The Future of Childcare: Brett Wigdortz on Transforming Childminding Into a Proper Career w/ Tiney

Join the waitlist for Anatomy of a Leader events: https://form.typeform.com/to/eDtmkFff Brett Wigdortz OBE is the co-founder of Tiney and founder of Teach First. He’s here to tell you why early years education is vital for making the world a better place. If you want to understand the impact of quality childcare on society and how innovative leadership can drive social change, this episode is for you. Timestamps: 00:00 - Trailer and Introduction 02:17 - Founding Teach First, Teach for All and Tiney 05.06 - Why We Need More Early Age Educators 08:42 - Why Brett Started Teach First 12:17 - Tackling the Challenges of Running a Charity 14:32 - In What Way Has the Education System Gotten Better 18:06 - How to Recruit and Retain Talent 20:04 - How Tiney Helps Talented Childminders with Their Careers 26:09 - The Biggest Challenge with the Business 30:55 - How is Tiney Different From Its Competitors? 33:34 - Why a Combination of Care is Better for Young Children 37:20 - What Do Fathers Need Support With to be Fully Involved? 38:22 - How Do We Get More Male Early Years Educators? 42:01 - How Will Tiney Develop Over the Next Few Years? 45:46 - What Does Tiney Do Better Than Anyone? 46:50 - How Can People Reach Out to Tiney? Brett co-founded Tiney.co in 2018,with a vision to enable affordable childcare for parents, high quality early education for children and amazing careers for childminders. Previously, he founded and led Teach First, building it into a $100 million company, and co-founded Teach For All, serving in various leadership roles for 12 years. He stepped down as CEO of Teach First in October 2017. Since December 1, 2018, he has also been the non-executive chair of NCS Trust, the UK's largest youth engagement program. Brett Wigdortz: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brett-wigdortz-obe-5ba64b X: https://x.com/Wigdortzref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Website: https://www.tiney.co/ Maria Hvorostovsky: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo X: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com Podcast filmed, edited and produced by:https://www.londonbeautyphotographer.com Need help HIRING – http://www.hirewithmaria.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.