Today (30 October) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget 2024, outlining the state of the economy and announcing the government’s main changes to the tax system and public spending for the year ahead. She confirmed the government will...
PACEY’s autumn survey of childminders in England asked about the recent expansion to early years funding, business confidence and predictions for the future and childminder engagement in the National Wraparound Programme. Thank you to nearly 450 childminders who...
Today (17 October) the Department for Education made several announcements around early years and childcare. Childminder flexibilities As we shared last week, from 1 November childminders will be able to apply new flexibilities in the way they run their business....
From 1 November 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) will be introducing new flexibilities for childminders in England, including: The creation of a new category of childminder, ‘childminder without domestic premises’ that works entirely from non-domestic...
Today (8 October) Ofsted has published the third and final report in its best start for life research series: Best start in life part 1: setting the scene Best start in life part 2: the 3 prime areas of learning Best start in life part 3: the 4 specific areas of...
Click to Read in English Cliciwch i ddarllen yn Gymraeg On Saturday 5 October PACEY Cymru held their second event to celebrate the achievements of members in Wales over the past 12 months and recognise their ongoing commitment to the childcare and early years sector....
