I PROMOTION Thrings meets. Freya Derrick, founder of Hopscotch Day Nurseries hpoth hrings partner Sally Pike gnificantly in our Early Years teams and children, some of whom have had challenging times in their lives who work tirelessly to pronide the best possible care, environment and early years education, as well as supporting those families who are experiencing the challenges of modern family life. budding entrepreneurs isenoemously pleasing. What advice would you offer Surround yourself with a support Nurseries, which has been providing quality childcare to babies, waddlers, toddlers and preschool children for the past 14 years Do you identify with parents who network and people you can trust. 1 try to juggle careers with raising was undoubtedly risk averse when afamily? As amamanda stepmum, I know that down particularly as Ihad a young I started and people tried to talk me nursery come fromt had two young children at nursery and I wasn't happy with the service or care we were receiving lalso needed a chikdcare provider which offered me the flexibility to help me progress my own career. Something kids for World Book Day, or going to What about life outside work had to give, soI began lookinginto work with baby sick on myshirtare used to work at home a lot, and the possibility of stating my own nursery. That was in 2005; we now employ 220 staff across our fiwe nurseries in Gosport, Botley, Lee-n ed to do. Our aim has always been youtry to do too many things at once the-Solent, Titchfield and Fareham oprovide parents with a childcare you invariably end up doing them all inding the right work-lise balance is family,But I was hell-bent en doing it difficult. Many parents feellike they ve n y mind you either jump in, give done a few hours work even before it everything and decide it's goingto they start their day job (reversing into work or yoa accept you aren't ready. the garage door while preparing my reminders of this).1think we canbe would often find myselfon my guilty of making our lives harder by lapopwhen my children wanted my service they can rely on. badly. I'm noe far more disciplined when it comes to switching off. What are the main challenges of running a business like Hopscotch? In yourview, what is Hopscotchs finest achievement five stalf. Back then, Ofsted had 14 standards that we needed to adhere to. Since then legislation and compliance near naval bases. Over the past 14 requirements haveincreased, sowe years, both have helped numerous now spend far more time focusing on thisarea of the business, To support our growth, we have invested a difference to the lives of parents The escellen relationships we have builk. Two of our nurseries are located amiles deal with deploymera related issues. To know our teams have made For more intormation about Thrings solcitors, please visit THRINGS