Kids 1st Day Nurseries, which was the winner of this year's Nursery World Nursery Chain of the Year award, says that its robust recruitment and training policies stand it in good stead when it comes to appointing staff who are going to make a long-term, positive contribution to the organisation.
Allison Winship, head of childcare, says that Kids 1st has a standard application form and that everyone goes through the same process, underpinned by equal opportunities.
'We have a set criteria. Nursery nurses will be expected to have a Level 3 with current daycare experience, and we look at their specific experience and gauge how relevant it is to the job on offer,' she says. 'I find that the quality of the application often says a lot about the individual. If a person has taken the trouble to submit a covering letter and researched our company, that is good. One of our questions is always - what do you know about Kids 1st?
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