Held in Southampton next February, the conference will also introduce a charter for early years settings that welcome male practitioners.
Currently less than 2 per cent of the early years workforce is male and the aim is to build up a national resource bank to lobby the Government to encourage men to enter the profession.
‘We are taking this bold step in organising our event, after many years of advocacy and campaigning because we feel strongly that we need to do something,’ he said.
‘We would love to see the United Kingdom lead the world in the gender balance of our early years workforce.’
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