Figures from the Childcare and Early Years Providers survey disclosed to the House of Commons last week, showed there are 1,300 council staff with a Level 4 or above qualification compared with 11,700 in the private sector.
But Dwynwen Stepien, head of the Local Authority Early Years Network, said that local authorities only contribute 10-15 per cent of all childcare provision. If this is viewed proportionally "you'll see that they actually have a higher percentage of Level 4 or above qualified providers than the private sector do," he said.
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