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<p>There is no supply model to determine the number of early years teachers required
and there is not a target set for recruitment of such teachers.</p><p> </p><p>We continue
to make early years initial teacher training places available based on demand as evidence
shows that the quality of early years provision is higher when led by specially trained
graduates.</p><p> </p><p>Experimental statistics on new entrants to early years initial
teacher training for the academic year 2017/18 are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2017-to-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2017-to-2018</a>.</p>
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