Early Years Wales is excited to announce that they have been awarded Healthy & Active Funding from Sport Wales to deliver the Welsh Active for Early Years programme in partnership with Welsh Gymnastics Early Years Wales is a specialist umbrella organisation dedicated to the development of children aged 0 to 5 years supporting the [...]

The very first Early Years Wales Members Awards took place yesterday, 8th May, in the spectacular setting of Ruthin Castle Hotel & Spa in Denbighshire. Approximately 70 guests, including  finalists, members and representatives from the sector in Wales attended the event. Guests were welcomed with a refreshing drinks reception prior to being seated for [...]

Early Years Wales is more than a name change and a new logo Rebranding is an emotional and  exhausting experience. We knew we were doing the right thing, but when an organisation like ours has such a rich heritage we wanted to honour this but in a contemporary way. This is where our branding agency [...]

Wales Pre-school Providers Association is now Early Years Wales Our name change reflects who we are and what we do, or as  one of our Trustees put it, "we do exactly what it says on the tin!" In a recent article (smalltalk (winter 2018) pg 4) Jane Alexander, CEO, Early Years Wales said [...]

Childcare settings across Wales are being supported to ensure young children have a healthy start in life by providing them with healthy food and drink, as part of wider efforts to ensure they start school at a healthy weight. Minister for Children, Huw Irranca-Davies is today launching new guidance to help childcare settings [...]

PLEASE BE ADVISED: that the Business Wales Childcare Grants will be on hold from Friday 7th December 2018 We will update this page as and when further information is released. Grant Gofal Plant Busnes Cymru Mae Busnes Cymru yn cynnig cyfle i ddarparwyr gofal plant yng Nghymru i ymgeisio am Grant Gofal Plant. [...]

Please find below a link to the all new All Wales Induction Framework for Early Years and Childcare. Early Years Wales (formally Wales PPA) has been very involved in helping to develop this new framework & workbooks. Our members panel have also been instrumental by giving their views on aspects of the framework [...]

Further to last weeks announcement from Welsh Government confirming that childcare providers will receive 100% relief on their business rates from April 2019, we publish the official written statement here

Wales Pre-school Providers Association are pleased to welcome the news from Welsh Government that all registered childcare properties in Wales will benefit from 100% Business Rates relief from April 2019. Some providers have already benefited from the increase in rates relief made available to them earlier this year however, this new announcement will be [...]

Wales PPA are proud to announce that at the end of September we will be launching an improved and updated QfA scheme for existing and new customers. To find out more please see the article opposite (featuring in the autumn issue of smalltalk) and visit: earlyyears.wales/quality-for-all/