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Atelier Talks: The Early Years Collective
The Only Early Years Podcast Led by Providers, for Providers.
Atelier Talks is a dynamic and thought-provoking podcast where the Atelier team shares expertise, insights, and discussions on the most pressing issues in the early years sector. Released every two weeks, each episode brings together practitioners, consultants, and leaders from both Atelier Nursery and Atelier Consultancy, ensuring that the topics are always rooted in real practice and relevant to providers today.
We tackle everything from pedagogy and leadership to working with babies, recruitment challenges, and sector-wide policy changes. This is not just another early years discussion—it is a space for providers to connect, learn, and feel supported by a community that truly understands the realities of the sector.
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From Fees to ‘Free’ Places: What The Early Years Funding Changes Really Mean For Your Setting
In this episode of Atelier Talks, we dive into one of the biggest challenges facing Early Years providers today - navigating the confusion around government funding, fees, and the so-called “free” entitlement. Joined by sector leaders Jo Morris (Play Steps, CNLF, Early Years Voices) and Jen & Rose from Snapdragons Nurseries, we unpack the latest changes, the widening funding gap, and how settings can stay compliant across multiple local authorities.
How To Grow Your Nursery Team Into Leaders
This episode explores why collaboration, not hierarchy, builds sustainable teams in Early Years settings. Continuing on from where we left off in episode 12, we’re going even deeper into Early Years leadership, moving beyond titles and job roles and exploring what it really means to grow leadership from the ground up. From coaching your Early Years team day-to-day to developing new leaders in post, we’re sharing what works, what’s challenging, and how we support our staff to thrive.
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