Two recent surveys have great relevance to the nursery business. The first is on 'Women in the Workforce' and the other concerns recent disasters in the way child protection is exercised.
Despite all our efforts to encourage more men into childcare, the workforce is almost exclusively female. It is hardly surprising that issues around maternity leave and flexi-hours figure quite highly in our HR department. However, these new rules do cause problems, as well as solve them.
One of the cornerstones of good childcare is 'consistency'. Seeking to offer flexi-time to nursery staff involves accepting that children looked after by such staff are not really getting the best childcare possible.
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