Nursery World - Nurseries attract staff with families (1)

(Photograph) - Vicky Stokes, a play specialist at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London, compares denimwear with 16-month-old Tabitha Owen, 14-month-old Finn Leighton and Matthew Hough, aged two-and-a-half, on Jeans for Genes Day on 5 October. Workplaces across the country let staff wear jeans if they donated 1 to the campaign, which raises funds for five health and genetic research charities including Great Ormond Street and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Staff at TSL Education, publisher of Nursery World, raised 280 on the day. One baby in 30 born in the UK is affected by a genetic disorder or birth defect, and there are more than 4,000 recognised genetic disorders.

One baby in 30 born in the UK is affected by a genetic disorder or birth defect, and there are more than 4,000 recognised genetic disorders.

Photo by Michael Melia

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