NO CHILD, NO CRY
Possibly the world’s first ‘dedicated crying room’ has been launched to facilitate collective weeping from parents returning to work. Part of a pay-as-you-go crèche, the blubber chamber is adjacent to a ‘co-working space’ for freelance mums and dads, and will be an escape ‘for when things get too much’, says crèche co-founder Jamie Leith. What early years practitioner couldn’t do with a place to have a bawl every now and then?
THIRST APRIL
‘The Government have finally agreed that the 30-hour policy isn’t working!’ proclaimed Champagne Nurseries on Lemonade Funding’s Facebook page on 1 April. ‘They’ve instructed the DfE to remove the word free from ALL advertising with immediate effect.’ Providers started choking on their cornflakes – until they read, ‘Any providers affected can put in a claim for a free bottle of champagne.’ If it looks too good to be true…
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