The number of early years practitioners qualified to Level 3 status has fallen almost 20 per cent since 2015, according to the National Day Nurseries Association's (NDNA) latest workforce survey.
The fall - initiated by the coalition government's aborted attempt to introduce tougher academic requirements to obtain Level 3 qualification - is fuelling a shortage of early years practitioners and high turnover of nursery staff.
In an attempt to arrest the decline, a group of 11 childcare providers, led by the training arm of the Busy Bees chain, was set up last year to develop a Level 3 apprenticeship alongside the Institute for Appreticeships to broaden the pool of potential workers.
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