Maintaining a healthy work-life balance has become a priority for both staff and employers and ways to improve that continue to evolve

That’s why Childbase Partnership is launching its ‘Partnership Reward Days’ in January. The initiative is based on hours worked in the previous three months, with full-timers getting up to five days extra paid leave in each quarter and pro-rata allocations for others. 

The Partnership Reward Days is in addition to their annual leave entitlement, which was extended in April, Long Service Reward Days and Bank holidays and gives colleagues the opportunity to sell a portion of their extra days if they would prefer a cash reward.

Mariama Faal, a practitioner at the Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ Crescent Day Nursery in Edgbaston, Birmingham, said:

“It is exciting to think what is possible with more free time and a brilliant way to support us in giving the best early years care and education to children and parents. As usual Childbase is going the extra mile to support us.”

Emma Rooney, Childbase Partnership chief executive said:

“This is quite simply, the right thing to do for colleagues who continue to rise magnificently in these challenging times,” she said.

The ‘extra leave’ initiative follows last year’s £8.5 million Financial Support Plan to help colleagues meet cost of living challenges. This includes two meals a day in settings, fresh fruit and refreshments in staff rooms, and free feminine hygiene products in addition to ‘Perkbox’ access to discounted shopping and entertainment.”

Childbase Partnership has 44-day nurseries throughout the South of England providing childcare to nearly 6,000 children aged between six weeks to five years.