An employee is entitled to request flexible working following the correct procedure, and an employer is entitled to refuse after due consideration.
Some of the valid reasons for refusal include: the burden of additional costs; detrimental effect on ability to meet customer demand; inability to re-organise work among existing staff; inability to recruit additional staff; detrimental impact on quality; detrimental impact on performance.
Most, if not all, of these reasons apply to a nursery.
Trevor Tasker, Small World Kindergarten, Ipswich
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