Comments on: Research reveals childcare gap for shift workers https://blog.mediaparents.co.uk/2011/03/research-reveals-childcare-gap-for-shift-workers/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:02:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kerry https://blog.mediaparents.co.uk/2011/03/research-reveals-childcare-gap-for-shift-workers/#comment-118 Kerry Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:36:16 +0000 https://blog.mediaparents.co.uk/?p=1086#comment-118 I definately think there's a distinct lack of childcare for irregular or unsociable hours or even jobs that require working different days each week. I think its a very hard problem to resolve. i have never come accross any childminders near me who work out of the normal nursery hours of 8-6 and certainly any form of childcare where I could chop and change my days is unheard of as far as I'm concerned but I totally understand why that is and how unfeasable it is to try and staff that irregularity of demand. All that aside I think there is a severe lack of high quality affordable childcare be it childminder or nursery thats available. All the good ones are full very quickly. I definately think there’s a distinct lack of childcare for irregular or unsociable hours or even jobs that require working different days each week. I think its a very hard problem to resolve. i have never come accross any childminders near me who work out of the normal nursery hours of 8-6 and certainly any form of childcare where I could chop and change my days is unheard of as far as I’m concerned but I totally understand why that is and how unfeasable it is to try and staff that irregularity of demand.

All that aside I think there is a severe lack of high quality affordable childcare be it childminder or nursery thats available. All the good ones are full very quickly.

]]> By: Pauline https://blog.mediaparents.co.uk/2011/03/research-reveals-childcare-gap-for-shift-workers/#comment-117 Pauline Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:19:19 +0000 https://blog.mediaparents.co.uk/?p=1086#comment-117 It is possible to find good flexible childcare but it does take a while. I have always worked shifts and ad hoc days / hours and finally our fourth childminder is working a treat. We won't go into what happened with the others! It's tricky using council provided lists which are not up to date, but it's worth it in the end. Councils should encourage people wanting to go into childminding to embrace shift workers. A reliable and flexible childminder is worth her weight in gold. I hope you find one as good as mine! It is possible to find good flexible childcare but it does take a while. I have always worked shifts and ad hoc days / hours and finally our fourth childminder is working a treat. We won’t go into what happened with the others!

It’s tricky using council provided lists which are not up to date, but it’s worth it in the end. Councils should encourage people wanting to go into childminding to embrace shift workers.

A reliable and flexible childminder is worth her weight in gold. I hope you find one as good as mine!

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