Nursery World - Coronavirus: PACEY urges Government to step up support for childminders

PACEY has joined in the call for more action from the Government to save childminding settings from permanently shutting.

PACEY has launched a survey for childcare providers examining the impact of forced closure

The Professional Association of Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) wants the Government to help:

PACEY is also launching a COVID-19 closure survey to demonstrate the impact of the forced closures across England and Wales. Childminders and other childcare providers are being urged to answer a few questions this week. The association will use the answers to demonstrate to Government how many settings fear that temporary closure of their service to families is likely to lead to permanent closure in six months to a year’s time.

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Chief executive Liz Bayram said, ‘We know Government advice to close has been necessary to help slow the spread of Coronavirus. We are urging every childcare provider to follow Government guidance. But, we all have to recognise this will have a devastating impact on the long term sustainability of so many early years and childcare settings, services that families rely on, services that have been underfunded for many years.

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