He and his wife Alison run three nurseries in three different counties.Their Suffolk centre, at Great Cornard Upper School, recently won theNational Day Nurseries Association's Day Nursery of the Year award. Andit's about to become part of a new children's centre after the coupleactively sought to get involved.
The Government wants local authorities to use school sites and work withprivate and voluntary providers to develop children's centres andextended schools.
Yet Midgley, a chartered accountant by profession, says he's surprisedat some private providers' attitudes: "I don't think I've everencountered so much whingeing as I have from private providers who thinkthe Government owes them a living. Private providers can do an awful lotmore to make things happen. Having said that, we have been fortunate inthat we've been pushing in a similar direction as Suffolk Council."
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