by Rose Porter | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog, Business Resources
Vicky Hutchin, Persona Doll Training Persona Doll Training (PDT) provides training for practitioners on diversity, equality and inclusion through a storytelling approach, using a special doll called a Persona Doll. It’s a brilliant way to celebrate diversity and...
by Rose Porter | Jan 11, 2023 | Blog, Business Resources, Health and Safety
Pat Tomlinson, PACEY Advisor “How do I do a risk assessment?” is a question that’s often asked by those starting a career in early years and childcare, so in this blog we are looking at why we need to risk assess and the different ways we can do this. We risk assess...
by Angela Gamble | Nov 11, 2022 | Blog, Business Resources
Gary Davies, Senior Executive Officer, HMRC Although calculating wages using the National Minimum Wage (NMW) hourly rate may seem straightforward, there are several pitfalls that an employer can fall into without realising. Gary Davies from the NMW team at HMRC...
by Angela Gamble | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog, Business Resources
Rose Porter, Marketing Executive at PACEY PACEY is working hard behind the scenes lobbying Government to urgently address the impacts that the cost-of-living crisis is having on our sector. In the meantime, we want to share some smaller-scale solutions that can help...
by Angela Gamble | Oct 17, 2022 | Blog, Business Resources
Dan Weir, Research Analyst, Childcare Insurance Services (CIS) This blog looks at PACEY Practitioner Insurance, provided by Childcare Insurance Services (CIS) and included in PACEY Practitioner membership for childminders and nannies*. We’ll be diving into some of the...
by Angela Gamble | Feb 17, 2019 | Blog, Business Resources, Wales Specific
When speaking to childminders, particularly those who have been working in the sector for many years we have noticed a growing concern around the amount of paperwork needed when childminding. We have heard things like ‘I feel like I am drowning in paperwork’ or ‘it...
