Early Years Workforce- Recruitment and Retention
Bristol Early Years recognises the huge challenges facing providers of all sizes with workforce recruitment and retention. We are working hard with our partners across a range of education and economy and skills services, to develop strategies and solutions to support the sector as it expands with the new early education and childcare entitlements for families.
Research by the Early Years Education and Childcare Coalition shows that nationally, 50,000 additional staff could be needed to maintain existing provision and provide the expanded entitlement. In Bristol this means that hundreds of staff will be needed to provide the potential places needed as the sector expands. It also highlights significant challenges in the retention of existing staff
You can find out more about what Bristol Early Years is doing to support the sector below.
If you would like to find out more about, or be part of the Bristol Early Years Recruitment and Retention Forum, please contact Kate Irvine kate.irvine@bristol.gov.uk. The terms of reference for the group can be found below.
The Department for Education is also boosting its ‘Do Something Big’ Campaign to promote early years and childcare careers on a national-scale across multiple advertising channels including TV. It highlights the huge difference early years educators make to young children and how rewarding working in the sector can be. It directs potential applicants to use DWP’s Find a Job vacancy platform to search for early years roles in their area.
You can find the DfE’s recruitment website here.
If you are interested in supporting the Bristol EY Recruitment and Retention Forum with its vital work in any way please contact Kate Irvine, kate.irvine@bristol.gov.uk
Recognising the vital role and hard work of the early years workforce: Bristol Early Years Long Service Celebration Event.
In recognition of the incredible contribution to the children and families of our city that early years practitioners at every level make, Bristol Early Years is delighted to invite early years practitioners with twenty years or more service, (can be in one, or more settings) to a celebration of their work on 5th December 2024.
Practitioners must register to attend this event. Please use the Forms link https://forms.office.com/e/XPx3n6gdHG
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Contacts
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Deborah Brown – (General Enquiries)
Dawn Butler – (General Enquiries)
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