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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alexandra Topping and Carmen Aguilar García

Staff exodus could hinder expansion of free childcare in England, providers say

A child playing with toy bricks
About 180,000 extra children are expected to enter childcare settings by 2025. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

A mass exodus of childminders and nursery staff risks scuppering the government’s flagship new funding for parents of young children in England, according to a new coalition of early years providers and campaigners.

More than half of all nursery workers surveyed by the Early Education and Childcare Coalition (EECC) said they were considering or planning on leaving the sector in the next 12 months.

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