Nursery World - Council defies Government and closes nurseries

Brighton and Hove Council has closed its nurseries to cope with rising cases of Covid-19 across the city.

Brighton and Hove Council has closed its nurseries in the face of rising cases of Covid-19

From today (7 January), all council-run nurseries will be closed to all but vulnerable children and children of critical workers.

The move comes as the Government faces mounting pressure over the decision to keep early years settings open to all children in the latest lockdown, while schools are closed to all but key worker and vulnerable children.

A petition on the UK parliament website calling on the Government to close all nurseries and early years settings in the new lockdown to protect early years staff, has so far been signed by more than 55,000 people.

Brighton and Hove Council said that while private and voluntary providers need to make their own decisions, it knows that some have already taken a similar position.

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