Nursery World - Brixham nursery given more time to present business plan

Chestnut Nursery in Brixham, Devon, will be closed down for good at the end of the academic year unless a viable option for running it can be found.

Torbay Council has extended the closure date of the ‘Outstanding’ rated nursery from February 2013 to 31 August 2013 in order to avoid moving the children during the academic year.

Mother Laura Cameron, whose children attend the nursery, is writing a business plan with an alternative option of the nursery continuing to run but as a social enterprise. She is working alongside a Torbay councillor and local children’s charity Play Torbay. The deadline for proposals of alternative options is 15 May when a final decision will be made on the fate of the nursery.

Ms Cameron said, ‘We are fighting like mad to save the nursery. We have had a lot of support from parents and councillors and not one child has been withdrawn from the nursery, despite the news of its closure, which is amazing.’

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