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Welcome to PACEY's latest news. Check back here for all PACEY announcements, news and views, as well as PACEY reaction to government announcements concerning the childcare sector. We'll also share reports and findings from regulatory bodies and our various partner organisations.
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies have today released their analysis of the early years packages from the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats.
19/11/2019
Ofsted figures released today show that the number of registered childminders has fallen by a fifth since 2015.
19/11/2019
BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme today featured discussion on the serious decline in the childminding profession.
18/11/2019
With the upcoming UK Parliamentary elections, PACEY is making it clear to all parties that children and families need high quality early education and childcare and that childminders, nurseries and pre-schools can only provide this if they are fully recognised and properly funded.
12/11/2019
We are pleased to announce that all PACEY member's are now entitled to apply for a TOTUM PRO (formerly NUS Extra) card.
11/11/2019
The Department for Education has published its 2019 survey of childcare and early years providers.
07/11/2019
The figures published show how the extra £14 million the Prime Minister previously promised for schools and high needs for the next three years in England will be divided up.
31/10/2019
Government has today opened its formal consultation on the changes it proposes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework and the EYFS coalition has responded. The consultation closes at 11:45pm on 31 January 2020.
24/10/2019
To help you prepare for how Brexit may Welsh Government are keen for the childcare and early years sector to consider how this may impact on settings. PACEY Cymru have put together some points for you to consider. / Er mwyn eich helpu i baratoi ar gyfer Brexit, mae Llywodraeth Cymru’n awyddus i’r sector gofal plant a’r blynyddoedd cynnar ystyried sut y gall effeithio ar leoliadau. Mae PACEY Cymru wedi nodi rhai pwyntiau i’w hystyried.
21/10/2019