by Rose Porter | Mar 18, 2024 | News
Welsh Government have published the Early Childhood Play, Learning and Care (ECPLC) Plan in Wales. The plan sets out, in a holistic way, all of the actions being taken across Welsh Government and with partners (including PACEY Cymru) under the umbrella of Early...
by Rose Porter | Mar 15, 2024 | News
Today the Department for Education (DfE) launched a new consultation with Childminders, parents, providers and local authorities asking how Government can attract and retain Childminders. It also announced that applications for 15 hours of government-funded childcare...
by Rose Porter | Mar 12, 2024 | News
Since the expansion of the entitlement scheme was announced in last year’s budget, the opening of the £600 start up grant in November and in the run up to the first phase of the expansion in April this year, PACEY has been inundated with requests to support...
by Rose Porter | Mar 8, 2024 | News
Ofsted chief will put disadvantaged children first, as he launches ‘Big Listen’ to hear from parents and professionals. Ofsted’s new Chief Inspector will pledge to put the interests of disadvantaged children at the heart of future reforms, as he launches a major...
by Rose Porter | Mar 6, 2024 | News
Today, in the Spring Budget, the Government confirmed plans to increase the annual funding to the early years sector (estimated to be up to £500m). This increase will be based on a trackable indexing mechanism to ensure fees are in line with general inflation (CPI),...
