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Business Development: Giving parents the best of both worlds

Third Door provides a place for families to work, rest and play, with advantages for nursery children and staff, says Karen Faux.

Imagine a light and airy modern office where you can focus on work, knowing that your child is safe and having fun just one floor below - and there you have Third Door's unique selling point.

In addition, parents can book a place on a flexible basis, enabling them to use their time cost-effectively. As an alternative to juggling work and children at home, or paying for childcare and office space as separate costs, it certainly makes sense.

When Shazia Mustafa set up the London business last year in partnership with her husband, Yusuf Chadun, it had to be the sort of service she would like to use herself. Located close to Putney town centre and next door to Wandsworth Park, the combined nursery and workspace is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK and reports an expanding clientele.

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