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Kathy Brodie on August 2, 2017.
One of the workshops that I attended at the Men in The Early Years (MITEY) Conference in Bradford was run by Jeremy Davies from the Fatherhood Institute and centred around recruiting men into the early years’ sector.
Early on in the workshop, Jeremy asked a very interesting question, which set the pace for the workshop – Why does it matter to children if we have men in the early years? Where is the evidence coming from? Bearing in mind that this was a ‘Men in the Early Years’ conference, I thought this was a fascinating place to start and I started to guess that this was going to be more than your average workshop!
Sure enough, after a series of group discussions, we had covered some very stimulating questions, with some excellent contributions from both Jeremy and his audience. A few things gave me particular pause for thought:
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Posted byKathy Brodie on January 28, 2017.
Eamon is an award winning, international early years educator. Although only in his early twenties, he has worked in America and Germany, as well as having significant experience in his home town, Dublin.
His international experience and highly diverse experiences in Ireland make for an interesting narrative.
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You can find out more about Dimples Crèche and Montessori here: http://dimples.ie/
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Posted byKathy Brodie on October 8, 2016.
Kris Nimbley is studying for his BA (Hons) in Childhood Studies in Scotland and we started corresponding when he downloaded his free copy of the observation guidelines. We then ‘bumped into’ each other on Twitter – and the conversations haven’t stopped since!
Kris has a very clear vision of how he would like to see the Early Years sector develop, with a mountain of sensible ideas. Hear about how Kris got onto his course ‘almost by mistake’, his ethos and philosophy for Early Years Education and how his own early childhood experiences have influenced these.
You too can follow Kris on Twitter: @KrisNimbley
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Posted byKathy Brodie on July 21, 2016.
Greg Lane has worked at several different settings, working his way up to manager at Colville Nursery Centre, Notting Hill, a LEYF nursery.
In this podcast he discusses the next stage in his career – an MA in Applied Theatre, which sounds amazing!
During the podcast we touch on the current recruitment crisis in Early Years, the different ways that theatre can be brought to Early Years and how he started in the Early Years sector himself.
When there are more details to share about Greg’s Early Years theatre projects, I will post them on here for you.
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Find out more about Colville Nursery centre here: www.leyf.org.uk/nursery/colville-nursery-centre
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Posted byKathy Brodie on June 9, 2016.
Nige Graven is an Outstanding Childminder, based in Knutsford, Cheshire with his wife Sarah Neville.
In this podcast Nige explains how he came into childminding and some of his experiences whilst looking after children. We discuss the increasing lack of support for childminders and Nige tells one of his trade-mark jokes!
Find the Knutsford Childminding blog here. and their company site here.
Their Twitter account, @knutsfordchildm, is here.
The Childminding Forum, which is mentioned in the podcast, is here.
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Posted byKathy Brodie on December 18, 2015.
Paul Clarke is both an experienced nursery practitioner and babysitter. In this podcast, he explains his particular interest in promoting sport with the young children in his care, especially football. It is something he is keen to expand on in his local area which is useful as the setting he works at, Woodhouse Day Nursery in Loughborough, is in the countryside with a large garden.
Paul also discusses his different learning experiences and gives some tried and tested advice for other men in childcare.
Please do contact Paul via the nursery if you are interested in developing football or other sports with young children in your care.
Find out more about Woodhouse Day Nursery here
And you can contact Paul for babysitting on his email: baby1204@gmail.com
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Posted byKathy Brodie on July 23, 2015.
I had the great pleasure of chatting with Sid last week. He started his working life in a very different sector, as well as studying in a different country. Hear how he found his children have developed his practice and the experiences he has had as a male practitioner.
Sid has some great advice to men thinking of joining the Early Years sector:
“Follow your heart, and don’t give up. There may be hurdles, but you are not alone, there are plenty of us who have gone through it and are going through it. And remember that your contribution to the Early Years sector is no small thing.” Wise words indeed.
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Posted byKathy Brodie on May 7, 2015.
I was out with my husband, having coffee, and when we got to the till, there was a little sign. It said “which do you prefer? Girl or boy?” and an arrow from each pointing to two tip jars. For some reason, this really niggled me. Tips according to your gender? Really?
When we sat down with our drinks, I mentioned this to my husband, who said it was a marketing approach. Apparently people will give more often if posed a forced question, presumably because you have to engage with the idea of giving a tip if you think about the question.
However, this simply doesn’t work for me. I will tip according to the level of service I receive, from male or female. If the waiting staff tip a large glass of white wine all over me and into my handbag (and I wasn’t even drinking that night!) but then doesn’t offer even a free coffee as compensation, then there will be no tip.
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Posted byKathy Brodie on April 2, 2015.
Christopher has a very wide range of interests, from sleep expert to twin expert, with a special interest in the care and development of babies.
Unsurprisingly, we talk a lot in the podcast about child development, the fascination of twins and, most importantly for me, the professionalism that is essential for quality care. One thing that Christopher mentioned was that he could sympathise with working mums, because the situation of men in childcare mirrors many of women’s challenges for getting equal recognition in the general workforce.
This is a really fascinating podcast, which I hope will help both men and women to reflect on their own practice.
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Useful references
Christopher’s Twitter is: @ChrisAlderton1
Men in Childcare London: https://www.facebook.com/MeninchildcareLDN
Men in Childcare Ireland: https://twitter.com/menchildcareirl
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Kathy Brodie on August 2, 2017.
Kris Nimbley is studying for his BA (Hons) in Childhood Studies in Scotland and we started corresponding when he downloaded his free copy of the observation guidelines. We then ‘bumped into’ each other on Twitter – and the conversations haven’t stopped since!
Greg Lane has worked at several different settings, working his way up to manager at Colville Nursery Centre, Notting Hill, a LEYF nursery.
Nige Graven is an Outstanding Childminder, based in Knutsford, Cheshire with his wife Sarah Neville.
Jose Cortinas has worked for a number of childcare settings and this experience means he has lots of good advice for those of you who are thinking of joining the Early Years sector.
Paul Clarke is both an experienced nursery practitioner and babysitter. In this podcast, he explains his particular interest in promoting sport with the young children in his care, especially football. It is something he is keen to expand on in his local area which is useful as the setting he works at, Woodhouse Day Nursery in Loughborough, is in the countryside with a large garden.
Christopher has a very wide range of interests, from sleep expert to twin expert, with a special interest in the care and development of babies.