Nabeesu M. had to entrust her young child to a woman in Nagaroor if she wanted to be at work every day. If the nanny did not turn up, the child would have to be dropped off at the homes of her husband’s siblings. Nabeesu who had welcomed her daughter after many years of marriage would still worry endlessly about the little one’s health.
In January, she heard that a creche was finally coming up at the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) office where she worked. That was enough for Nabeesu and her family to move to the city in March. Five months later, the creche at the PSC office is ready for inauguration on Wednesday, and Nabeesu, a first-grade computer assistant, could not be happier.
“The creche is a blessing for working women with young children. My daughter is three-and-a-half years old now, but even after she begins schooling, she can stay at the creche after returning from school. And I can look in on her whenever I am needed.”
