Nursery World - Walker heads for leading role at LEYF

London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has appointed the director of nursery group Children's Place Day Nurseries as its head of children's services.

Karen Walker (pictured) will start the position at LEYF in London on 13 September.

As head of children's services, Ms Walker will ensure good practice is maintained throughout LEYF's nurseries and support staff. Her remit includes leading on LEYF's children's centres, supporting existing and new projects with nurseries' chefs, developing nursery projects and taking care of social enterprise and overseas projects.

Children's Place co-director Debbie Burke will take over the running of the nursery group, which has seven settings across West Yorkshire.

Ms Walker brings over 20 years of experience in the early years sector - as director of Children's Place and national policy director at the NDNA. She also has a Masters in Early Childhood Studies.

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