Creches are in more demand than ever, but they must satisfy particular conditions. Mary Evans explains why they're special
Parents today often have no choice but to take their children with them when they shop, work out or attend an exhibition. This has led to a rise in the provision of creches at events from conferences to weddings and at amenities from superstores to race courses.
The dictionary definition of a creche as a day nursery for babies and very young children does not emphasise the key difference - a creche provides casual or temporary childcare.
Sometimes it is the provision that is temporary, as in the creche run by the Pre-School Learning Alliance at this month's Under 12s Exhibition sponsored by Nursery World. At other times the facility is permanent but the children only use it spasmodically for a limited time, for example the shoppers' creches run by Premier Creche Services at malls across the country.
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