Stronger Practice Hubs- supporting your childminding assistant’s professional development

by Rose Porter | Aug 5, 2024 | Blog, Business Resources, Policy in England and Wales

Evidence informed practice is key to developing your service. Accessing research, good practice and shared experiences from other childcare and early years professionals, and putting these into practice within your own setting, will support you to develop your...

Stronger Practice Hubs: Supporting children’s learning in home-based childcare

by Rose Porter | Jul 29, 2024 | Blog, Child Development, Policy in England and Wales

Supporting children’s learning in the early years is fundamental in helping them to develop the foundation skills they need. For those delivering home-based childcare, providing opportunities for children to develop these skills is an important part of the role. The...

My experience of taking the NPQ in Early Years Leadership

by Rose Porter | Jul 27, 2024 | Blog, Business Resources, Policy in England and Wales

Zara Smith, PACEY Advisor In the Autumn of 2022, I started the National Professional Qualification in Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL), an 18-month commitment to learning and developing my skills and knowledge.  Throughout my early years career, I have always been...

Post-election reflection: Delivering a thriving sector

by Rose Porter | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog, Policy in England and Wales

Helen Donohoe, Chief Executive at PACEY It is fair to say that barely hours after the result of this years’ general election were finalised, the new Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP was arriving at the Department for Education in...

Stronger Practice Hubs: Sharing evidence informed practice

by Rose Porter | Jul 22, 2024 | Blog, Child Development, Policy in England and Wales

In the first of a series of three blogs we look at the work of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs in England and the role they have to play. Sharing good practice that is evidence informed is key for childcare professionals to ensure that they are continuously...

Unleashing learning power: Exploring Learning Power Approaches in early childhood education

by Rose Porter | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog, Child Development

Natalia Prochniak, Star Primary School At Star Primary School, the journey of exploration into Learning Power Approaches (LPA), inspired by the work of Guy Claxton, has been nothing short of transformative. As a former Nursery and now Reception leader, I found myself...