The report from the Fair Foundation, based upon a survey of 2,000 ‘nationally representative’ adults, finds that many people don’t realise how low wages are for people working in the sector, overestimating hourly pay by an average of 47 per cent (£10.92 compared to £7.42).
It reveals that 73 per cent agree that early years workers need to be valued as much as other staff in the education sector and they should be paid enough to 'get by'.
The finding also show that two in three respondents are worried about the costs of early years provision, but they underestimate how expensive childcare is in the UK compared to other countries.
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