Sherise Daly is the EYFS leader for Unity School Partnership Trust. Unity Schools Partnership is a family of secondary, primary, and special schools located in Suffolk, Essex, and Norfolk as well as Romford in East London. With 19 primary schools, nine of which have nurseries, along with the trust’s first private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nursery. Sherise has been leading change in the early years provision, implementing the new CUSP Early Foundations curriculum. Sherise was previously the head of school for a large primary school in Ipswich, but her passion and expertise in the foundation stage pulled her back into the early years. Sherise also works with PVI nurseries in Suffolk and Essex to support rapid improvement in their settings. Sherise has always been fascinated with child development, and when she trained as a teacher, she earned a specialist degree in early years education. With a three year old daughter, Sherise now more than ever understands how imperative the early years of a child’s life are.