'Family' nurseries

I would like to congratulate Steve Biddulph on bravely raising some excellent points (Special Report, 9 March). He may well find that his views have much support among childcare workers, although many will be too cautious to agree with him out loud for fear of upsetting clients. Mr Biddulph's findings agree with my own instinct as a parent that I did not want my son placed in a 'one-size-fits-all' nursery when he was a young baby. However, what is worth considering is the point that columnist Beatrix Campbell makes in the same issue of Nursery World - there is a...