A parents group has launched a campaign against plans to close a number of council-run nurseries.
The future of Little Owls Nurseries, which operates 24 centres across Leeds, was put in doubt last week after Leeds City Council confirmed a review of council-managed nurseries as part of sweeping cost-saving measures. Parents have been sent letters informing them that three of the centres - Kentmere, Chapel Allerton and Gipton North - are at risk of closures that could be implemented as early as May.
In November, Leeds City Council described its financial situation as 'desire' and set out a series of 'unpopular' cost-saving measures. A formal decision on the nurseries is expected to be made by mid-April and 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.
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