Posts by Grace Essex

Julian Grenier writes in TES Magazine on the issue of School Readiness, sharing insights from Kindred Squared annual School Readiness Report. “As well as offering more support, we need to shift attitudes around when toilet training should start so that more children have the self-care skills they need to be confident and thrive when they…

Felicity Gillespie, Director, Kindred Squared responds to the latest OECD Education at a Glance data for 2024 in The Spectator: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/nurseries-have-been-underfunded-for-too-long “There is a case for shifting the focus of funding from the end of the education pipeline to the beginning. Despite our lavish spending on universities, Britain’s expenditure on the critical, early years of learning languishes…

Kindred Squared, the early years charity, has launched a new collaboration with Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s leading supermarkets, to put parenting tips on nappy packaging.  Website details on packs of nappies links to a dedicated Kindred2 web page with top tips and suggestions for parents including:   Felicity Gillespie, Director, Kindred Squared said: “Nappy changing…

Nearly a third of adults would be willing to pay £5 to see their GP if the additional revenue was directed towards early years health and development programs for under-fives. Kindred Squared ran a snapshot poll of 2,500 adults in England and Wales from 21 June to 1 July and found that over six in ten…