We're key workers too, say childcarers

Organisations representing early years staff have called on the Government to recognise that childcare professionals are 'key workers' in the same way that it has recognised teachers, nurses and police officers. The call was made earlier this week following publication of the Daycare Trust report, Who Will Care?, which said that two-thirds of childcare providers in Britain have problems in recruiting staff and just over a third have difficulties retaining staff. 'More than 75 per cent of nurseries that are located in London and the south-east report that they have problems recruiting staff,' it said.