questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to count the number of staff working in the early years and childcare sector.
answerText: The department collects information on the overall size of the workforce through its regular Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2023. Th...
heading: Childcare and Pre-school Education: Staff