TUC is calling for a comprehensive strategy for the care workforce in England as new analysis shows every region of the country is in a childcare recruitment crisis.
Every English region is struggling to recruit childcare workers, according to new analysis by the TUC published today (Tuesday 29 August) using Coram Family and Childcare data.
Nearly all (95 per cent) of English councils who responded to a survey told Coram that childcare providers in their area were having difficulty recruiting childcare workers with the right skills and experience to do the job – and eight in 10 (80 per cent) local authorities described it as ‘very difficult’.
The analysis suggests childcare recruitment is most difficult in the East of England, the West Midlands and the North East – where 100 per cent of councils said childcare providers found it ‘very difficult’ to recruit sufficient staff the with the right skills and experience.
