After-school clubs face recruitment survival fight
A shortage of childcare workers since the Covid pandemic is threatening the future of many after-school clubs.
Chief executive Jane O'Toole said: "I think we need people to understand what a great career opportunity this is."Ms O'Toole said children had been missing out on the benefits of after-school clubs over the past two years. It said it was working with Care Inspectorate Wales to find a way forward for other struggling clubs.
In 2016, it became a requisite for out-of-school club staff to have a qualification in play work to provide care for children between the ages of three and 12 years.The Welsh government said intensive courses would be offered over the summer to help meet the deadline. "I think we need parents to recognise childcare is important - the benefits it brings their children.
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