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May 3 2024

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In celebration of childminding week this month (11 to 17 May), PACEY have an offer for those wishing to become a childminder. Please share with those who may be interested.

May registration offer for childminders

  • Individuals registering with Ofsted will receive a £600 start up grant from the Government
  • For May we are offering our HBCA  course ‘Preparing to work in home-based childcare’ for £250 (a discount of £44)You can apply for the course here
  • With the HBCA course, students will receive 3 months FREE PACEY membership. Find out about the membership here
  • As part of the FREE membership, everyone will receive a £10 discount on our Safeguarding children course and a £12.99 discount on our Food safety and hygiene course
  • During May we will be opening up our PACEY advisor service to all those interested in becoming a childminder. Just call our memberhsip team in the day to be referred to our out of hours service.
  • Everyone is welcome to join our Facebook community of early years practitioners who have been through or are currently going through registration

More details on the support package can be found here.

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