On the up!
Ruth Thomson
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Believe it or not, earnings in the nursery sector are rising sharply. Ruth Thomson looks at the reasons behind pay and staffing trends Staff shortages and rises in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) are pushing childcare sector salaries ever higher, with some nursery staff enjoying pay increases of more than 10 per cent in the past year, according to a new survey covering 388 nurseries. The rises bring the median pay range of qualified nursery nurses to 9,200-10,500, while that of managers now stands at 14,600-18,000.
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