Q. A new family has requested that our male practitioner does not take their child to the toilet or be left alone with them. I’m shocked that this is even an issue these days. How have other leaders responded to this situation?
David Wright, former joint-owner of Paint Pots Nurseries
‘I am a pragmatist when it comes to such issues: this is an opportunity to engage with parents as much as it is about men’s rights and equality. If you start suggesting the parent should go elsewhere if they do not agree with equal opportunities, you have lost the parent and the business. It is better to educate and engage with them.
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