Guest essays
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The Magic of Childhood: How curiosity, creativity, and joy empower children to thrive
02/02/2025
The Magic of Childhood: How curiosity, creativity, and joy empower children to thrive
The impact of poverty on early childhood
23/11/2023
The impact of poverty on early childhood
Author: Carey Oppenheim, Project Lead – Nuffield Foundation
Embracing divergent pathways of development
29/09/2023
Embracing divergent pathways of development
Author: Kerry Murphy – Lecturer in Early Years & SEND at Goldsmiths, University of London
Kinship care and the unseen children’s champions
25/05/2023
Kinship care and the unseen children’s champions
Author: Dr Lucy Peake, CEO of Kinship
Early Childhood – Understanding the journey
09/02/2023
Early Childhood – Understanding the journey
Author: Sally Hogg, Dr Christine O’Farrelly, Dr Beth Barker and Professor Paul Ramchandani, Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development & Learning (PEDAL), University of Cambridge.
How you become you: The story and science of early childhood
01/02/2023
How you become you: The story and science of early childhood
Author: Prof. Eamon McCrory, University College London, Anna Freud Centre
Supporting Child Refugees and Asylum Seekers Through Trauma
07/11/2022
Supporting Child Refugees and Asylum Seekers Through Trauma
Author: Dr Sarah Davidson MBE, Head of Psychosocial & Mental Health at British Red Cross
We need to tell a new story about early childhood
31/10/2022
We need to tell a new story about early childhood
Author: Kate Stanley, Executive Director of @FrameWorksUK and previously a Board Director at NSPCC, Deputy Director at IPPR, and an adviser on the Early Years Steering Group convened by the then Duchess of CambridgeFind help and advice
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