Like other areas of the public sector, children's and youth services continue to be affected by the tough financial climate.
Low pay, heavy caseloads and lack of support in areas such as training are just some of the worrying trends across the children's workforce, according to recent analysis.
A report published in October by research agency Ceeda found the early years sector is facing particular difficulties.
Providers are struggling to attract new staff, provide competitive salaries and organise training, says the report, which adds that early years is "systemically underfunded".
More than four out of five providers told Ceeda they found vacancies hard to fill and 30 per cent had made cuts to training investment.
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