Emma Corrigan, a 34-year-old nanny from London, said she was shocked at how difficult it was to return to work with her baby Molly, now 23 months.
She found that despite her 16 years' experience, NNEB qualification and registration with Ofsted, she was turned down by many nanny agencies when she explained she wanted a job which would allow her to look after her baby as well as an employer's - effectively a nanny share.
She told Nursery World that being repeatedly turned down made her feel that 'my qualifications and experience count for nothing. I feel I'm being punished for having my own baby'.
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