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On 12/12/11 07:53, Henry Bremridge wrote:
They ought to start one of those organisations that works for their members interests and protects their rights and is highly undemocratic apparently - like the CBI or IEEE or the City Of London.On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 03:34:21PM +0000, Philip Whateley wrote:I don't often respond in a way that risks a flame war, but I must take issue with the comments on nurseries. For a charitable nursery, most of the income is from Devon County Council Early Years Entitlement Funding (the successor to the old voucher system) This is currently £3.62 per hour per child, up to 15 hours per week for eligible children (roughly from the term following their third birthday.) For a 38 week year. On the other hand, Ofsted mandate the number of children you are allowed to have in a nursery at any one time, the ratio of staff to children (1:8 for 3 to 5 year olds); the fact that 50% of the staff must be level 3 qualified or above, combined with single term entry to schools now being available in Devon, means that a typical PVI setting would be lucky to make £1000 a year surplus even at the rates of pay you quote. (The £1000 would then usually be invested in improved facilities, or retained as contingency).Different bodies, different laws, different ratios and different results but I believe similar calculations apply to long term care for the aged.
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