questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support rural childcare providers to recruit qualified staff.
answerText: The early years workforce is at the heart of our mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver the Plan for Change.The latest early years census data reports a 7.2% increase in the number of workers between 2024/25, to 272,500 staff. This...
heading: Childcare: Rural Areas