Chantelle Haughton is the Director and Founder of DARPL (Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning). Chantelle is a principal lecturer in Early Years Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University and a National Teaching Fellow. Chantelle chairs the Welsh Government’s Childcare, Early Years, Playwork Governance Group for the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan. Chantelle is an innovator, policy influencer and researcher focused on race equity, community, playful approaches and emotional wellbeing. Chantelle founded the Cardiff Met Outdoor Learning Centre based on the campus. Chantelle was chair’s brief and member of the Ministerial Working Group for Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Histories and Cynefin in the Curriculum for Wales. Chantelle is co-chair of the Black Leadership Group Wales, and vice chair of Early Years Network Wales. Chantelle was chair of Black History Wales Management Committee (2020–22) and a former vice chair of BAMEed Wales.