Nursery owners cite the uncertainty of the current economic climate asone of the reasons women are choosing not to take their full maternityleave entitlement.
Providers who might have previously been concerned that extendingmaternity leave would impact negatively on their business are seeing arise in the take-up of places for babies.
They also suggest that women who might have initially wanted to returnto work part-time are under pressure to return to full-time hours ratherthan using their right to request flexible working.
Treetops Nurseries, which has 20 settings, mainly based in the Midlands,has seen a 20 per cent rise in take-up of places for babies fromthree-months to one year.
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