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The article focuses on the male staff at Ruskin House School, a family-owned childcare business located at Herne Hill in London, England. According to Kandice Keenan, manager of the nursery school, it is important for children to have the opportunity to interact with both male and female early education teachers and assistants. The four male staff recently recruited by the nursery school, include Howard Blackman, Chris Parker, Anthony O'Callaghan and Lewis Moore.

An interview with Gabriele Lagrotteria, a nursery assistant at Bright Horizons Billets Corner nursery, is presented. He comments on winning the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education Regional Adult Learner award at the 2009 Adult Learners Week in Great Britain. He also talks about his experience of working as a nursery assistant.

An interview with Janet Smith, nursery school assistant at Saint Paul's Nursery in Tupsley, Hereford in England is presented. When asked why she is doing an abseil next month, Smith says the event is a fund raiser for the Anthony Nolan Trust and it will be a great experience for her. She says to prepare for the abseil, she has been going to the gym to increase her strength after not having exercised for a year. Smith explains she cannot go back to work until her inoculations have been updated.

An interview with Elizabeth Douglas, classroom assistant at Sea View Primary School's nursery in England, is presented. She explains the reason she decided to volunteer as a classroom assistant. Douglas talks about how she got the nickname Nana Betty. She describes her work before she became a classroom assistant.