Tiny Chair Podcast

Laura 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 Association for Early Childhood Education. Laura received a Nursery World lifetime achievement award in 2021. Laura also plays many roles in children’s media, including educational consultant for the BBC and board member for The Children's Media Foundation. She is also the mind behind, “My Skin, Your Skin”, “Maya and Marley”, and “JoJo and Gran Gran”. Laura is a patron of the Grenada Community Library and Expert Commissioner on the ‘Raising the Nation’ Play Commission’s national inquiry into play. She was awarded her MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2021 for services to education.

Her website
https://www.laurahenryallain.com/

Mary 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. Their mission statement is: "We strive to ensure that all young children, regardless of their race, gender, abilities, location, school, childcare, or socioeconomic status, have the very best music learning experiences that we can provide." Mary was a preschool and elementary school teacher for over 12 years. She's also a musician and a singer in her own right, with a bachelor's degree in trumpet performance and a Master's degree in music education.

Her website and Youtube channel:
mymusicstartshere.com youtube.com/@mymusicwithmary

Sarah Scotland is a nutritionist with over 20 years of experience, and is the founder of Wise About Food, a community interest company, focused on food and nutrition. Sarah has previously supported us here at Famly with some of our Early Years nutrition content. She's also worked with Transport for London, the YMCA, housing associations, charities, and a local authority. Sarah provides workshops on cooking and nutrition for neurodivergent and disabled adults, as well as elderly people and dementia sufferers. She even hosts Meet and Eat workshops where people can come together with their community to fight loneliness and learn a bit more about food.

Sarah's website
wiseaboutfood.co.uk

Dr Lewis Fogarty is a lecturer in Education At Brunel University and one half of the duo of directors at Always Growing. They have four settings across Berkshire and Middlesex, and are famous for their 4POP pedagogy. He is also a trustee of TACTYC, The Chair of the Board of Trustees of the charity ConnectED AND is the founder of Edventurous Leadership. Lewis is now a published author; his book, “10 Principles for Professional Confidence in Education: The transformative power of believing in yourself” is out now.

His book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Principles-Professional-Confidence-Education-transformative/dp/B0GQBZWBY1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OZ92PVLXJ0NN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cC_y-ASuL2SLNTx2JvW0Ew.MusIfWyBCLhoivPydi4hDKa-lfVSpHghMTq5oGCWTaI&dib_tag=se&keywords=10+Principles+for+Professional+Confidence+in+Education%3A+The+transformative+power+of+believing+in+yourself+%28English+Edition%29&qid=1777462765&sprefix=10+principles+for+professional+confidence+in+education+the+transformative+power+of+believing+in+yourself+english+edition+%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1

Mienna is an Early Years educator, a nursery owner, and an Early Years consultant with 34 years of experience. She very proudly holds an NNEB, and says her “personal mission is to help parents and caregivers shift their expectations; meeting children where they are developmentally, rather than where we assume they should be.” Mienna is an advocate of an unplugged childhood, outdoor play, and supporting one another as leaders and educators for the betterment of the sector.

Her websites
https://www.miennajones.com/
https://www.happycrewchildcare.co.uk/