Nursery World - The caring majority

I too watched the 'Nurseries Undercover' programme with dismay. I was horrified that people who choose to work with children could treat them in such a contemptuous way. I trained in childcare for two years in 1974 and since then have worked in various settings. I am now undertaking the ADCE qualification as well as working part-time as a nanny and I have just started the franchise of a nanny agency in East Sussex.

I trained in childcare for two years in 1974 and since then have worked in various settings. I am now undertaking the ADCE qualification as well as working part-time as a nanny and I have just started the franchise of a nanny agency in East Sussex.

Yes, some nursery nurses treat do children poorly, but the majority are kind and caring. They do the job because they love it, not for the money or the prestige - there is very little of that in this job.

For F McCallum (Letters, 26 August) to tar us all with the same brush is unfair and upsetting. We are a professional body, we have professional standards and all but a few of us work to those standards. There are rigorous police checks, and ongoing training is part of normal practice for many childcarers.

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