The Back-up Care Advantage programme enables parents working forcompanies that already have childcare links with the BH nursery chain toaccess the 'supplementary care' on offer.
They can do this in three ways: through BH's own out-of-schoolfacilities; through in-home care 'typically provided by a nanny'; or atone of the partner nurseries with which the employee's company haslinked up with and vetted for quality (if BH nurseries are full or notin a convenient location).
Some BH nurseries have changed their opening hours to help meet demandfor flexibility.
Stephen Kramer, BH's managing director for Europe, tells NurseryManagement, 'There is a major transformation going on in the UK in thepublic and private sectors. I see employers offering their employees thechance to work on a different kind of schedule than we have ever seenbefore.
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