Now we need to staff the nurseries ✒️ LaurenFabianski of PregnantScrewed via ipaperviews BudgetDay2023
Just three years ago, we would talk to ministers about childcare, and they would look at us like we were speaking Klingon. It was of no interest to those in power. To go from there to childcare being the main event in the Budget shows the power of collective action, and we are elated to hear that the childcare sector will now receive significant investment., and 15,000 families took to the streets across the UK to demand government intervention; they wanted to be heard and truly listened to.
However, the devil is in the detail with any new policy, and now we need to be sure that the money that is pledged is enough to reduce costs for parents sustainably. It is imperative that there is a clear and remunerated strategy to attract more educators into the sector, to retain those workers and to offer progression opportunities.
Childcare practitioners receive very low wages, which is why there is a staffing crisis in the industry. Without a workforce plan, providers will continue to be forced to close, and increasing ratios from 1:4 to 1:5 will be detrimental to staff retention.
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