Staff are your most valuable asset. This is true for childcare provision but equally the case for all other children's services teams.
Every manager wants a motivated team of staff who enjoy and take pride in their work. Keeping staff happy and making sure turnover is low is key to a quality service that makes a real difference to children and families. In addition, children and parents are much happier when a team is stable, and each member seems content and secure in their role.
In the early years sector it is an ongoing challenge to recruit and retain staff. While working with children is fun, motivating and interesting, it is also stressful, demanding and comes with many responsibilities. Many staff in early years are low paid, although this will improve with the introduction of the National Living Wage and stakeholder pension. The sector is also highly regulated and policy driven and that is not always a cocktail of success.
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