Grandir UK is one of the best companies to work for UK for a second year in a row!

It’s been another successful result for us at Grandir UK, as we have, once again, achieved the Great Place to Work accreditation, remaining to be one of the best companies to work for UK.

We could not be happier to have gained this accreditation, not once but twice now! Which highlights our unwavering commitment to creating a fair work life balance and a happy organisation for all our staff team across our nursery sites.

What is the Great Place to Work Accreditation?

As a reminder, the Great Place to Work organisation is the global authority on workplace culture, providing companies and employers with vital data into their organisations strengths and areas for improvement.

Through their research and survey results, businesses are able to benchmark themselves against the best companies to work for on both national and international scales.

This helps companies understand where they fall on the scale of best workplaces and where they can make improvements to management, technology and their services to help them become one of the top companies to work for in their country too.

The Great Place To Work service also includes advice on what areas companies should tackle within their business and the challenges they should work to overcome to create the best workplaces they can.

What does the survey entail?

Each year a company gets to send out an extensive survey to all employees that delves into various aspects of workplace culture. The questions are outlined by Great Place to Work company but there is also an option to add in your own to truly asses your employee satisfaction rate.

This survey measures the results in 5 key areas: trust, innovation, values, human potential maximization, and leadership effectiveness, which all play a key role into determining which organisations are the best companies to work for that year.

Each of these areas are assessed through 60 specific statements, contributing to an overall trust rating which company success is based on.

Grandir UK’s results

Just like last year, we scored in the top best companies taking this survey to achieve the Great Place to Work accreditation for the second year running, we could not be happier with the results!

Out of 2,000 of our colleagues who completed the survey, a remarkable 95% of employees revealed that they believe that Grandir UK treats people fairly regardless of their sexual orientation, and 94% feel that gender fairness is upheld across the company. These numbers identify our strong assurance to equality and inclusivity.

“We have seen a significant increase in participation, affirming that the culture and environment at our company, Grandir UK, fosters opportunity, learning, and openness.” Comments Caron Moseley-Helbert, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Grandir UK.

“Our people feel empowered to have a voice and are treated with respect.”

What’s next for Grandir UK?

Looking ahead, we will be dedicated to maintaining our workplace culture across our company size and develop our infrastructure and jobs so we can add to our score in future.

The results we’ve received this year will help us make improvements across the business to our…

• Benefits to make sure these are rewarding to all our colleagues across our company and gives them the support they need for a better life outside our business walls,
• Strengthening our recognition programme to ensure everyone within our organisation feels valued and acknowledged for their work that they do.
• Learning and development programmes and initiatives, such as IGNITE and LEAP, to make sure we are developing our employees to reach their full potential,
• Apprenticeship scheme to ensure that we are giving one and all the career opportunities to grow within in childcare industry to management level and beyond, and
• Our nursery environments so we can make sure these are inspiring, engaging and homely places to be for our staff as well as the children in our care.

“We believe that Grandir UK’s culture, values and benefits within our organisation, along with the opportunities for employment development, are crucial to employee health and happiness,” says Caron. “Therefore, investing in our employees is a top priority, and it was gratifying to see this reflected in the survey results.”

“Our employees indicated that working in early education is more than just a job—it has special meaning. Working with children should be recognised as one of the most joyful and purposeful industry careers.”

“We strive to bring fun and joy into our company while emphasising the critical and meaningful roles our employees play in young children’s lives.”

Final thoughts from Caron Moseley-Helbert:

“We are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work for the second time.” Comments Caron. “More importantly, the data revealed progress across all survey areas, with improved results.

“Our focus will remain on putting our people at the heart of Grandir UK throughout 2024 and 2025, to be the best company we can be and positively impacting children’s early years.”

We are proud to be one of the best companies to work for!

Looking after and investing in our employees is a top priority for us. That’s because happy, supported and well-developed teams deliver the exceptional childcare and education for all our children.

Join a Grandir UK nursery today and be sure that your child can flourish and thrive from a team that is supported and looked after.

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