New analysis by London Economics, commissioned by the charity, looks at the cost of paying all staff working in early years settings the Real Living Wage and providing five continued professional development training days a year.
Save the Children argues that there is a ‘blind spot’ in childcare as pay and qualification of staff have been missed from reforms, despite the Department for Education previously admitting tens of thousands more workers are needed to deliver the expanded offer.
The analysis finds that if all staff in early years settings in England were paid the Real Living Wage of £12.60, it would cost the Treasury an additional £228 million a year in subsidies.
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