Deborah Price is a senior lecturer who has worked at the University of Brighton and The Open University, UK. She has worked in early and primary years as a teacher, trainer, inspector and lecturer.

Clair Barnard has worked with the Early Childhood Project for over 30 years as an equalities play worker, community activist and champion of children's rights, shining a light on the under-represented children in Brighton and Hove, who often go unheard.