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<p>In March, the department published an early years’ workforce strategy, the Early
Years Workforce Strategy, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy</a>.
This set out a number of measures to support the sector to recruit, retain and develop
staff. These measures are currently being implemented. To support recruitment, for
example, we consulted with the sector and as a result broadened out the English and
maths qualification requirements for level 3 staff to include other suitable level
2 qualifications, including functional skills.</p><p> </p>
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