Sector researcher Ceeda sets out the findings in its About Early Years Sector Skills Survey, based on research with 557 childcare providers employing 8,511 staff.
Some 55 per cent of private, voluntary and independent sector bosses are short of employees with the desired skills, compared with 13 per cent of employers in wider industry.
An estimated 35,600 early years staff (11 per cent), have skills gaps, compared with four per cent across all sectors.
Providers with skills gaps reported that this is having a negative impact on staff workloads (55 per cent) and making it harder to maintain quality standards (42 per cent).
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