by Rose Porter | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog, Policy in England and Wales
Helen Donohoe, Chief Executive at PACEY February will see the launch of the much-anticipated Department for Education recruitment campaign for the early education and childcare sector in England, and at PACEY we have worked hard to make sure the content and messages...
by Rose Porter | Nov 29, 2023 | Blog, Policy in England and Wales
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...
by Rose Porter | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog, Policy in England and Wales
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...
by Rose Porter | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog, Policy in England and Wales
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Tax-Free Childcare has saved 649,935 families on their childcare costs during the 2022 to 2023 tax year, an increase of more than 137,500 from the previous year according to the latest statistics released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
by Rose Porter | May 4, 2023 | Blog, Policy in England and Wales
Helen Donohoe, Chief Executive at PACEY It’s been just over six weeks since the Chancellor presented his 2023 Spring Budget, including its many childcare and early years proposals, to Parliament. How much more do we know? Well disappointingly not a huge amount. Those...
by Rose Porter | Mar 30, 2023 | Blog, Policy in England and Wales
Tell your MP your story and what you think of the 2023 Spring Budget announcements The briefing guide in this blog focuses on concerns our England members may have around childcare proposals in the Spring 2023 budget* Reaching out to your MP Many of our members have...