The last council-run nursery in Bolton will close later this summer after it was deemed ‘financially unviable’.
Harvey Nursery in Great Lever will close at the end of this academic year after a campaign to save it over a number of years ended in failure.
Bolton’s Conservative controlled council said the final decision had been made following recommendations from a committee which included parents and independent experts.
The decision was made by cabinet member Coun Anne Galloway earlier this week and she said the families of the 25 remaining children there will be supported to move to alternative providers.
The council said the local-authority-run nursery costs council tax payers in excess of £100,000 a year and was projected to operate at just 25 per cent capacity by September.
