Speaking at an education select committee hearing for its inquiry on the impact of pre-school education on children's life chances, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (Pacey) chief executive Liz Bayram said that graduate recruitment is unable to keep pace with an exodus of skilled practitioners.
She said that graduate early years teachers are leaving nurseries due to poor salaries and either taking better paid roles in schools or quitting the sector altogether.
Because not enough students are taking up graduate-level early years courses she said she anticipates that within 10 to 15 years the sector will face a dearth of leaders.
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