Nursery World - Pop star Danny Foster

(Photograph) - Pop star Danny Foster (right), who trained as a nursery nurse before shooting to stardom with chart toppers Hear'Say, is encouraging more men to become childcarers. Danny has given his support to Surrey Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership's first Men into Childcare Week, which began on Monday (19 November). The recruitment drive is in response to a Government target for at least six per cent of childcare workers in each local authority area to be male by 2004.

Danny has given his support to Surrey Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership's first Men into Childcare Week, which began on Monday (19 November). The recruitment drive is in response to a Government target for at least six per cent of childcare workers in each local authority area to be male by 2004.

Danny said, 'I thoroughly enjoyed my training and work experience and would encourage any men who feel they would like to be involved to find out more. Some people tend to think of childcare as a woman's job - it isn't. I'm pleased to see that more men are being invited into the profession. It is a really rewarding job to do.'

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