“Generations of talent are being lost through a lack of investment in the early years workforce, which risks widening inequality in society,” the report by The Sutton Trust and Centre for Research in Early Childhood states, setting out a new framework to improve social mobility in the early years.
It analyses the implementation of recommendations made in the 2012 Nutbrown Review and assesses its impact on the early years workforce.
The new report highlights a drop in numbers taking up places on the Early Years Teacher course and a high level of staff turnover linked to low salaries and lack of career benefits.
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