Latest News

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  New First Minister for Wales announced. Cyhoeddwyd Prif Weinidog Newydd Cymru

  Mark Drakeford has been elected as the new First Minister for Wales following the announcement from Carwyn Jones earlier this year that he would be resigning from his role.  Etholwyd Mark Drakeford fel Prif Weinidog newydd Cymru yn dilyn cyhoeddiad Carwyn Jones yn gynharach eleni y byddai'n ymddiswyddo o'i rôl.

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  PACEY President appointed to Ofsted’s new early years forum

  PACEY’s President, Penny Tassoni, has been appointed to Ofsted’s new early years pedagogy and practice forum.

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  Ofsted Annual Report 2017/18

  Ofsted has published its Annual Report 2017/18, which includes early years, as well as schools, further education, and skills and social care.

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  Shine a Light Awards 2019

  Pearson and The Communication Trust have once again joined forces to launch the seventh Shine a Light Awards. Find out how to enter and be the next Early Years Setting of the Year!  

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  Last ordering dates before Christmas

  If you're looking for a Christmas gift, don't leave it too late! The last ordering date to ensure delivery from the PACEY shop before Christmas is Friday 14 December.

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  Further drop in trainee early years teachers

  With new government statistics revealing yet another drop in the number of early years trainee teachers, a new report from Save the Children is calling for reform

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  Launch of Food and Nutrition Guidance / Canllawiau Bwyd a Maeth

  The Welsh Government have launched new Food and Nutrition Guidance for Childcare Providers in Wales.    Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi lansio Canllawiau Bwyd a Maeth ar Gyfer Lleoliadau Gofal Plant newydd yng Nghymru.

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  Making Tax Digital system updates

  HMRC will be undertaking scheduled maintenance to the Making Tax Digital (MTD) VAT service to enable them to release additional functionality. As a result the service will be unavailable from 17:00 on Friday 30 November until 11:00 on Tuesday 4 December.

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  Sector loses nearly a thousand childminders between March and August

  Ofsted has published its latest statistics on childcare providers and inspections, covering the period between 31 March and 31 August 2018. The number of childminders in England has continued to drop, whilst the number of non-domestic providers has increased slightly. Nearly all (95%) of providers have been graded “good” or “outstanding”, including 94% of childminders.

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  New early years funding rates for 2019-20 published

  The Government has published the Early Years National Funding Formula (EYNFF) rates for 2019-2020

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  Childcare business grant scheme to close

  The Department for Education has today announced that the Childcare Business Grant Scheme that is available to childminders, childcare providers on domestic premises and childminder agencies operating in England will be ending on 31 March 2019. PACEY has written to Government about this issue. 

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  Childcare Expo London 2019

  This inspiring and educational event for early years and primary education professionals is returning to Olympia London in March 2019. Childcare Expo London is a free and highly popular event for those working in the education sector, from nursery practitioners to headteachers and everything in between.