MPs have called for nursery schools to be given more protection to ensure their long-term survival.
During a parliamentary debate on funding for maintained nursery schools last week, a number of MPs raised concerns they will cease to exist without a commitment to adequate funding.
This follows a survey of nursery schools, carried out by Pen Green for an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), which found 57 of the 340 that responded expect to be forced to close by July; more than 65 per cent will not be viable past 2019 if transitional funding provided by the Government until the end of this Parliament finishes.
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