The authority says it is suffering falling pupil numbers and has an 'irreversible' financial deficit
A nursery school could be closed because of the falling number of pupils and concerns over its financial position.
The authority said the nursery had suffered from the combined impact of the Covid pandemic and reducing numbers of children on roll.A city council report said the number of pupils, aged two to four, had dropped from 96 in summer 2019 to 79 in summer 2022. The council said the growing trend of parents working from home after Covid had reduced the nursery's income because fewer of them were buying additional childcare sessions.
It is proposed to transfer Ashgate's children to the Central Nursery School in Nuns Street, half a mile away.Evonne Williams, cabinet member for children, young people and schools, said: "Ashgate Nursery School has, unfortunately, experienced falling numbers of children on roll over several years.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Future of £13.1m Harrogate Council headquarters confirmedHarrogate Borough Council's offices will be used by the new North Yorkshire Council from April.
Read more »
People 'haunted' over finding out Humpty Dumpty is not an egg in nursery rhymeHumpty Dumpty being depicted as an egg stretches back to the late 1800s - but did he start out that way?
Read more »
Millions of levelling up funding awarded to the county, council announcesMore than £12 million of Government funding is to come to Shropshire.
Read more »
Girl, 6, crushed to death by decayed tree council had FAILED to cut downA COUNCIL has today admitted responsibility for a falling tree that killed a six-year-old-girl while she was at school. Newcastle City Council said health and safety failings were to blame for Ella…
Read more »
School to move to empty office block after council go-aheadThe school site on the other side of Northampton will close once the larger one opens
Read more »
I wouldn't move when council wanted to destroy my home, now value has SOAREDA HOMEOWNER who refused to move when the council threatened to demolish his home says his defiance has paid off. Charlie Wright, 71, was born and raised in the four-bed mid-terrace – which he…
Read more »