physical health is in. Katy Morton and Hannah Crown report.
Childcare workers are experiencing an epidemic of back, neck and knee pain, but many choose to suffer in silence, a Nursery World investigation has found. Our survey of nearly 600 practitioners found that more than 70 per cent experience work-related physical strain at least once a week - more than a quarter suffer daily.
Over a third (40 per cent) said they have to take pain relief at least once a week as a result. Yet 72 per cent have chosen to not tell their employer.
The survey, which is the first to focus solely on the physical health of early years staff, found that practitioners experience a range of discomforts while at work - with 85 per cent of respondents suffering work-related back pain, and 66 per cent of them knee pain.
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