People on the frontline of the childcare crisis share their stories and investigate the historical roots of the problems they face. As they look into the past, will they find solutions to the problems of today?
Hear from campaigners for single parents' rights, migrants with no recourse to public funds, parents of disabled children, breastfeeding mothers and parents of teenagers about their childcare experiences.
New episode out every Wednesday.
This podcast is part of the Grow Your Own oral history project, run by On the Record and funded by Trust for London.
Find out more at https://childcarehistory.org.uk/ or follow us on twitter @growyourown_ohp and instagram @on_the_record_stories
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People on the frontline of the childcare crisis share their stories and investigate the historical roots of the problems they face. As they look into the past, will they find solutions to the problems of today?
Hear from campaigners for single parents' rights, migrants with no recourse to public funds, parents of disabled children, breastfeeding mothers and parents of teenagers about their childcare experiences.
New episode out every Wednesday.
This podcast is part of the Grow Your Own oral history project, run by On the Record and funded by Trust for London.
Find out more at https://childcarehistory.org.uk/ or follow us on twitter @growyourown_ohp and instagram @on_the_record_stories
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Mona Adam wants to know more about what it is like to work in nurseries. As a councillor in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea she has visited nurseries and enjoyed spending time with the staff and children there. While the nurseries seemed like happy places, she wonders if there are hidden challenges she is unaware of in this demanding, but essential, job?
Mona investigates the situation for childcare workers both today and in the past, discovering that childcare is underfunded and suffering from a shortage of trained staff. Despite the government's plans to extend the existing childcare subsidy, does the existing system have the capacity to deal with such an expansion?
This episode contains:
* Interview with Jenny Williams, recorded by Rosa Schling for Grow Your Own, an On the Record project
* Interview with Helen Penn, recorded by Rosa Schling for Grow Your Own, an On the Record project
CREDITS:
Episode produced by Mona Adam
Artwork by Eva Freeman
Sound design by Hannah Kemp Welch
This podcast is part of the Grow Your Own oral history project, run by On the Record and funded by Trust for London.
Find out more at https://on-the-record.org.uk/projects/grow-your-own/ or follow us on twitter @growyourown_ohp and instagram @on_the_record_stories
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