Childcare: Labour Turnover
Lords · Question HL14920 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bird
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current staff turnover rate for qualified early years educators in England; and what steps they plan to take to address the disparity between median early years sector wages and the average starting salary for a
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 12 Mar 2026
The ‘Childcare and early years providers survey: 2025’ shows turnover rate for all early years educators in private group-based providers is 16% and 7% in school-based providers. Estimated turnover rates have fallen for both provider types. Fieldwork for ...