The people who care for and educate our children deserve better pay
- Written by Mathew Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Employment Studies, University of Manchester
Pressure on working parents has been building for a long time, with daycare costs increasing as places become more scarce. Two recent reports clearly illustrate the dysfunctional nature of England’s system of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).
The reports from children’s charity Coram and thinktank...