can sometimes lead to something more, says Working Mum
Us working parents gossip about our childcare. A lot. It may seem that we're individually dropping our children off at nursery and dashing into work, but over the months the nods to fellow parents turn to hellos and then quick chats on the way to the tube or back to our cars. These conversations are then resumed when we bump into each other at the local play park or swimming pool.
As well as being friendly, parents talk to each other for reassurance. We're leaving our children with total strangers, albeit registered and inspected, and we want affirmation from others that we're entrusting our children to a quality setting.
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