Episode 3 of Nursery Workers Bite Back picks up the story of the Islington Nursery Strike. What did the nursery workers achieve after fifteen long weeks of strike action? How did the strike affect the parents, children and workers? Presented by an Islington playworker experiencing funding cuts today, this episode looks at what happened next, how childcare has changed since the 1980s and what lessons the strike holds that might help us face the challenges of the present.

Discover the history of this important strike of nursery workers, told for the first time in this three-part podcast. Made by a group of present-day nursery workers, parents, carers and campaigners, the podcast explains how the nursery workers fought for better conditions for both workers and the children in their care.

Written and produced by Kelly Allnutt, Kerry O’Connor and Lydia CS

Interviews were with Julia Manning Morton, Karen Reeve, Terry Conway, Ivor Kallin, David Saltiel, Veronica Speirs and Karen Quinn.

The poem 1984 was written and performed by Ivor Kallin.

Sound design by Hannah Kemp - Welch.

Nursery Workers Bite Back was made as part of ‘When the Nursery Workers Said No’, a project run by Rosa Schling, funded by Historic England.

Thank you to all the strikers, all the group members and the Parent House for hosting us.

Find out more at https://childcarehistory.org.uk/

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