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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Wesley Holmes

Calls for nursery to reopen and 'end children's distress'

A nursery which shut down suddenly, leaving more than 50 staff jobless and parents scrambling for childcare, "should be reopened".

The owners of Orchard Day Nursery in Huyton blamed the nursery's sudden closure on "unrealistic pay demands and strikes by staff". Parents were emailed an apology for the lack of notice and the “disruption” caused, and were informed that representatives will be in touch in coming weeks with further details for families who have paid fees in advance.

UNISON, the public service union, has now urged the Brightstart Day Nursery Group to "do the right thing" and reopen the site, which looked after more than 200 young children.

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