Members of PACEY who join or renew the following types of membership between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. 

• Practitioner or Practitioner Plus members
• Manager or Manager Plus members

The following are not eligible for a small grant                                                                                                            

• Practitioner Assistant (ie childminder assistants and nursery workers)
• Nanny Practitioner or Practitioner Plus members not on CIW’s approval scheme
• PACEY Learner members
• Quality Partner members

No, grant funding is for Wales based members only.    

After eligible PACEY members have renewed their membership or joined PACEY as a new member (between the 1st April 2024 and 31 March 2025) they are able to apply for the small grant. The grant application should be received within the 8 weeks period following joining or renewal.

No, you will need to wait until you have renewed your membership before you can apply.  

• Childminder Practitioner or Practitioner Plus members can each apply for up to £200
• Manager/Manager Plus members can each apply for up to £200 per membership.
• Nanny Practitioner or Practitioner Plus members who are on CIW’s approval scheme can apply for up to £55 to support their annual cost of CIW approval.  

• The aim of the grant is to support eligible PACEY members to provide activities and experiences for the children in their care that cannot be accessed through other grant funding such as local authority small capital or sustainability grants. We need to ensure there is not any replication of funding available from other sources.

  Grants will be considered for the following items:

  • Materials to support activities and experiences of children in the setting. For example clay, sand, paint, craft materials and basic tools to support these activities such as paint pots, brushes but not equipment such as sandpits/tuff trays or toys. Also see PACEY Shop Arts and Crafts
  • Cost of entry fee to community venues and attractions including country parks, zoos, farm parks, castles, soft play, cinema, theatres, activity and sports centres.
  • Annual passes or memberships to venues and attractions will also be considered.

  Please note for Nanny Practitioner or Practitioner Plus members on CIW’s approval scheme the grant can only be used towards their annual cost of CIW approval.

• Each application will be considered on an individual basis, however costs relating to the following will not be funded:

  • Items that can be applied for through the Childcare and Early Years capital programme: small grants scheme will not be funded. You will need to apply to your local authority in relation to these.
  • Food and drink
  • Entry fees for friends and family who do not work in the childcare service
  • Entry fees for children who are not cared for as part of the registered childcare service

Yes, the grant is for all children who are cared for as part of your childcare service including your own children.     

It is the parent’s responsibility to cover the costs of activities and experiences for the children in the care of a nanny. Grant funding is only available towards the annual cost of CIW approval for Nanny Practitioner or Practitioner Plus members.

No, only Nanny Practitioner or Practitioner Plus members who are on CIW’s approval scheme can apply.   

The grant is only available to PACEY members.

Please see our PACEY Membership packages to join PACEY and then be eligible to apply for the grant.      

Once you have renewed or joined PACEY between 1 April 2024 and the 31 March 2025 complete the grant application form on Survey Monkey.

Please read the grant declaration and terms and conditions carefully and ensure you have completed all sections of the form providing clear information, itemised details, and costs.

Please do not incur any costs until your application has been agreed as these will not be accepted.

On receipt of your application PACEY Cymru will check it is complete and meets agreed eligibility criteria.We will contact you as soon as possible with any queries at this stage.

Applications will be processed through PACEY Cymru’s grant panel and you will be notified of the outcome within 28 days.

If your application is approved PACEY Cymru will confirm this with you by email.

You will need at this point to confirm acceptance of the grant by email and provide your bank details for the funding to be received.

If your application is not approved, you will have the opportunity to discuss with a member of our team and we will consider re-application (subject to funding).

If you need to make changes following approval please contact PACEY Cymru as soon as possible to discuss.

Once your application has been approved and acceptance of the grant received, PACEY Cymru will make a BACS payment within 28 days to the bank account details provided in your acceptance email.

You will need to keep all receipts in line with your grant application.

PACEY Cymru will not be asking for these to be returned routinely as evidence.However all receipts must be kept available for PACEY Cymru to make checks for auditing purposes as and when required and you may be contacted to provide these.

PACEY Cymru may contact you to support the production of case studies and evidence around the use of funding and how this has benefitted your service and the children in your care.