The Early Years Edit

In this episode Adam and Laura have a catch up; they chat projects, chickens, chairs at tables and everything else inbetween.

This week Adam and Laura discuss all things early years aesthetics! Is it time to ditch ‘plastic fantastic’ and choose beige and natural environments once and for all? Please share the podcast and follow both Adam and Laura over on Instagram: @adameyleader @littlemissearlyyears Recommendations: * Elizabeth Jarmen - Communication friendly spaces * ‘Classroom aesthetics in Early Childhood Education by Margaret MacDonald - https://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jel/article/view/14143 * Instagram accounts: * @eyfs4me * @nurserynook * @katemoxleywellnessforall

This week Adam and Laura discuss ‘The Flourish Project’ and it’s model on the ecology of wellbeing and how this considers the role of the children and adults in a creating an environment in which we can all flourish. They also discuss their views on supporting staff wellbeing and how all this links together to create a happier workplace. Please share the podcast and follow both Adam and Laura over on Instagram: @adameyleader @littlemissearlyyears Recommendations: * Besea.n The Lunar New Year Early Years learning resource - https://www.besean.co.uk/resources-posts/the-lunar-new-year-early-years-learning-resource * Montessori Europe - ‘the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Handbook for The Early Years’ https://www.montessori-europe.net/inspiration/introducing-the-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-handbook-for-the-early-years/ * ‘Understanding the Flourish Model’ - https://www.flourishproject.net/uploads/1/8/4/9/1849450/understanding_the_flourish_model_july_2018.pdf * ‘The Ecology of Wellbeing’ article - https://www.flourishproject.net/uploads/1/8/4/9/1849450/introducing_the_flourish_model__optimized_.pdf Further reading about ‘The Flourish Project’ found since recording: * The Flourish Project ‘The Little Book of Education’ - https://www.flourishproject.net/uploads/1/8/4/9/1849450/the_little_book_of_education_wendyellyatt2021.pdf * The Flourish Project ‘Montessori, Ecology and the Pedagogy of Love’ - https://www.flourishproject.net/uploads/1/8/4/9/1849450/montessori_ecology_and_the_pedagogy_of_love.pdf

On this weeks episode Adam and Laura explore one of the most prominent questions at this time of year… is the process or the product more important, what do children learn from handprint cards and does Adam need a special Christmas bauble of his own? Please share the podcast and follow both Adam and Laura over on Instagram: @adameyleader @littlemissearlyyears

This week Adam and Laura unpick our curriculum. What is it? What does it mean to us? Are we planning to write a formal curriculum and more. On the podcast we did discuss Dr Julian Grenier’s blog posts about the curriculum and since we recorded we have seen there is also a new one up which we encourage you to read too. Recommendations from the pod: * ‘Inside the secret garden’ blogs from Dr Julian Grenier: http://juliangrenier.blogspot.com * The example progression models were found here: http://juliangrenier.blogspot.com/2020/12/guest-blog-by-becka-wigmore-curriculum.html?m=1 * ‘Working with the new EYFS Framework’ by Dr Julian Grenier in PDF form: https://development-matters.org.uk * Curricular goals blog post containing Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre Curriculum and assessment policy: http://juliangrenier.blogspot.com/2020/11/curricular-goals-our-working-draft.html * Julian Grenier FAMLY interview: https://www.famly.co/blog/eyfs-development-matters-2020-julian-grenier * Jan Dubiel - Building a meaningful curriculum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQDcQUE3QI Please share the podcast and follow both Adam and Laura over on Instagram: @adameyleader @littlemissearlyyears

In this episode of The Early Years Edit Laura chats to Emily Jupp @themumpractioner about finding the balance between adult led and child led, as well as, Emily’s idea of being a fluid practitioner.

In this first EVER episode of The Early Years Edit Adam and Laura are joined by Chris Langdon-Casey to discuss the social media reaction to Laura’s post about the book ‘The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish’. They discuss an article by Lil Miss Hot Mess and Harper Keenan all about Drag Pedagogy in early childhood, what is a ‘TERF’ and what YOU can do to support the LGBTQIA+ community through your Early Years Practice. Recommendations from the pod: * ‘Drag pedagogy: The playful practice of queer imagination in early childhood.’ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03626784.2020.1864621 * ‘The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish’ by Lil Miss Hot Mess and Olga De Dios Ruiz: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-hips-on-the-drag-queen-go-swish-swish-swish/lil-miss-hot-mess/olga-de-dios-ruiz/9780762467655 * ‘Far from a Drag - How one library embraced Drag Queen Story Hour’ http://adameyleader.co.uk/recommendations/. * Chris’ Facebook Group Early Inspirations: https://www.facebook.com/groups/598361300585495/?ref=share * Team Early Childhood Podcast - Aaron Bradbury and Harper Keenan - Drag Pedagogy in Early Childhood: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/teamearlychildhood-the-podcasts/id1567178633?i=1000525357428 * LGBTQIA+ Early Years Magazine: https://lgbtqearlyyears.org/shop/ * ‘My Shadow is Pink’ by Scott Stuart: https://www.waterstones.com/book/my-shadow-is-pink/scott-stuart/9780648728764 * ‘ABC of Equality’ by Chana Ginelle Ewing and Paulina Morgan: https://www.waterstones.com/book/an-abc-of-equality/chana-ginelle-ewing/paulina-morgan/9780711262133 Please share the podcast and follow both Adam and Laura over on Instagram: @adameyleader @littlemissearlyyears