Copies of the report, Building an integrated workforce for a long-term vision of universal early education and care, are available from the Trust priced 10 inc p&p on 020 7840 3350, or see www.daycaretrust.org.uk.
The average gross pay of a childcare worker is 7,800 a year, compared to 22,662 for nursery and primary school teachers.
Childcare supervisors earn 5.50 to 6 an hour and other childcare staff earn between 4.80 and 5.30 an hour.
A 48-hour strike by classroom assistants last week forced half of Brighton's primary, infant and special schools to close. The assistants voted to walk out after Brighton and Hove City Council agreed to give them pay rises but then cut the number of weeks they are paid to work. Most are paid for 49.9 weeks work a year, but the council plans to reduce this to just 44. The GMB union representing the assistants said it thought it was the first time a group of classroom assistants have taken action this way.
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