Many nurseries recognise the value of employing young, inexperienced staff and know how to get the best out of them. As one nursery manager puts it, 'They don't come pre-conditioned by anybody else. You can instil your own values in them'. But inevitably there is a lot to learn for new entrants. According to Karen Frost, development manager at Long-acre Childcare in Kent, an important lesson about the working world is that it usually involves a change of habits -...