The findings, based on a survey of just under 1,500 nursery staff, published today by the Anna Freud Centre, also found that around half of nursery and pre-school staff have experienced work-related stress during the past year.
Early years staff working in nurseries or pre-schools would like their settings to be more open about staff mental health, and to ensure staff wellbeing policies are in place and upheld.
While many find their managers supportive, they would like more done to foster staff wellbeing in the workplace, particularly as the impact of the pandemic is still being felt.
The Anna Freud Centre was approached by Salford council and was then joined by local authorities in Tameside, Bury, the London Borough of Hackney and Norfolk, as well as the National Day Nurseries Association, to develop a resource to support early years practitioners.
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