09. Nazish Usman, emotional development, and toxic positivity | Dr Nazish Usman is a qualified early years teacher who’s taught all over the world, and she can speak 4 languages. She’s a child psychologist with a specialism in cognitive behavioural therapy, and has just completed her PhD on the “Role of Emotional Intelligence in Character Building during Early Childhood Education.” She’s currently the Head of Safeguarding and Compliance for Early Years at Little Dukes Education.Links:https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nazish-usman-48b89a241 | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 |  08. Kerry Murphy, neuro-affirming practice, and why being weird is good | Kerry Murphy is an early childhood specialist and lecturer in Early Childhood and SEND at Goldsmiths University. She specialises in neurodiversity- and disability-affirming practice, improving inclusion, understanding and promoting a celebratory framework of assessment and support. She’s a 22-year veteran of the Early Years as well as a consultant and author. She has delivered seminars and training for local authorities, as well as a webinar for us here at Famly. Kerry is currently working on a doctorate in the pathologisation of play and child development in neurodivergent children.Website:Diversepathways.org | — | ||||||
| 6/25/25 |  07. Tom Richardson, outdoor learning, and owning a forest | Tom is the Operations Director for Naturally Learning, a group of seven settings based in Cornwall, with some of the most beautiful environments you will ever see. They have a forest and beach school, and, as Tom will no doubt echo in this episode, are passionate about being outside in their environment. The philosophy of the settings is unhurried, child-led learning and development - hence Naturally Learning - with a focus on nature, and sustainable materials and resources. Tom himself, as well as his mum Mandy and partner Sarah, is a long-time friend of Famly. He’s delivered webinars, appeared in our most recent documentary, and every year, he brings a group of the Naturally Learning team to our office here in Copenhagen to say hello to us!Cornishearlychildhood.co.uk | — | ||||||
| 6/11/25 |  06. Neil Leitch, inside the politics of EY, and football therapy | This week we sit down with Neil Leitch, the chief exec of Early Years Alliance. We get the gossip on what it’s really like working with the government, how his own childhood shaped his own views on why Early Years matters so much, and why football is the one time he can switch his brain off. You’ll hear about his proudest moments supporting 14,000 members at the alliance, and why he thinks the real answer is getting our policy makers in a nursery for a week. | — | ||||||
| 5/29/25 |  05. Dr. Sue Allingham, the early years environment, and cooking the counting bears | Sue has been a teacher and Early Years coordinator, a senior Early Years lead, and a local authority special advisor. She’s been trained and accredited in the BrainSET approach and has achieved a Level 2 award in ‘An Introduction to Neuroscience in the Early Years’. As well as being on the editorial board of Early Years Educator for many years, she’s also written books of her own. Sue is also a long serving member of TACTYC, where she’s a trustee.Where to find Sue:Twitter: https://x.com/DrSue22 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-sue-allingham-9b356516 Website: https://eyoutofthebox.com/ | — | ||||||
| 5/14/25 |  04. Liz Pemberton, cultural competence, and the four E’s of anti-racist practice | Liz, is an Early Years consultant under the title The Black Nursery Manager. She writes articles, leads webinars, and was a part of Famly’s inaugural children’s champion judging panel. Liz has an MA in early childhood and is a qualified secondary school teacher. She ran a setting for many years herself, before launching the Black Nursery Manager consultancy in 2020. She has been nominated as a Nursery World Trainer of the year, nominated as a future leader in 2022 by the Black Cultural Archives, and was recognised by the Serendpity Institute as 1 of a 100 Black women who have made a mark in 2024.Books mentioned in the podcast:Strong Like Me - Kelechi OkaforI Am Golden - Eva ChenThe Many Colors of Harpreet Singh - Supriya KelkarMy First Jewish Baby Book - Julie Merberg & Beck FeinerRepublic of the Congo - Mel NyokoBathe the Cat - David RobertsHomeland - Hannah Moushabeck | — | ||||||
| 5/1/25 |  03. Matt Martin, difficult nursery decisions, and counting poos | Matt is a business manager of a group of Scottish settings called the Little Beehive and has been in the nursery business for over 10 years. Matt has contributed his ideas and improvements for the sector to our Famly blog, creating popular articles about having fewer transitions, a living wage for all educators, increasing conversions from enquiries, and the value of a survey. | — | ||||||
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