The Early Years Workforce Commission is set to undertake a review of issues including low-pay, high stress levels and a lack of male employees in the sector.
The workforce crisis has been widely reported with many employees leaving their “vocation” for higher paid jobs such as retail and admin roles.
The commission's lead group is made up of representatives from leading early years organisations including:
It will look at progress made in recruitment and retention of the early years workforce since the Nutbrown Review in 2012, which recommended to government the need for a well-qualified, well-paid workforce.
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