The Department for Education (DfE) have today published their latest findings from a Pulse survey of childcare and early years providers which was carried out in November 2023.
This latest piece of research, the seventh in a series of surveys conducted since the summer of 2020 asked a sample of GBPs (group based providers), SBPs (school-based providers), and childminders (CMs) in England via a 10-20 minute web survey.
A total of eight key topics were covered including questions relating to the early years’ workforce, funding, capacity, and staff:child ratios.
Additional questions regarding space requirements, experiences of looking after children with SEND, initial teacher training and experiences of childminders were also included.
