Inverness nursery staying open for children of key workers during Covid-19 crisis despite not being financially viable
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Busy Bees nursery in Inverness says it wants to keep supporting vulnerable children.
Part of a worldwide chain of nurseries, founder Marg Randles said recent guidance including multiple instances in which nurseries will no longer be able to furlough staff, and restrictions on the sector's ability to access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, have created difficutlies.
"The global Covid-19 pandemic has brought huge changes and challenges to everyone across the world, and while we continue to celebrate the incredible commitment of our NHS and key workers, it is important to remember the part our dedicated nursery teams have to play in providing care, education and a little normality for children during these challenging times," she said.
"For our Inverness nursery, we wanted to play our part and as much as we were able, do the right thing for key worker parents and the local community.
"So, while many nurseries took the decision to close because of coronavirus, we felt there was a bigger picture and a longer game to be played.
"For us, we wanted to be part of a solution by keeping our nurseries open, despite it not being commercially viable for many of these centres, and not create further problems for under-pressure key worker parents and the government by completely shutting up shop.
"Our commitment to those key workers putting themselves at risk is to support them in the battle against this dreadful virus by continuing to provide high quality childcare and give their children the best start in life – whatever the circumstances."
Busy Bees is providing flexible childcare options and will be accepting new enrolments for the children of key workers in Inverness.
The Inverness nursery is in Stratherrick Road.
To enquire about a place visit busybees.com/key-worker or email keyworker.enquiries@busybees.com.
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