Findings from a survey by Save the Children in collaboration with Nursery World reveal the barriers to employing and becoming an Early Years Teacher (EYT).
For the majority of respondents (79 per cent), the main barrier to employing an EYT is the cost of their salary.
A number said the higher wage cost is an issue due to a lack of funding for the 15 and 30 hours of funded childcare.
One respondent said, ‘I would love to [employ an EYT] and have a couple of suitable candidates to do it, but I can barely afford wages now, let alone any rises.’
The findings also reveal that there is a lack of interest among practitioners to undertake the qualification, because they do not think it will improve their salary or career opportunities.
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