The UK Childcare COVID19 Crisis Working Group is being chaired by Arun Kanwar, partner of consultants Cairneagle, and facilitated by Sarah Steel, Managing Director of the Old Station Nursery, with the first meeting taking place on Thursday 19 March.
Mr Kanwar said that the aim of the forum is to ensure that the sector is working in unison, and its objectives are:
Underpinning this, there is a need for operators (sometimes competitors) to be more open and collaborative with each other, Mr Kanwar added.
Those attending the remote launch meeting included Bright Horizons, Busy Bees, Kiddi Caru, Old Station Nursery, Fennies, Kids Planet, Seymour House, Toad Hall, Poppy and Jacks, Childbase, Snapdragons, Three Little Birds, N Family Club, All About Children, Kido, Tops Day Nurseries, The Early Years Alliance, the NDNA and Carole Edmond (former MD of Bright Horizons).
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