For many years, Government targets to attract more men into childcare have been unsuccessful - they still only make up one per cent of the early years workforce. The pay and status of this work is certainly a deterrent in attracting men into the field and, without changes to these, we at the Pre-school Learning Alliance do not see the figures changing.
In addition, we also believe that the participation of fathers in care settings may positively influence the number of men who choose to enter the childcare workforce, following the model set by mothers who have, over the years, got involved first as mothers and then gone on to train as childcare workers. This is one of the reasons why the Alliance is developing a Father Involvement Project.
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