'Staff quality will safeguard places'

Lindsay Clark
Wednesday, February 18, 2004

The managing director of a leading nursery chain has warned that the private sector must be able to provide premium quality childcare to prevent the expanding public sector from affecting its intake of children. The warning last week by Heather Gilchrist, managing director of Happitots, followed Glasgow City Council's plans for a 50m redesign of the city's pre-fives and primary school services (News, 12 February).

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