A Famly documentary
Where are all the Early Years Educators?
Numbers are still dwindling. It’s time to ask why.
Did you know?
1 in 5
EY educators are underqualified
40,000
extra educators are needed before 2025
50%
more nurseries closed in 2023
Early brain development
Children’s brains can’t wait
50% of neural connections are built by 5, and brain size is at 90%. If early educators vanished, who would nurture our nation’s youngest?
Brain size ages 0-5
25%
At birth
70%
0-1 years
85%
1-3 years
92%
3-5 years
It’s more than a recruitment issue
The early years is a revolving door. Even if staff come, they don’t stay.
Lack of money
Minimum wage has risen by 58%, but funding only 20%. So providers can’t pay staff.
Lack of respect
Imagine being told you’re ‘just a bottom-wiper’. Fighting public opinion is exhausting.
