The early years organisation is inviting childcare employers to take part in its 2018 workforce survey, covering the affordability of recruitment and retention of staff, training, qualifications and ratios.
An aim of the survey is to find out whether the recruitment crisis has eased with the broadening of GCSE requirements or if nurseries are still struggling to recruit candidates at Level 3 and above.
Stella Ziolklowski, director of quality and workforce development at the NDNA, said, ‘With 30 hours continuing to dominate the early years landscape, it is vital we know exactly what challenges nurseries and other childcare providers are facing.
‘For employers, we are focusing on recruitment, retention and qualifications of staff. For example, how has the 30 hours policy impacted on their staff mix and shirt patterns and have any staff left from other European countries because of concerns over Brexit?’
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