The recommendation has come from members of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Childcare and Early Education, which is looking at the challenges childcare workers face in response to the health crisis.
They are also concerned about “long-term funding issues facing the sector that have impacted on its employees”.
The APPG says that an “urgent meaningful review is required to address” the wider impact of the health crisis and issues around pay, retention, recruitment and training.
The group said that “owners and employers in the sector want to be able to pay their staff a good wage and offer them opportunities to progress and upskill, and retain experienced and highly qualified staff, which have been proven to positively impact the attainment of children as they progress onto primary school.
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