Delivering the annual childcare lecture for the Daycare Trust in London, former chief economic adviser to the Treasury, Ed Balls, said this was one of the main workforce areas that needed to be addressed if the Government is to fulfil the vision in the ten-year plan of universal and high-quality childcare for all.
'It is time to establish parity of esteem between early years and primary school teachers. Rather than aiming recruitment at very low qualified people and training them on the job, our goals should be that early years workers of the future are well educated and trained with the financial rewards that go with that status,' he said.
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