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Nursery opens door to a new career

A management consultant who gave up his career to retrain as a nursery nurse has opened his first nursery in Chard, Somerset.

Thanks to word of mouth recommendations, Chester's House, which openedin August, already has 50 children registered, ranging from four monthsto five years old. Rob Green, the nursery owner, currently employs ateam of four full-time staff who look after up to 20 children at nurseryat any one time.

Mr Green, who has three children of his own, said, 'I've always had agood rapport with children, and childcare was something I'd alwayswanted to do. I reached a time of life when I realised there were moreimportant things than making money, and management consulting wasn'tmuch of a life. I'd be away from home on business for five days aweek.

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