https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tiny-chair-podcast--6579735enEducationCopyright Famly Podcasthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/81a7d623a3ea4c79b8e0edee5f925a95.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tiny-chair-podcast--6579735Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:26:09 +0000Famly PodcastFamly Podcastfeeds@spreaker.comEarly years chats to brighten your day. Get ready for daily dilemmas, pedagogy puzzles, and heaps of interactive games. It’s the only EY podcast that’ll really make you giggle. Brought to you by Famly.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-ann-marie-christian-safeguarding-and-the-things-we-normalise--72775235Her website:https://annmariechristian.com/]]>b41635ef-7950-4509-a98e-ee75115b90f6Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:56:59 +0000Famly PodcastSafeguarding expert Ann Marie Christian joins Matt and Julia for a frank conversation about keeping children safe in Early Years settings. With over 30 years of experience as a social worker, LADO, DSL, and safeguarding consultant, Ann Marie shares...Her website:https://annmariechristian.com/]]>2625false28fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-from-culinary-chaos-to-magical-mealtimes-in-the-early-years--72563703Her websitehttps://www.laurahenryallain.com/]]>6e1b54f1-7bd8-4f24-9ec9-63f59827c5e0Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:58:54 +0000Famly PodcastLaura Henry-Allain MBE is an award-winning international educator, author, speaker, and consultant. She knows Early Years inside out and has been everything from a nursery manager to an Ofsted inspector, and is vice-president of The British...Her websitehttps://www.laurahenryallain.com/]]>2936false227fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-the-power-of-music-in-early-education--72213860Her website and Youtube channel:mymusicstartshere.com youtube.com/@mymusicwithmary]]>060462a1-3427-45e9-965c-0ef2a755bcddThu, 28 May 2026 17:49:34 +0000Famly PodcastMary Anderson is the co-founder of My Music Starts Here alongside her husband Mike. My Music Starts Here provides early music education through resources, support for educators, and they even have their own certification. 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They have four settings across Berkshire and Middlesex, and are famous for their 4POP pedagogy. 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She very proudly holds an NNEB, and says her “personal mission is to help parents and caregivers shift their expectations; meeting children...Her websiteshttps://www.miennajones.com/https://www.happycrewchildcare.co.uk/]]>3439false223fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-ian-timbrell-lgbtq-inclusion-and-panicking-in-the-cupboard--71044567His websitehttps://www.morethanflagsandrainbows.com/]]>f989786b-9620-46d7-91ad-e789c2bd1039Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:25:22 +0000Famly PodcastIan Timbrell is the founder of More Than Flags and Rainbows, a not-for-profit organisation helping make education settings more inclusive, from Early Years settings up. Ian has 20 years of experience in education, including as an ICT Advisor and a...His websitehttps://www.morethanflagsandrainbows.com/]]>3609false222fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-greg-bottrill-goals-vs-gifts-and-play-in-your-dna--70721656]]>b0066fda-9945-4ed0-85a0-457be5454991Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000Famly PodcastGreg Bottrill is the founder of Can I Go and Play Now?, offering training for Early Years settings and schools, so that “the magic of children can really shine”. He’s also an award-winning author, a speaker, and a passionate advocate for play. He's...]]>4002false221fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-tamsin-grimmer-self-regulation-and-children-s-love-languages--70442293]]>9d8dbc56-5159-4992-9940-47e096ea4146Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:01:27 +0000Famly PodcastTamsin is an early childhood and early education specialist, a trainer and consultant, and Principal Lecturer in Early Years at Norland College. She is the Early Years Education Director at Linden Learning, and an Early Education Associate. She’s a...]]>3623false220fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-trisha-lee-storytelling-and-being-very-married--70130377Trishas Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@TheListeningClassroom⁩ ]]>af3dc7a4-1fb1-4263-b929-07a0d43afbefWed, 18 Feb 2026 09:19:16 +0000Famly PodcastTrisha Lee is the founder and artistic director of Make Believe Arts, a theatre and education company, and the charity behind Helicopter Stories. Trisha created MakeBelieve Arts in 2002, based on the idea that “story has the power to change lives”....Trishas Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@TheListeningClassroom⁩ ]]>3779false219fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-ben-kingston-hughes-joy-and-grown-ups-who-are-too-grown-up--69783298Ben's Email:ben@inspiredchildren.org.uk
