Little Owls Leeds: List of council nurseries at closure risk as parents express anger and staff 'in tears'

Parents across Leeds have been left outraged at plans to close a number of council-run nurseries with just weeks of notice.

The future of Little Owls Nurseries, which operates 24 centres across Leeds, is in doubt after Leeds City Council confirmed a review of council-managed nurseries - based upon 'sufficiency, need and financial viability' as part of sweeping cost-saving measures in the local authority's new budget. The council said its Little Owls teams were 'happy to support parents to explore the availability' of securing a place at another council-run nursery site.

'So now parents are left with six weeks notice to find a new placement, in already oversubscribed nurseries, or face not being able to go to work. I work in a patient facing role. I can't do that from home.' In November, Leeds City Council described its financial situation as 'desire' and set out a series of 'unpopular' cost-saving measures.

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