An expected mass exodus of early years workers could undermine government plans to expand funded childcare hours, new research warns.
A report by the Early Education and Childcare Coalition and the University of Leeds reveals that 57 per cent of nursery staff and 38 per cent of childminders are considering quitting the sector in the next year.
This could coincide with government plans to extend funded childcare hours to children as young as nine months old by 2025, researchers have said.
According to the report “even by conservative estimates the number of childcare places in England would need to grow by six per cent in order to meet the demand created by the government’s planned expansion”.
