Rising demand for after-school care at home

By Laura Marcus, Nursery World, 18 September 2008

A leading childcare and nanny agency says it has seen a 60 per cent increase in the number of families seeking after-school care over the past year.

Tinies has launched a recruitment drive to find more part-time staff to meet the demand, particularly targeting older people to return to or take up childcare work. 'In the last few months we have seen a rapid increase in the number of parents looking for part-time care for their children,' said Amanda Coxen, director of Tinies. 'Around 40 per cent of our new registrations are now for after-school care, and we turn many...

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