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Ben's books:A Very Unusual Journey Into PlayWhy Children Need Joy: The Fundamental Truth about Childhood]]>3406false218fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-brett-wigdortz-championing-childminding-and-chastising-the-education-minister--69435980]]>384f57e9-7290-4125-996d-c9061f61f401Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:57 +0000Famly PodcastBrett Wigdortz OBE is the co-founder and CEO of Tiney, the biggest childminder agency in England. He is also the founder and former CEO of Teach First, a charity that works to address educational disadvantage by placing graduates in low-income...]]>2421falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-joss-cambridge-simmons-men-in-early-years-and-spreading-the-love--69096614Nanny Qhttps://www.instagram.com/the.singingnanny/?hl=enHealing Hands https://www.instagram.com/healinghandschildcare/?hl=enFemihttps://www.instagram.com/bistmorgan/?igsh=YjJ2dm1nb3cxbmpo#]]>b3be1e36-8c3c-493f-a5e7-172ebeac818cWed, 17 Dec 2025 11:27:42 +0000Famly PodcastJoss Cambridge-Simmons is a multi-award-winning nanny, Early Years educator, and the founder of Jossy Care. Joss is passionate about self care, mental health, well being, love, and of course, childcare and education. Joss is also a DJ as well as a...Nanny Qhttps://www.instagram.com/the.singingnanny/?hl=enHealing Hands https://www.instagram.com/healinghandschildcare/?hl=enFemihttps://www.instagram.com/bistmorgan/?igsh=YjJ2dm1nb3cxbmpo#]]>2411false216fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-pete-moorhouse-creative-development-and-making-learning-irresistible--6853474090d77c0c-08b9-4376-b9df-294c69a73ba6Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:25:32 +0000Famly PodcastPete is a professional sculptor, author, researcher, and trainer, and has a passion for creative education and woodwork in the Early Years. After working with a local nursery part-time, he fell for the Early Years and now runs Irresistible Learning,...3545false215fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-cheryl-warren-celebratory-send-support-and-donald-duck-impressions--68332546Links:aperiontraining.co.ukinstagram.com/aperion_training/
Book:Neurodiversity in the Early Years: Practical and Proven Strategies to Enable Neurodivergent Children to Thrive]]>c530e4c7-763b-43ac-96e2-5612b045b472Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:38:01 +0000Famly PodcastCheryl has over thirty years of experience in the Early Years sector as a nanny, family support, LA advisor, SENCO, trainer, assessor, lecturer, and quality inspector. Cheryl was awarded ‘Trainer of the Year’ at the 2022 Nursery World Awards and has...Links:aperiontraining.co.ukinstagram.com/aperion_training/
Book:Neurodiversity in the Early Years: Practical and Proven Strategies to Enable Neurodivergent Children to Thrive]]>3162false214fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-jan-dubiel-creative-compliance-and-not-calling-it-play--681468260dfa6f3b-b0c6-4014-867e-b7fb47d6c634Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:46:01 +0000Famly PodcastJan is an Early Years expert, consultant, trainer & writer. He is the Programme Director for hey! at Hempsall’s and, in 2018, the Times Educational Supplement named him as one of the ten most influential people in British education. He has decades...2683false213fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-alistair-bryce-clegg-promoting-play-and-purging-plastic-ivy--67876409Email us at:Tinychairpod@famly.co.uk
Link from the episode:https://abcdoes.com/]]>ebdb9d71-20f0-4f4d-9de8-95955972a591Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:39:12 +0000Famly PodcastDr. Alistair Bryce-Clegg, otherwise known as ABC, is an international early years consultant and trainer with three decades of experience in the sector. He's an author, a speaker, and author of the PlayList. He's advised the government's Education...Email us at:Tinychairpod@famly.co.uk
Link from the episode:https://abcdoes.com/]]>4049false212fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-prerna-richards-tackling-stress-and-arguing-with-edith--67699453Customer stories https://www.famly.co/customers
Prernas website https://togetherwegrow.online/free-downloads/
Prernas Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@TogetherWeGrow108/videos
Book mentionedMaybe - Kobi Yamada]]>ac33a80f-a234-4f36-a9be-95dbcc27311dWed, 10 Sep 2025 08:21:07 +0000Famly PodcastPrerna is a global Early Childhood expert and founder of Together We Grow. In this episode of the Tiny Chair Podcast, Matt and I are joined by Prerna Richards of Together We Grow. We talk about spotting stress, deep breathing, and how to find more joy...Customer stories https://www.famly.co/customers
Prernas website https://togetherwegrow.online/free-downloads/
Prernas Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@TogetherWeGrow108/videos
