The survey, which was carried out by the Early Years Alliance in partnership with Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE), was in response to the Alliance’s Minds Matter research that found 78 per cent of practitioners rated paperwork and administration as being regular sources of stress.
The findings from the survey have been reviewed by a workload advisory group, who will agree priorities for the sector.
The DfE and Ofsted plan to expand the remit of the group, which is made up of representatives from across the sector, to become a forum for discussing wider early years workforce issues.
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