All BBC workplace nurseries due for phased closures

Nursery World, 14 December 2006

The BBC is closing down its workplace nurseries in a move towards providing staff with childcare vouchers instead. The corporation has seven on-site nurseries providing 217 childcare places around the country. An internal review found that up to 3,000 employees required childcare.

The BBC is closing down its workplace nurseries in a move towards providing staff with childcare vouchers instead. The corporation has seven on-site nurseries providing 217 childcare places around the country. An internal review found that up to 3,000 employees required childcare. Universally available childcare vouchers are seen as the 'fairest alternative' to limited spaces, a BBC spokesperson...

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