The Department for Education (DfE) announced yesterday that the first 300 school-based nurseries (SBN) have been approved for DfE funding and are expected to provide 4,000 places for children in England by the end of September 2025. While the accompanying...
Press release: PACEY polling finds wraparound and breakfast club programmes present further threats to childminder futures with as many as 1 in 5 losing business. A new survey of over 1,100 childminders in England has highlighted significant concerns about the...
Today (20 March) Coram Family and Childcare has published its 24th annual Childcare Survey, highlighting the state of childcare availability and cost in the UK. This is the first survey publication since the government’s expansion to funded early years entitlements...
PACEY has joined other leading early years organisations to launch a new ‘Starting Reception’ definition to help parents, carers, early years and education professionals prepare children for starting in Reception year at school. The new definition comes after a...
On Friday, the Government updated the statutory guidance for local authorities on early years and childcare in England to improve clarity around consumables and additional charges. PACEY had conversations with the Department for Education while the guidance was in...
