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Welcome to PACEY Local

Welcome to PACEY Local. VICKY WRIGHT SERVICE MANAGER PACEY. Do you care about the quality of your childcare?. can help you to share skills and learn from other professionals. Want to meet like-minded people near you?. creates opportunities for networking in your local area.

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Welcome to PACEY Local

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  1. Welcome to PACEY Local VICKY WRIGHT SERVICE MANAGER PACEY

  2. Do you care about the quality of your childcare?

  3. can help you to share skills and learn from other professionals

  4. Want to meet like-minded people near you?

  5. creates opportunities for networking in your local area

  6. Want to take control of your professional development?

  7. is run by childcare professionals, for childcare professionals

  8. Struggling to keep up to date with legislation and policy?

  9. lets you read and discuss the latest policies and proposals on our community website

  10. Want to be a part of a vibrant community of dedicated people?

  11. Welcome to the community for childcare professionals

  12. The story so far… • PACEY Local (then known as NCMA Local) was funded by the Department for Education to establish local peer support groups for childcare professionals • PACEY Local officially launched in January 2012 with a new community website, http://local.pacey.org.uk, and several local groups already started • PACEY Local groups are now running in 60 local authority areas in England • Around a thousand childcare professionals now access the website every week

  13. ACTIVITY Challenges… What is the single biggest challenge you face as a childcare professional? … and solutions Think of three things that would help you to meet this challenge

  14. PACEY Local can offer… • The opportunity to meet socially and professionally with other childcare professionals near you • Support and advice from other childcare professionals at the click of your mouse • Quality improvement by sharing skills, knowledge and ideas and learning together with others • Online networking on a dedicated community website • Information and support on accessing training and professional development • A strong collective voice in the local community • Access to up to date information and opinion on childcare policy and legislation

  15. Meetings in your local area • PACEY Local currently holds meetings in 60 local authority areas – and it’s growing! • Meetings include daytime drop-in groups, training sessions, discussion sessions and social events • Open to all childcare professionals – not just PACEY members

  16. Support and advice • Advice on dealing with problems, by people who really know what you’re going through • Help with preparing for Ofsted inspection from those who’ve already achieved • Informal support for childcare professionals at all levels – experienced, newly qualified or anywhere in between • Get support as and when you need it

  17. Quality improvement • Improve the quality of your childcare provision by exchanging skills, ideas and knowledge • Make quality improvement a part of your day-to-day activities • Everyone has something to learn – everyone has something to teach

  18. Network online at http://local.pacey.org.uk • Use the PACEY Local community website to network online with childcare professionals from around England • Discuss childcare-related topics in the forums • Chat about local issues, meet local people and review local businesses and services in your local group • Share your ideas, opinions and thoughts with other professionals • A safe, supportive environment

  19. Access training opportunities • Find out about training opportunities in your local area • Organise the training you need through your local group – and learn in the way you want to • Find out about the latest training opportunities from PACEY

  20. Have your say • Use the collective voice of a PACEY Local group to have your say on local issues like funding cuts, road safety, or training provision for childcarers • Work together with the local authority, local children’s centres and childminding groups • Be a positive force to promote childcare in your area • Contribute your ideas to national policy development and debate

  21. Keep up to date • Read up-to-date information about Government policy and proposals on the community website • Discuss how policy and legislation changes will affect you • Find out what PACEY is doing to lobby for childcare professionals – and how you can get involved

  22. How to get involved • Sign up to the Online Community at http://local.pacey.org.uk, join your Local Group online • Join in discussions in the Forums and in your Local Group • Participate in a PACEY Local meeting in your area • Make a commitment to your own professional development, and to promoting and supporting quality improvement in childcare • Remember – PACEY Local is your local network!

  23. Want to do more? • PACEY is looking for local Facilitators in many local authority areas • You don’t have to be an expert to volunteer – peer support is about learning from each other, not being told what to do! • You’ll get full training and support from PACEY to organise and publicise meetings and events in your local area

  24. The community for childcare professionals

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