Flexibility or fragility? Ambivalences of temporary agency work in German Early Childhood Education and Care
Journal of Early Childhood Research
Published online on June 30, 2026
Abstract
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Temporary agency work has become a growing yet ambivalent feature of Germany’s Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) system. Though agency staff make up only a small portion of the workforce, their presence reveals core weaknesses in the sector—...
Temporary agency work has become a growing yet ambivalent feature of Germany’s Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) system. Though agency staff make up only a small portion of the workforce, their presence reveals core weaknesses in the sector—...