Rainbow Childcare celebrates its 30th birthday this year - what is the secret of the nursery's success?
Firstly, I think it’s having a good reputation for being professional but also homely and caring. Secondly, our staff are well-paid and well cared for, and that has led to them staying with us. Several members of the team having been here for between 15 and 20 years. That’s very special and it’s worth a lot.
How did you get into writing?
There are two kinds of people; those who go into childcare because they see it as a business and those who love children. I was the second, and just as my business was getting grounded I read about street children and was very affected by it. As a result, I went on a research trip to Mexico in 2003. I kept a journal while there and I returned with a vision. I started writing children’s fiction based on what I had seen.
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