Book mentionedMaybe - Kobi Yamada]]>3562false211fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-june-o-sullivan-early-years-teachers-and-terrific-twos--67528910Links in the episodePrison article - https://www.leyf.org.uk/news/what-has-prison-got-to-do-with-early-years/LEYF prison pack download - https://mailchi.mp/4364d5fb0b61/a5bv48km0oArticle - https://kinderly.co.uk/2024/06/18/changing-the-world-through-love-and-nurture-in-the-early-years/ Book - https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/love-and-nurture-in-the-early-years/book287047
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]]>2853false211fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-nazish-usman-emotional-development-and-toxic-positivity--67354363Links:https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nazish-usman-48b89a241]]>2a1498d2-b8b9-4f0f-aa5d-b3e69f13ff42Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:25:08 +0000Famly PodcastDr Nazish Usman is a qualified early years teacher who’s taught all over the world, and she can speak 4 languages. She’s a child psychologist with a specialism in cognitive behavioural therapy, and has just completed her PhD on the “Role of Emotional...Links:https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nazish-usman-48b89a241]]>3923false29fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-kerry-murphy-neuro-affirming-practice-and-why-being-weird-is-good--66911069Website:Diversepathways.org]]>ae995fc5-a7a7-4dd0-8d67-4ca89bd9fa8bWed, 09 Jul 2025 07:35:53 +0000Famly PodcastKerry Murphy is an early childhood specialist and lecturer in Early Childhood and SEND at Goldsmiths University. She specialises in neurodiversity- and disability-affirming practice, improving inclusion, understanding and promoting a celebratory...Website:Diversepathways.org]]>4088false18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-tom-richardson-outdoor-learning-and-owning-a-forest--66737953Cornishearlychildhood.co.uk]]>c46c8046-e06a-4325-aaa2-c938bb5bd6a7Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:54:31 +0000Famly PodcastTom is the Operations Director for Naturally Learning, a group of seven settings based in Cornwall, with some of the most beautiful environments you will ever see. They have a forest and beach school, and, as Tom will no doubt echo in this episode,...Cornishearlychildhood.co.uk]]>3851false17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-neil-leitch-inside-the-politics-of-ey-and-football-therapy--6650518920aa3e9d-f87b-42bc-9adc-e21c10bd2160Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:59:56 +0000Famly PodcastThis week we sit down with Neil Leitch, the chief exec of Early Years Alliance. We get the gossip on what it’s really like working with the government, how his own childhood shaped his own views on why Early Years matters so much, and why football is...3707false16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-sue-allingham-the-early-years-environment-and-cooking-the-counting-bears--66326813c895f62a-47e4-4c3a-87bb-f640f876be3aThu, 29 May 2025 11:39:16 +0000Famly PodcastSue has been a teacher and Early Years coordinator, a senior Early Years lead, and a local authority special advisor. She’s been trained and accredited in the BrainSET approach and has achieved a Level 2 award in ‘An Introduction to Neuroscience in...3391false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-liz-pemberton-cultural-competence-and-the-four-e-s-of-anti-racist-practice--66083957a940c86d-abca-4777-98df-0aacf445e955Wed, 14 May 2025 10:41:43 +0000Famly PodcastLiz, is an Early Years consultant under the title The Black Nursery Manager. She writes articles, leads webinars, and was a part of Famly’s inaugural children’s champion judging panel. Liz has an MA in early childhood and is a qualified secondary...3729false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-matt-martin-difficult-nursery-decisions-and-counting-poos--658268402d456f55-91fc-4b8a-896c-40bcdbedf759Thu, 01 May 2025 13:28:32 +0000Famly PodcastMatt is a business manager of a group of Scottish settings called the Little Beehive and has been in the nursery business for over 10 years. Matt has contributed his ideas and improvements for the sector to our Famly blog, creating popular articles...3721falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-alison-featherbe-artificial-intelligence-and-early-years-scorecards--655922707bd2f341-bd85-472f-90b7-64875a2718a9Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:28:17 +0000Famly PodcastAlison has worked in the Early Years for 40 years, as a nursery manager, early years teacher, and even an Early Years Development Officer for a Local Authority. Nowadays, she’s a procedure and policy genius, helping settings navigate everything from...2971false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-alice-sharp-educating-generation-beta-and-the-world-s-biggest-spoon-collection--65287199440980e6-0dee-4d82-9dbc-93e482ee1a00Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:53:57 +0000Famly PodcastAlice Sharp has enchanted and inspired educators in the Early Years for over 30 years- but how is she using all that experience to help shape the childhoods of tomorrow? Tiny Chair Podcast hosts, Julia and Matt, ask Alice about how we can prepare...4231false1full