Laura Henry-Allain, well-known trainer, author and creator of the children’s picturebook series Jo-Jo and GranGran, which has been turned into a CBeebies TV series, has been awarded an MBE for services to Education in the New Year Honours List.
Ms Henry-Allain has spent more than 30 years working in early years, providing professional advice across the sector nationally and internationally.
She is vice president of Early Education, a national charity that supports early years educators with training, resources and professional networks and campaigns for quality education for the youngest children.
She is also an ambassador for the Jermain Defoe Foundation, which supports homeless, vulnerable and abused children in St Lucia, Dominica and the UK.
She said, ‘I am absolutely delighted to be honoured with an MBE. I was shocked and emotional when I heard the news. I left school at 16 and worked as a clerk typist before starting a college course in early years education when I was 19. I knew then that I had found my passion.
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