This study surveyed ethnicity across staff working in maintained nursery schools (MNSs) in England.听
The project aimed to gather a robust quantitative dataset to address the following questions.
- How does the ethnicity of those working in MNSs reflect (or not) children and families served by MNSs?听
- How does staff ethnicity intersect with qualification levels?听
- How does staff ethnicity intersect with job role and leadership responsibilities?
Datasets about race and ethnicity in the early years (EY) workforce have the potential to make realities about the EY workforce more visible, to stimulate dialogues on the experiences of ethnicity groups within the workforce and ultimately to shift policy to develop a more proactive approach to confronting systemic racism in the EY workforce.听The report offers a fertile starting point, with the potential to lead to more detailed analyses of ethnicity and the EY workforce.