The Childcare and Early Years Workforce Survey 2002-03 found that more than half of playgroups, out-of-school clubs and primary schools with nursery and reception classes have had to recruit in the past year. It put this down to 'the fluidity of the childcare and early years workforce'.
The survey also found that the rate of pay for the sector remained about the same during this time. Pay levels for early years staff 'had not changed markedly' between 2001 and 2003, with supervisors' pay levels not rising at all, 'which may indicate the impact of the minimum wage among this group'.
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