Editor's view

Liz Roberts, editor
Wednesday, March 1, 2006

The issue of pay - the low levels - in the early years and childcare sector is never far from the top of people's minds, and, whatever the effect of the Transformation Fund money on salaries, one suspects that this will continue to be the case. In this week's issue, we report on the Scottish Executive findings that private nurseries are having severe difficulties recruiting staff, with vacancies remaining unfilled for long periods because of competition from state settings (see News, page 4) and because they can't meet wage demands.