Nursery World - Nurseries to take on disabled staff

Leapfrog Day Nurseries, the UK's second-largest nursery chain, has joined forces with Remploy, the leading employer of disabled people. Leapfrog will be taking part in three schemes - Workstep, Work Preparation and New Deal for Disabled People. Workstep is a programme run by the Employment Service and supported by Remploy, which encourages the creation of opportunities for disabled people to work in mainstream jobs alongside non-disabled people and to progress into open employment wherever possible.

Leapfrog will be taking part in three schemes - Workstep, Work Preparation and New Deal for Disabled People. Workstep is a programme run by the Employment Service and supported by Remploy, which encourages the creation of opportunities for disabled people to work in mainstream jobs alongside non-disabled people and to progress into open employment wherever possible.

Remploy's Work Preparation programme provides disabled people with an opportunity to gain work experience which will advance them in their chosen career, while the company's New Deal for Disabled People helps people on incapacity benefit back into the workplace and supports businesses in finding the skills they need.

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