Melanie Widnall is the Principal Advisor for Early Years in Haringey and jointly leads the Early Years Quality Improvement service. She has worked in Primary and Early Years education for over 30 years, the last 10 years in an advisory capacity for both Enfield and Haringey Local Authorities. She is also currently a school improvement advisor for Rowland Hill Nursery School. Melanie is a specialist in Early Years mathematics, reflected in her diploma in Early Years Education. She has more than 10 years’ experience of delivering high quality training across the whole of the early years sector. She is an accredited EYFSP moderator and has been the EYFS moderation manager since 2013 during which time the EYFSP data has risen from 50% of children achieving a good level of development to 74%.