Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years
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| Abbreviation | PACEY |
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| Formation | 1977 (as National Childminding Association); relaunched as PACEY, 18 March 2013 |
| Legal status | registered charity and professional membership organisation |
| Headquarters | London |
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Region served
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England and Wales, Isle of Man and Channel Islands |
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Membership
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35,000 |
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Official language
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English; Welsh |
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Chief Executive
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Liz Bayram |
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Main organ
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The Childcare Professional (magazine, published every two months) |
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Budget
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£10 million |
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Staff
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128 |
| Website | www |
Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) is a charity and membership organisation based in London and working in England and Wales. A standard-setting organisation, it promotes best practice and support childcare professionals to deliver high standards of care and learning.
PACEY was founded, as the National Childminding Association (NCMA), in 1977 by a small group of registered childminders, local authority staff and parents. Originally the Association covered the UK, but the Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) [1] and the Northern Ireland Childminding Association (NICMA) [2] now support childminding in Scotland and Northern Ireland. NCMA changed its name to Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years in March 2013, to reflect the broadening of its membership to include nursery workers as well as childminders and nannies and the growing recognition of its members' professionalism.
PACEY's President, since March 2013, is childcare expert and author Penny Tassoni. The Chair, since November 2014, is Jane Comeau, a full-time registered childminder.
Liz Bayram has been the Chief Executive since December 2005. From 2009 until July 2013 she job-shared in this role with Catherine Farrell, who has now left PACEY.
PACEY's head office is in Bromley, Kent. It also has an office in Cardiff, Wales.
Registered childminders care for one or more children under the age of eight for more than a total of two hours a day, usually in the childminder's home, for payment. They are usually self-employed and are inspected by Ofsted in England [3] or the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW), [4] to ensure they are providing a safe and stimulating environment for these children.
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