Men In Childcare Podcast

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. Enjoy! Eamon’s Twitter:@Eamond44 You can find out more about […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. Hear about Jose’s college experience, some of his challenges and the benefits of working for a large organisation such as London Early […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jamel Campbell is someone who clearly loves his job. He has worked with children across the age ranges, from mentoring in Youth work to working in the Early Years sector. In this podcast you’ll hear how Jamel works with his children, the challenges he has had to face and how his ‘sturdy support network’ has […]

Joss Cambridge Simmons has worked in childcare for almost 10 years, in a range of jobs, including being a ‘Manny’, room supervisor and running his own babysitting agency. He is a keen and active supporter of practitioners working in partnership with families, winning awards for his work. With such a breadth and depth of experience, as […]