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Recruitment and Retention in the Childcare Sector

Low pay and a lack of access to training are just two of a number of concerns among childcare professionals that can cause them to reconsider their place within the industry. So, with staff dropout rates rising, what can childcare companies do to attract and retain staff to ensure the future resilience of their businesses?


In this Childcare Expert Session, our speakers will explore strategies for employee recruitment
and retention, with a particular focus on engaging millennials. They will also discuss the diversity
challenges within in the sector, including the lack of male recruits, and cover the importance of 
staff contracts and handbooks.

Our speakers include;

  • Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies, Chair of Cwlwm
  • Tony Gibbons, Kiddies Corner Day Nursery
  • Andrew Bell, WeCare Wales

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Contact us

Contact us to speak 1-2-1 with a specialist adviser about how your business can recruit and
retain staff in the childcare sector.

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