2019 News

NEWS: PACEY's General Election Pledge

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

NEWS: TOTUM PRO student card now available for all PACEY members

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

NEWS: DfE publishes new stats on childcare and early years providers in England

The Department for Education has published its 2019 survey of childcare and early years providers.

07/11/2019

NEWS: Launch of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) approach in Wales / Lansio dull Addysg a Gofal Plentyndod Cynnar (ECEC) yng Nghymru

At an event on 24 October 2019 Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales, launched the Welsh Government's plans for an Early Childhood Education and Care approach. / Mewn digwyddiad ar 24 Hydref 2019 lansiodd Mark Drakeford, Prif Weinidog Cymru, gynlluniau Llywodraethau Cymru ar gyfer dull Addysg a Gofal Plentyndod Cynnar.

05/11/2019

NEWS: Update on school and LA funding next year confirmed today by DfE

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

NEWS: EYFS Sector Coalition briefing: responding to the government consultation on the review of the EYFS

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

NEWS: Brexit ‘No Deal’ Guidance for home-based childcare settings in Wales / Canllawiau ar Brexit ‘Heb Gytundeb’ i leoliadau gofal plant yn y cartref yng Nghymru

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

NEWS: 21st century childminding

Thank you so much if you were one of the thousands of people who responded to the survey, spoke to our researchers, or took part in focus groups.

21/10/2019

NEWS: 2019 EYFSP results in England continue to show limited progress

The Department for Education has published a summary of the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results in England in 2019. The EYFS profile (EYFSP) summarises and describes children's attainment at the end of the EYFS, usually in reception.

17/10/2019

NEWS: Universal Credit updates from October 2019

From October, there are two key changes taking place, one to childcare payments and the other to the amount that can be deducted from your payments.

15/10/2019

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