Nursery World - Wear it well!

Most nursery chains insist their staff don a corporate uniform for work, our survey reveals. Melanie Defries finds out why Vicky Pollard, the 'Little Britain' tracksuit-wearing, heavily made-up chav teenager, was held up as a warning by the chair of the Professional Association of Teachers earlier this year. Deborah Lawson said nursery staff are in danger of creating 'the next generation of Vicky Pollards'.

Vicky Pollard, the 'Little Britain' tracksuit-wearing, heavily made-up chav teenager, was held up as a warning by the chair of the Professional Association of Teachers earlier this year. Deborah Lawson said nursery staff are in danger of creating 'the next generation of Vicky Pollards'.

She cautioned that growing numbers of childcarers think it acceptable to turn up to work with long nails, high heels or chunky shoes.

But a survey of nursery groups' dress codes carried out for Nursery Chains suggests that childcarers can hold their heads high when it comes to personal presentation. There is no 'yeh-but, no-but' when it comes to professional appearance, with all respondents having a uniform policy in place.

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