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BIG ISSUE: Men in childcare
All the latest news and views on moves to attract more men to working with young children.
Will fresh initiatives to increase the proportion of males in childcare have a significant effect?

Men in childcare: Group to fight 'sexist' discrimination
A day care nursery stakeholders group has been set up to tackle...

Parents want men in nurseries but male school leavers 'not interested' in childcare
New research has found that while the majority of parents are in...
Providers group to research men in childcare
The question of why so few men choose childcare as a career...

New calls to end discrimination against male childcarers
The head of a leading nursery chain is calling for urgent collective...

Positive relationships: Let's talk about ... men in childcare
Are attitudes really changing towards employing men in nurseries? Annette Rawstrone spoke...

New twist to male recruitment drive
A local authority that has been campaigning to get more men into...

Men attracted by recruitment drive
A campaign to encourage more men to work in early education and...

Work Matters: Management Focus - Motivating men to work in early years
A Scottish programme to recruit men into childcare has been successfully adopted...

Work Matters: Management Focus - Men in childcare - Spreading the word
Childcare professionals and settings are taking part first-hand in a county-wide campaign...
Local council is encouraging men into childcare
A campaign to encourage more men to work in early education and...
Training for engaging with men
Fathers Plus offers a range of training programmes designed to help those...

Nursery Management: Male staff - It's men's work
Many mothers are keen to see more males working in early years...
Opinion: To the point - Why it's not about men
We should value our work for its own sake, says Julian Grenier
Parents want to see more men in nursery
More than half of all parents using childcare would like to see...
Parents want to see men in the nursery, says CWDC
More than half of all parents using childcare would like to see...
Stereotyped image linked to low pay in childcare sector
The stereotyped image of childcare workers as female and vocational-minded rather than...
Opinion: To the point - Where did the men go?
The state must do more to welcome men into childcare, says Alan...
Recruitment: Men get on their bikes to promote childcare work
Children at the Violet Melchett Children's Centre in Chelsea, London, last week...
Men in childcare: A matter of opinion
Some arguments about men working in childcare need to be challenged, says...
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