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Eleanor Ireland
@eleanorire.bsky.social
Programme Head: Early Years at NuffieldFoundation.org

Views are my own
And other work we're funding on the EY Workforce:

Achieving high-quality provision in the baby room of English nurseries: www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/achi...

Examining the challenges and benefits of childminding in England: www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/exam...
Achieving high-quality provision in the baby room of English nurseries - Nuffield Foundation
New research brings together evidence on what quality provision looks like in the baby rooms of English nurseries.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
And you can find the report, here "It is rocket science: professionalising the early childhood workforce in the UK": early-education.org.uk/early-years-... - led by Verity Campbell-Barr, Beatrice Merrick and Cathy Nutbrown.
Early years workforce policy in the four UK nations: a comparative analysis - Early Education
Early Education is partnering with colleagues at five UK universities to understand policy issues around the Early Years Workforce in all four nations of the UK, and to make policy recommendations for...
early-education.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thanks so much @cliffmanning.bsky.social
and Vicki @parentzone.bsky.social
for the opportunity and Lucy Betts, NTU and Melanie Pilcher
@eyalliance.bsky.social for all your expertise
February 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM