Caitlin Bray
caitbray.bsky.social
Caitlin Bray
@caitbray.bsky.social
Nursery Manager, BA & MA Early childhood studies. Passionate about #earlyyears, specifically good starts, resilience and workforce. Part time research assistant.
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Birth to 5 Matters is to be updated in a second edition.

To help the revised guidance, we need people across the sector to get involved to help fill any gaps. Have your say via the survey in the link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/88Z6Q9L

#Bto5M #Birthto5Matters
November 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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This World Children's Day, we're calling on the Government to guarantee that all children can access high-quality inclusive early education that they're parents can afford.

Read more in Rescue and Reform: www.earlyeducationchildcare.org/manifesto
November 20, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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We are proud to have supported this new research from
@timewise.bsky.social in partnership with LEYF Nurseries and Early Years Alliance which piloted flexible working in early years as a means of recruiting and retaining more staff.

Read the results here 👇🏻
timewise.co.uk/article/buil...
Building the early years and childcare workforce of the future - Timewise
There aren’t enough early childcare education and care staff. How can providers attract and retain talent in this vital sector?
timewise.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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NEW research from Frontier Economics finds that Government plans to create 100,000 new childcare places in primary schools is 'unlikely to work', citing a mismatch between demand & available space along with concerns about the suitability of buildings.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Labour plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England ‘unlikely to work’
Exclusive: projected spare capacity is not all in the right places to match projected demand, research finds
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:22 AM
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Ever wonder why the Hungry caterpillar made a cocoon? The answer is here and its brilliant
“Why did the Hungry Caterpillar make a cocoon?”

#EYFS child: “So no one bothers him.”

“Sorry?” I ask.

EYFS child: “He needs time to THINK himself INTO a butterfly.”

“Wow!” I respond.

EYFS child: “Well, he didn’t do it by magic.”
November 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM