Teacher training figures published by the Department for Education show there were 365 new entrants to an early years teacher training course in the 2018/2019 academic year.
This is 185 fewer than in 2017/18, when 550 students enrolled - a fall of 33.6 per cent. Numbers of early years teaching trainees have been falling steadily in recent years. In 2016/17, 620 students enrolled. Since 2013/14 the number of enrolments is down 84 per cent, according to analysis by Save the Children.
At the current rate of decline, the charity calculates that by 2023, 80 per cent of childcare staff will either not have or will not be working towards a higher level qualification.
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