A third of childcare managers say their facility could face closure in the coming months due to an inability to recruit qualified workers, a new survey has found.
The research also revealed that 61% of managers think their facility may have to reduce capacity due to staff shortages. The findings are contained in the Early Years Staffing Survey Report for 2021, produced by the New Deal for Early Years coalition.
Around 700 of the more than 3,000 people who took part in the research were managers. Of those, 97% said they feel the impact of low pay and staff leaving the sector will negatively impact on the provision of services. "The majority of these indicated that poor pay in the sector was the 'biggest obstacle' they faced when recruiting