Emma is a Preschool Manager at a PVI setting in Ledbury, Herefordshire, which she guided from Inadequate to Good, and then Outstanding. She holds a Foundation degree in Early Years, a BA Hons in Integrated Working with Children and Families, a Postgraduate Certificate in Leading Early Years, and Early Years Teacher Status. She is also undertaking a PhD, focusing her research on the emotional experiences of leaders in PVI settings in England. In addition to being employed full time, she works as a freelance writer contributing to TES, Nursery World, Teach Early Years and Early Years Educator.