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What are the attractions of working in a holiday resort - and the drawbacks? Dan Levy talks to childcarers who go back for more Working abroad in childcare is an intense, lively experience. Okay, so is working in childcare in the UK, but the work itself, and the life outside of it, differ in a number of key ways.

Working abroad in childcare is an intense, lively experience. Okay, so is working in childcare in the UK, but the work itself, and the life outside of it, differ in a number of key ways.

Spending a season in almost any resort is a very sociable affair, in terms of your job and your free time.

'The social life's great,' says Gemma Forman, who worked two seasons for Nannies Abroad, and is heading out to the Alps this winter for her third.

'When I went to Turkey, we had 40 kids' club reps and we all lived in the same building. We each had our own rooms, but there was always someone up for going out when you were.'

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