A Famly documentary

Where are all the Early Years Educators?

Numbers are still dwindling. It’s time to ask why.

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Did you know?

1 in 5

EY educators are underqualified

40,000

extra educators are needed before 2025

50%

more nurseries closed in 2023

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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

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85%

1-3 years

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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.

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