Next month the DfES is to publish research demonstrating the high levels of job satisfaction among workers in the sector.
The Government says thousands more people need to be recruited to work with pre-school children to support the expansion of services and wants to encourage individuals from a range of backgrounds. This new campaign aims to recruit ethnic minorities and men into the workforce.
Ms Hashemi spent a day working with early years practitioners at the Robert Owen Early Years Centre in Greenwich, London.
She said, 'Working in early years is not different to any other fulfilling work, as you use exactly the same skills: having a vision and making it happen. But ultimately it's about working together with other people. If you want to make a contribution to society and help build a solid foundation for our future generation, I can't imagine anything more challenging than working with young children.'
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