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Nurseries fill vacancies at short notice

More than 250 nurseries have signed up to an online emergency childcare service which helps boost occupancy levels by allowing parents to take up unused places on an ad hoc basis. Emergencychildcare.co.uk, set up by recruitment company Tinies, is now available across the country following a successful pilot in south London, and several nursery chains, including Asquith Court, Teddies, the Childcare Corporation and Happy Child have signed up to the scheme.

Emergencychildcare.co.uk, set up by recruitment company Tinies, is now available across the country following a successful pilot in south London, and several nursery chains, including Asquith Court, Teddies, the Childcare Corporation and Happy Child have signed up to the scheme.

Director Ben Black said, 'Emergencychildcare.co.uk has proved to be a simple way for nurseries to increase revenue by occupying otherwise vacant nursery spaces. As individual nurseries are in control of the prices and number of spaces, it gives them the freedom to utilise the service as much or as little as they want.'

Parents can log on to the website or phone the service on 0870 7003131.

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