▁child mind ers ▁wanted ▁the ▁tools ▁for ▁the ▁job , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁advice ▁and ▁support — groups ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁ground - floor ▁nur ser y ▁at ▁Long ro yd ▁Bridge . ▁Transport ation ▁for ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁N CC ' s ▁min ibus ; ▁it ▁was ▁rare ▁for ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁car ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁and ▁public ▁transport ▁was ▁difficult ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁child . ▁A ▁to y ▁and ▁book ▁library , ▁lo ans ▁of ▁safety ▁equipment , ▁a ▁bulk - bu ying ▁scheme , ▁to y - rep air ▁service ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁training ▁were ▁available . ▁Local ▁child mind ers , ▁including ▁She ila ▁W enz el ▁( who ▁later ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Kirk le es ▁Child mind ers ' ▁Association ), ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁N CC ▁to ▁improve ▁services ▁and ▁conditions ▁for ▁child mind ers . ▁ ▁Jackson ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁BBC ▁that ▁" a ▁television ▁series ▁with ▁appropriate ▁back - up ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁way ▁of ▁impro ving ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁care ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁children ▁of ▁working ▁moth ers " ▁( N CC ▁Qu in qu enn ial ▁Report ▁ 1 9 8 0 ). ▁Other ▁People ' s ▁Children , ▁a ▁ 1 9 - part ▁series , ▁was ▁screen ed ▁three ▁times ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁repeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Seven ▁hundred ▁view ing ▁groups ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁around ▁England , ▁not ▁conf