According to the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), some nurseries are being downgraded by Ofsted due to staffing shortages and inspectors finding staff aren’t familiar with children because settings are increasingly using bank staff.
A snap Twitter poll by Nursery World reveals that the majority of early years providers have had to reduce their number of childcare places due to problems recruiting staff. Of the 18 respondents, 66 per cent have reduced childcare places and 16 per cent have had to close rooms.
A total of 11 per cent of those that took part in the poll said they’ve been downgraded by Ofsted because of the struggle to recruit, while 5 per cent have been forced to close the entire setting.
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