Nursery World - Nursery staff lift lid on poor conditions

A disturbing picture of staff unhappiness and poor working conditions has emerged at a number of Nord Anglia nurseries following the news that divisional managing director Tracey Storey was stepping down. To add to the group's woes, came a salmonella outbreak at a Leapfrog nursery (see below). Nord Anglia admitted it had had 'a tough year', but outlined plans for recovery (see box).

Nord Anglia admitted it had had 'a tough year', but outlined plans for recovery (see box).

Amid the closure turmoil and potential mass redundancies facing staff at Nord Anglia's Cheadle headquarters (NW, 25 August), some demoralised nursery staff expressed dissatisfaction at how their nurseries were run.

One complained on the Nursery World online forum of being 'treated like dogs'. Others claim that cost-cutting is leading to falls in quality of care.

Meanwhile, in a pre-close trading update for the financial year to 31 August issued last week, Nord Anglia said it was selling some of the underperforming Petits Enfants nurseries as part of its plan to 'rationalise loss-making units'.

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