Nursery World - Recruitment-meen in childcare

Kenny Spence was one of just three men working in Children's Centres in Edinburgh when he founded Men in Childcare (MiC) in 2001. Since then it has been responsible for training more than 130 men from all walks of life, from bank managers to bus drivers. Now manager of the city's Gilmerton Children and Family Centre, he says, 'Currently, we have more men training in childcare through us in Edinburgh than there are in the whole of the rest of Scotland.'

Now manager of the city's Gilmerton Children and Family Centre, he says, 'Currently, we have more men training in childcare through us in Edinburgh than there are in the whole of the rest of Scotland.'

When MiC started there were six men on childcare training courses in the city, but only one completed. Mr Spence says, 'We have an induction course which is totally accessible. The applicants tend not to be unemployed but people looking for a career change so we run it at a time when guys can get there. It runs for two hours in the evening over 16 weeks.'

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