The company has huge debts, a number of unhappy nursery staff have been speaking out about worrying conditions at some settings, and one Leapfrog nursery has suffered a suspected outbreak of salmonella (see page 4).
The company is seeking to reassure the City that its financial situation will improve with an action plan to tackle the nursery division's under-performance. The City is happy so long as the figures add up, but the harder and much more important task is to tackle the demoralised part of the workforce and the conditions that they say they are coping with, including cuts in the cleaning contracts, poor food and delays in receiving supplies.
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