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Network Whispers - Coronavirus, open accounts, rate cuts and challenging underspends

Management Coronavirus
Nursery World and National Day Nurseries Association join forces for a behind-the-scenes column

NOT GOING VIRAL? Nurseries are thinking twice about producing guidance on the deadly coronavirus, which has so far caused more than 900 deaths worldwide. One UK nursery group was planning to bring out guidance for practitioners but changed its mind ‘following legal advice’, opting instead to stick with existing public health information. The NDNA, however, has issued guidance to its members, including links to Government advice.

OPEN BOOK Will nurseries be publishing their accounts in full in an effort to persuade the Government and the public that they are underfunded? Speaking at a recent Ceeda conference, Tops Day Nurseries chief executive Cheryl Hadland said, ‘The elephant in the room is that people think we make a lot of money in this sector. How can we get a message out? I am prepared to show my books.’ Will she, and will others follow suit?

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