Welcome to the National Day Nurseries Association’s 3rd annual workforce survey. Ahead of the 2015 general election we need your feedback on the issues affecting your sector and your views on training, staffing and the pressures you are facing around these areas.
Your views could give us the substantial evidence we need to lobby and work alongside policy makers and the new government to help shape the future landscape for early years employers and practitioners. Please take some time to complete this survey and in return for your time we will enter you into a draw to win one of these great prizes:

• £100 of online training with NDNA
• A set of Sensory Balls, worth £25, kindly donated by Hope Education
• One of five box sets of Jenny Mosley’s Golden Rules books.

All information you share with us will be held in the strictest confidence, but don’t forget to enter your email address in the box at the end if you wish to be entered into the prize draw. Data will only be shared once it has been consolidated and therefore will be totally anonymous.

The closing date for this survey is 5pm on Thursday 30 April.

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* 1. Where is/are your nursery/nurseries based? For multi-site please select all that apply.

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* 2. Are you:

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* 3. What is the size of your nursery/nurseries? Based on number of registered places.

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* 4. Are you a member of NDNA?

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* 5. Please tell us the number of staff employed in total:

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* 6. For each category, state the number(s) of early years practitioners you employ?

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* 7. Of the staff you have told us about in question 6, how many hold GCSEs at C or above in English and Maths in the setting?

  Maths English
No early years qualifications
L2 Early years qualified
L3 Early years qualified
L4 Early years qualified
L5 Early years qualified
Undergraduate/Graduate
Early Years Teacher/EYP

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* 8. Of the staff you have told us about in question 5, how many hold a current paediatric first aid qualification?

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* 9. How do you check they are confident to apply first aid in an emergency situation?

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* 10. Of the graduates and Early Years Teachers/Professionals you have told us about in question 6, how many graduates are leading practice with the following age groups of children (please give detail to all age ranges applicable)?

  (0 - 2 years) (2 year olds) (3 - 5 year olds) (Not working directly with children)
Undergraduate/Graduate
Early Years Processional/Early Years Teacher
I am the manager and Early Years Professional/Early Years Teacher

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* 11. How many staff have left in the past 12 months from each of the following categories?

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* 12. What were the main reasons for staff leaving (please tick all that apply)?

  Foundation level 2 Level 3 EYT/EYP
Poor relationships with other staff
Higher salaries out of the sector
Higher salaries/progression within the sector
Progression outside of the sector
Forced redundancy

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* 13. Are you facing any particular recruitment issues with staff?

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* 14. If yes, at what levels and why?

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* 15. In terms of the following 4 categories, how will training be financed next year? Please indicate an approximate funding training and development percentage figure for each.

  Employer Local Authority Employee
EY practice
Mandatory training
Leadership and Management
Business support

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* 16. Approximately how much does the setting spend in £ (pounds) on training and development per staff member each year?

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* 17. Where will you source training? (Tick all that apply)

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* 18. What is/are the name(s) of the main training provider(s) you will use in the 2015/16 e.g. NDNA?

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* 19. Why have you chosen this provider?

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* 20. Have you been able to invest in staff development over the past 12 months?

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* 21. If Yes, in which areas/topics?

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* 22. If No, what were the barriers and what training would you have liked?

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* 23. Over the next year what will be your priorities for training and development? Please specify topic.

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* 24. In regards to question 23, what level of practitioner is this aimed at e.g. All levels, managers, advanced practitioners, entry level, all staff?

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* 25. What training and support would you like to see offered by NDNA over the next 12 months?

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* 26. What are your and your staff's preferred modes of learning? (Tick all that apply).

  Foundation to level 3 Above level 3 including specialist and managers
Face to face (regional or local training events)
In house (setting based)
Online using desktop computer
Online in the workplace using mobile devices (tablet/smartphone)
Online at home using desktop computer
Online at home using mobile devices (tablet/smart phone)
Conferences/exhibitions and seminars

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* 27. How many hours continuous professional developments do members of staff undertake annually (either in house training or attending external training) at the levels indicated below?

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* 28. What are your views on a National College of Teaching? https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/developing-the-teaching-profession-to-a-world-class-standard

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* 29. Did you respond to the National College of Teaching consultation?

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* 30. Did you know NDNA offer the following services?

  Yes No Don't know I have used this Would like to know more
Group and individual training
NDNA Pre member event training and member events
Online e-learning
Leadership and management training and publications
Open training events
Quality Improvement Programme e-Quality counts
One-to-one business consultancy and support

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* 31. If you answered yes to any of the questions above, where did you hear about NDNA services? (Tick all that apply).

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* 32. Can we contact you to hear more about your thoughts on training/development and business support?

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* 33. If Yes, please provide your contact details:

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* 34. If you would like to be entered into the prize draw please complete your email address below.

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