The Professional Association of Childcare and Early Years’ (PACEY) childcare sector survey reveals that a priority for early years professionals 'f they could change the childcare system' would be to give children more opportunities to learn through play.
For over half of the 2,442 childcare professionals who responded to the survey, a desire to reduce the emphasis on structured learning and re-introduce a ‘more natural and open’ approach to childcare through play was more important to them than concerns about Ofsted ratings, ratios or funding.
The survey was completed by childminders, nannies and nursery practitioners and managers across England.
One respondent commented, ‘Let children be children’, while another said, ‘Take the focus away from getting children ready for school and instead believe in their natural curiosity.’
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