NEW: An FOI request by The Independent finds low numbers of childminders registering for the £600 childminder grant. Our polling, covered here, found that 15% of parents of one-year-olds prefer childminders.

Helen Donohoe 🧡 PACEYchildcare Early Years Alliance

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PACEY's Chief Exec, Helen Donohoe 🧡, will be speaking at Westminster Education Forum's online conference on Tuesday 16 July to discuss the next steps for childcare and early education.

Find more details here ➡ westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/Ear…

This is essential reading if you, like the 30+ organisations that have signed up to it, believe that all children deserve the best start in life #earlyyears #childcare #earlyeducation

NEW: Today we launch 'Rescue and Reform: A Manifesto to Transform Early Education and Childcare'.

Backed by coalition members and supported by new polling, we set out three key priorities for the next government. 1/4

Read about #RescueAndReform here: earlyeducationchildcare.org/manifesto

Today, the Early Education and Childcare Coalition #RescueAndReform manifesto launches. We're proud to contribute to this crucial step in transforming early education.

Read the manifesto and PACEY's Chief Exec and Co-Chair of the Coalition, Helen Donohoe's comments here: pacey.org.uk/news-and-views…

Huge thank you Jayne Bryant Newport West Minister for Mental Health and Early Years for spending time with us all at PACEY Cymru yesterday celebrating #Childmindingweek2024 at the Senedd 🫶🏽

Very proud ex childminder and PACEYchildcare Trustee moment captured with Claire Protheroe 📸

The results of PACEY's Big membership survey are in and ready for your perusal 🧐📊

The data is instrumental in raising the profile of early years providers and fighting on their behalf to improve working conditions.

Read the full results here 👉pacey.org.uk/.../PACEY%e2%8…...

Thank you to the Minister for recognising Childminders, the work they do and the important part they play in lives of children and families.

#ChildmindingWeek2024

Read our Manifesto for Childminders: pacey.org.uk/manifesto-2024/

Today PACEYchildcare has released its new Manifesto for Childminders. Childminders are highly skilled & passionate childcare professionals who are facing multiple barriers including rising costs, inadequate funding levels & a lack of recognition within the education sector👇

It's PACEYchildcare's #ChildmindingWeek2024 , giving us a brilliant excuse to celebrate the hard work and dedication of childminders up and down the country 👪

A message from Children's Minister David Johnston OBE MP 👇

To commemorate Childminding Week 2024, PACEY unveils its new manifesto for childminders, calling for urgent government action to address plummeting childminder numbers, ensuring children have the very best start in life.

Read manifesto here: pacey.org.uk/news-and-views…

Very excited to be playing a part in celebrating #childmindingweek2024 🙌🏽🙌🏽 (11-17 May)

As well as judging the childminding awards which are of an exceptionally high standard, I’ll be joining PACEY Cymru colleagues in my role as PACEYchildcare board trustee at the Senedd 🫶🏽

Ahead of the next general election, Labour pledges to keep the entitlement scheme whilst Lib Dems call for a national agency to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

See more 👇 pacey.org.uk/news-and-views…

A wonderful news article about the fantastic support being offered to our children and families at our Wokingham centre.
Don't miss a film showing this in action between 6.30pm and 7pm this evening on BBC South Today, BBC1.
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Today the government have launched a Childminding Consultation. Have your day. What will it take to retain a skilled and passionate workforce?

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Today the Chancellor announced new measures to support the early years sector, but what does this all mean and how will it affect providers right now? PACEY explains here 👇 pacey.org.uk/news-and-views…