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The podcast for every hard-working, dedicated, professional Early Years practitioner who knows that by Wednesday all they crave is an afternoon of prosecco and yummy nibbles with their friends! The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy trade their best war stories, discuss everything happening in the sector and offer advice for the REAL problems that you face every day in nurseries and schools!
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It's Brunch o'clock again! The dream team of Edward, Chris and Laura are back for another slice of news, views, mirth and righteous anger, covering all things Early Years.This week we've got auditions for a movie, some fairly serious political discussion and a joke about Mr Steven Mulhern, so I would say that we've covered all the bases. Settle in with a glass of what you fancy and join us for 40 minutes of fun!The Early Years Bottemless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscot...
We're back! After an unscheduled two-week hiatus, the Brunch returns with all guns blazing to get you up to speed with everything happening at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy and of course in the wider world of early education.This week we've got a new customer offering something absolutely mindblowing for new mums, a story about possibly the oddest thing we've ever been asked to do as Early Years consultants, and Laura and Chris argue about whether books or films are better.The Early Years...
Another week and another chance to check in with all things Early Years courtesy of the Brunch team!This week, the gang have gathered at Hopscotch HQ after a week where News News News has made us angry and sad, but we try to keep smiles on our faces with another cracking Story from the Archives from Chris and the first Would You Rather that the two experts agree on. So join Laura, Chris and Edward and pour yourself a glass of wine ready for another fascinating pod.The EYBB is brought to you e...
It's another week and another episode of the Brunch, recorded live at Hopscotch HQ. Covering everything happening in the Early Years world every episode, the team from Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy make keeping up with the latest trends in the sector as fun as a night out with your besties!This week, Edward and Laura make a brazen pitch for new consultants to come and join the family, Chris celebrates wins big and little, there's a story from the archive that starts off wrong and gets wor...
After an unscheduled week off, the Hopscotch team is back together to catch up on all things Early Years! Edward tried to hold everything together amid a maelstrom of clutter, Laura gets extremely passionate about something that isn't wine, and Chris tells a story from the archives that makes us all cry happy tears!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier source for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, Early Years t...
There's no such thing as an Easter break when it comes to the Brunch! Edward, Laura and Chris are back in the studio to podcast about everything happening in the world of Early Years (and quite a lot about food this week too).In this episode, we talk more about our Nursery Managers Conference, Chris gets angry at the prospect of more closures in the sector, and Laura has a spooky Story From The Archives that she probably should have saved for our Halloween episode.The Early Years Bottomless B...
The Easter holidays may have started for schools and nurseries across the country, but our intrepid trio are still smashing out podcast content as well as travelling the country in search of the most memorable Early Years experiences!This week, Edward, Laura and Chris discuss withholding safeguarding judgements at inspection, Chris tells another story from deep in the Early Years trenches, and for the first time ever we might have agreement on Would You Rather!The Early Years Bottomless Brunc...
Edward, Laura and Chris have somehow managed to be in the same place at the same time for a completely unplanned and unscripted episode this week. Listen along as Edward tries desperately to keep some kind of consistency and order in the Brunch while Laura and Chris are suffering some sort of hyper-exhaustion-caused delerium that actually results in quite a humorous get-together. Doctors recommend we never do this again, but in the words of Barry from Eastenders...WE'RE GONNA DO IT ANYWAY!The...
The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward tackle everything the DfE and Ofsted can throw at them, the Hopscotch team are fighting fires in every corner of the country and Chris has another tale of woe and misery from the archives.Luckily, Edward has something of a nice poser to finish off the episode for the gang to ponder!The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy...
It's time for a rare Sobercast here at the Brunch, as the team convene with mugs of tea rather than gallons of prosecco. That doesn't dampen the mood, however, as the mood has already been completely soaked by the worst combination of train cancellations and tough days in the field for both Laura and Chris.Nevertheless, Edward is here as the host with the most to raise spirits and ensure that there's the requisite quantities of mirth in the air - and the resulting show ends with everyone's ha...
It's a special week for the Brunch this episode, as not only do we go on tour for the first time, setting up camp in Chris's kitchen, but also welcome our first actual live guest onto the pod, in the form of educator and SEND expert Lyndsey. The guys grill her on all things SEND-related while Edward keeps the wine flowing.Also this week, we've got a story from deep inside Laura's vaults, and another devilish Would You Rather for the team to tackle. The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is br...
Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week, Laura has incredibly come prepared with three discussion pieces she found on Google, Chris relates a traumatic experience inspecting a nursery who preferred to cherry-pick which regulations that wanted to follow, and Edward tasks the two with another bizarre Would You Rather.The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier source for mock inspection...
We're back after an enforced break of a week (Chris and Laura were just too busy south of Finland but north of Spain) with a fun-packed show taking in not only precisely ZERO scanning but an absolute ton of opinions on some major changes to the inspection process as well as our first ever non-Early Years-related Would You Rather?There's also quite a lot about toilets.The Brunch is brought to you every week by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier Early Years consult...
This week's pod starts with the best of intentions, but after we give the floor to Chris to give us an update on how his week's been, the entire format is turned on its head. Chris takes us on a harrowing - and yet hilarious - journey through a day in the life of a practitioner in 2024, which takes up approximately 80% of the episode, meaning Edward has to scramble to drop entire segments of the podcast, whilst Laura has no alternative but to open a second bottle of wine.This one's a doozy - ...
We're fully back in the swing of things as January rolls on - this week we try not to make Laura angry when talking about the status of Early Years inspections, the grand reveal of hardly any of the LA funding, and just general incompetence in the industry.Meanwhile, Chris tells a wonderful story from the archives that I still can't quite deal with mentally, and we set our experts possibly the most ACTUALLY SERIOUS Would You Rather so far!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you ea...
Happy 2024 everybody! After a well-earned Christmas break (not because of the podcast, but because of the actual real work we do), Edward, Chris and Laura are back to continue the Early Years mirth into the New Year.This week the dynamic duo tell us all about their first joint-visit of the year, we discuss the latest news from the sector and there's an absolutely unmissable story from the archives - let's just say this is not what nursery pets should involve...
It's our Christmas special episode before we go off for a couple of weeks to recharge the batteries and definitely stay sober through the festive period!This week, Chris tells a story that will undoubtedly get signed up to be made into a major Disney Pixar motion picture, Edward apologises for last week's sobercast, and Laura tries to make scanning sound exciting.Leave us a review and a like on your podcast platform of choice, and get in touch with us at eybb@hopscotchconsultancy.com if you'd...
Edward, Chris and Laura are feeling 50% festive, 50% completely destroyed by the unique demands of December in the Early Years!This week, we discuss some VERY EXCITING NEWS from Hopscotch HQ, and it's Laura's turn to tell another story from the archives. So tune in, uncork a bottle of something Christmassy, and laugh along with us!
Edward, Laura and Chris are back in the studio for the latest slice of news, views and giggles from the Early Years!This week we discuss writing and delivering training, there's some strong advice and the start of a discussion that will run and run around 30 hours funding, and Chris gives us a Top Of The Pops-style rundown of the craziest day he's had in years!Email the podcast - eybb@hopscotchconsultancy.com and make sure to follow, like and subscribe (and leave a review!) on our social medi...
Edward, Laura and Chris are back in the Brunch Bar for another episode! This week, Laura tells all about her grilling by Ofsted while Chris takes it back to basics as a room practitioner.The team discuss the latest news on Early Years funding and the minimum wage, before Laura tells us all a story from the archives with a spicy conclusion! Finally, the gang tackle another Would You Rather.Email eybb@hopscotchconsultancy with your questions and posers for the team!
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