The Mayor of London’s Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) is an awards scheme that supports and recognises achievements in child health, wellbeing and development in early years settings. The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) is the delivery partner for the programme,...
Starting out on your childminder journey can often be confusing. There are so many things you need to do before completing the Ofsted application form and the often asked question is “can we have a checklist please?” Each person’s journey is different, depending on...
Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges, Head of Membership and Marketing at PACEY When children don’t get the right nutrients in their food, it can damage them in many ways. Here’s how we can support children and parents with their diet. Malnutrition is a serious problem. According...
Today the National Audit Office (NAO) has published a new report highlighting concerns around the Department for Education’s (DfE) plans to expand the funded early years offer in England. The report outlines how, despite meeting its first milestone for April 2024 with...
On Monday 22 April, the Department for Education (DfE) launched two new consultations for early years providers in England. 1. Strengthening EYFS safeguarding requirements The DfE has detailed its proposals to strengthen safeguarding requirements under the Early Years...
40,000 additional staff required for September 2025 and 85,000 new childcare places needed, says DfE. Today, the Department for Education (DfE) released data on the uptake of phase 1 of the entitlement scheme expansion and what they believe the sector needs to do to...
Last week, new research published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies outlined significant positive impacts of Sure Start for children in England. Between 1999 and 2010 the Sure Start early intervention program provided families, particularly those from...
Labour pledges to keep the entitlement scheme whilst Lib Dems call for national special needs agency. Labour party In an interview with BBC’s Newsnight at the end of March, Labour’s shadow education secretary, Bridgette Phillipson, suggested that Labour would review...
Coram Family and Childcare’s 23rd annual survey was published this week. The survey is based on surveys from local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales, that were returned to Coram Family and Childcare between November 2023 and February 2024. A total of 184...
PACEY Cymru share their recent response to the Professional Registration of the childcare and playwork workforce in Wales consultation. The recent consultation on Professional Registration of the childcare and playwork workforce in Wales closed on the 7th March. We...
We will be back at the iconic Bishopsgate Institute on Saturday 6 February 2027. Throughout the day, we will be looking back and celebrating the last fifty years of childcare and early years and the contribution of home-based childcare professionals. We cant wait to share it with you.
Our super early bird sale has come to an end. But don't fret you can still get your early bird tickets until 31 October 2027!
