James Hempsall Announced as Keynote Speaker

Then, now and next.  A better deal for out of school childcare?

• A brief potted history of out of school

• How out of school sits in the sector

• The impact and effects of COVID-19

• Opportunities: Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme, Tax-Free Childcare

• We need a better deal for out of school

James Hempsall is director of Hempsall’s, managing editor of Children’s Centre Leader, and national programme director for Childcare Works.

For over 30 years James has worked in the children’s services sector driving service improvement, effecting change, and leading national implementation of key Government programmes in pre-school learning and childcare. initially an out of school and playworker, James has worked in a range of disadvantaged settings and communities, and worked as a development worker supporting people to set up and sustain out of school clubs.  His work has focused on improving learning outcomes for all children with a particular emphasis on least advantaged children, parental employment, equalities and anti-discriminatory practice. His career has been spent supporting organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors to develop high quality and sustainable childcare, and support families to break the cycles and symptoms of disadvantage and poverty.