The suitability of staff in early years settings is incredibly important and recruitment procedures are a way of ensuring that providers employ people suitable for the job. The safeguarding reforms, coming into effect from September 2025, will strengthen the existing...
Early Years Advisory Practitioner, Tracy Graham talks to PACEY about her career highlights. Tracy, tell us a bit about yourself? I was born in the Midlands and had a settled upbringing, albeit on a council estate with not much money. When resources are limited,...
By Dr Gemma Goldenberg and Prof Sam Wass Do we have an attention crisis? People working with young children seem increasingly concerned about children’s inability to focus and engage deeply in activities. We’re hearing that children flit from one activity to...
On Tuesday 11 March, we heard directly from Ofsted about their proposed plans for inspecting early years settings. Then, in the second part of the webinar we invite the attendees to you to share their views about the proposed changes with PACEY – importantly, helping...
Pat Tomlinson, PACEY Advisor I love baking and have baked with my own children, minded children and grandchildren. As a childminder, I often had parents say to me “I don’t bake at home and I don’t want the mess, so I’m glad they bake with you” I found this quite sad –...
