In this episode, Mona Adam wants to know more about what it is like to work in nurseries. As a councillor in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea she has visited nurseries and enjoyed spending time with the staff and children there. While the nurseries seemed like happy places, she wonders if there are hidden challenges she is unaware of in this demanding, but essential, job?

Mona investigates the situation for childcare workers both today and in the past, discovering that childcare is underfunded and suffering from a shortage of trained staff. Despite the government's plans to extend the existing childcare subsidy, does the existing system have the capacity to deal with such an expansion?

This episode contains:

* Interview with Jenny Williams, recorded by Rosa Schling for Grow Your Own, an On the Record project

* Interview with Helen Penn, recorded by Rosa Schling for Grow Your Own, an On the Record project

CREDITS:

Episode produced by Mona Adam

Artwork by Eva Freeman

Sound design by Hannah Kemp Welch

This podcast is part of the Grow Your Own oral history project, run by On the Record and funded by Trust for London.

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