The survey has been carried out a month before the rollout of the expanded offer of 15 hours to eligible working parents of children aged nine months and older.
Just under eight in 10 settings said they were currently finding it very difficult or quite difficult to hire suitable early years staff.
When asked to select from a list of challenges they were facing, among the top reasons ticked were:
According to the findings, 50 per cent of respondents said that they had seen a ‘significant increase’ to the number of staff members choosing to leave the early years sector compared to this time two years ago.
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