The Prime Time Nursery in Edinburgh plans to develop the staff agency to operate the service. Nursery manager Monica Langa said some of the agency staff could be used to work at the nursery, while others could be leased out to different settings to cover for leave or sickness, and provide nannying or sitter services while a child was sick.
Although the plans, which also include the development of a training unit, are currently awaiting approval by the Care Commission, Ms Langa said she hoped both divisions would be available by the summer.
Mrs Langa said she and her husband got the idea when they met other parents in Edinburgh when their own child was in a nursery. She said, 'All the people you talk to are in the same position as us. In Edinburgh there are many couples who move here for professional reasons and they do not necessarily have family or a network of friends to support them when something unexpected comes up.'
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