Sarah Ronan, Director of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition It feels like years, not months, since the Chancellor used the Spring Budget to announce the biggest expansion of childcare support in history. In that time we’ve seen a flurry of press stories and...
Click to Read in English Cliciwch i ddarllen yn Gymraeg Update 7 November 2023: Extended deadline for childminder assistants meeting qualification requirement now 30 November 2024 Following our news story, in this blog we take a closer look at what the changes to the...
Junaid Mubeen, Mathematician, Educator and Author Rishi Sunak has come out in favour of making children continue to study maths until they are 18. But he is focused on the wrong objective: helping children to grasp numbers from an early age is far more important....
Helen Donohoe, PACEY Chief Executive In Westminster circles, October represents the kick off for the new political season with party conference gatherings taking place across England. Given the impending general election that will likely take place in 2024, all eyes...
Penny Tassoni, PACEY President Imagine the scene; a potter has been invited into an early years setting. Two children at a time are invited to come and explore the clay. The first pair to come to try out the activity were born within a day of each other. One child...
