Nursery co-operatives: Team work

By Mary Evans, Nursery World, 30 December 2003

Childcare is the perfect sector for a co-operative enterprise, as Mary Evans finds in a team effort where the rewards go to members rather than outsiders

Childcare is the perfect sector for a co-operative enterprise, as Mary Evans finds in a team effort where the rewards go to members rather than outsiders Staff retention is always cited as a major problem facing managers of early years settings, but for one group of providers it is not an issue. Childcare co-operatives, by their very nature, are caring businesses. They care for their workforce, value them and retain them, says Margaret Lucas,...

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