Focus groups will be held across the country over the coming month to help identify ways to improve conditions for childcare workers.
Early years sector organisation the Pre-school Learning Alliance will lead the project, alongside the Department for Education and education watchdog Ofsted.
The action follows findings from a survey of more than 2,000 practitioners, published by the alliance in June last year, that found more than three quarters of those surveyed cited paperwork and administration as a regular source of stress.
This was especially the case in preparation for Ofsted inspections and paperwork required "to evidence setting practice and children's development to inspectors".
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