Click to Read in English Cliciwch i ddarllen yn Gymraeg Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) have published their annual report for 2023-2024 which shows that 77% of all ratings for childcare and play settings were either ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. Alongside this they note the...
From 2 December 2024 fees for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks will increase. Anyone working with children is required to have an enhanced DBS check with barred lists (previously known as CRB, or criminal record checks). You can read more about this in...
Today (30 October) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget 2024, outlining the state of the economy and announcing the government’s main changes to the tax system and public spending for the year ahead. She confirmed the government will...
PACEY’s autumn survey of childminders in England asked about the recent expansion to early years funding, business confidence and predictions for the future and childminder engagement in the National Wraparound Programme. Thank you to nearly 450 childminders who...
Today (17 October) the Department for Education made several announcements around early years and childcare. Childminder flexibilities As we shared last week, from 1 November childminders will be able to apply new flexibilities in the way they run their business....
