NURSERY staff are being offered a £1,000 signing-on bonus in a new recruitment drive for childcare workers.
Nursery workers are being offered the signing-on bonus just two months before 15 hours of free care kicks in for two-year-olds.
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Ministers have revealed that 102,480 children have so far been registered for the scheme in the largest ever expansion of childcare.
The cash incentive aims to ‘increase capacity, tackle unemployment and offer more childcare places’ in a trial covering twenty local authorities,
Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan said: “Parents shouldn’t have to choose between a career and a family and our expanded childcare offer is going to make sure of that.
“This is good for families and good for the wider economy – ultimately putting more money in parents’ pockets at the end of the month.”
Polling has found that half of Brits would consider working with pre-school children if they were given money after joining.
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said: “This is a startling reminder that the Conservatives have offered a childcare pledge without a plan.
“Childcare staff are leaving in their droves, leading to nursery closures right across the country. Cheap bungs to new staff when existing workers are turning their back on this key industry will not magic up new places for parents.”
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