Why so many people leave the childcare sector?
Many childcare professionals only work in the childcare sector because they enjoy it and out of loyalty, Without this many childcare settings would not be where they are today.
With funding being cut in many areas of the childcare sector, there just isn’t the funds to pay childcare workers the amount they deserve. Providing children with high-quality care is the priority of all childcare settings, and without the dedicated, and passionate team members this can be hard to achieve. On many occasions, practitioners, and managers will work above and beyond their contracted hours to ensure children are receiving the best possible care. It is a shame when childcare settings cannot pay the staff the overtime as they just don’t have it within their budget.
It has been highlighted that many nursery managers are facing a recruitment crisis, recruiting qualification practitioners is becoming increasingly difficult due to low pay. It is suggested that more money should be invested into the childcare sector workforce from the government in order to keep nurseries open. Do you agree with this?