Talking Early Years with June O'Sullivan

About Talking Early Years with June O'Sullivan

An inspiring, outspoken speaker, author, podcaster and regular media commentator, Dr June O'Sullivan OBE is Chief Executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), one of London’s largest and most successful charitable social enterprises, operating 40+ award-winning nurseries in some of London’s most disadvantaged areas. Her monthly ‘real talk’ and no-holds-barred podcasts dive into the questions, topics and debates on all things Early Years, Parenting and Social Business – plus much, much more.

Publisher

June O'Sullivan

Category

business · education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jul 2020

Latest episode

27 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Talking Early Years: June O'Sullivan, Chris Pascal and Tony Bertram

   This is the first hour I’d spent with Professors Chris Pascal OBE and Dr Tony Bertram since they stopped supervising my PhD, and the conversation was every bit as energising and engaging as ever. Affectionately dubbed our “National Treasures” by the study group, Chris and Tony are as generous as they are sharp. We set out to talk about ‘quality’, but it quicky widened into pedagogy, community inequality and the digitally-saturated world children now inhabit. What emerged was a deeply hu...

2. 

   8 Jun 2026

   Talking Early Years: June O'Sullivan and Catherine Mole

   SEND, Social Justice and the Question We Keep Avoiding Everyone is talking about SEND. Inclusion. Rising need. Pressures on schools and nurseries. But I am not convinced we all mean the same thing when we use those words. In my latest Talking Early Years podcast, I sat down with the wonderfully energetic Catherine Mole, CEO of Dingley’s Promise and one of the sector’s most passionate advocates for children with SEND, to unpack what is really going on.

3. 

   10 Apr 2026

   Talking Early Years: June O'Sullivan and Katy Potts

   Is giving a young child unrestricted access to digital technology like handing them a vape? In my latest podcast, I sat down with digital safety expert Katy Potts to confront what many of us are reluctant to say out loud. There is no app to replace your lap. Listen to the podcast. This matters more than we think!

Who has been a guest on Talking Early Years with June O'Sullivan

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sue Egersdorff
• Greg Bottrill
• Jen Singer

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

30

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