A preschool which has been serving communities in Gedling for 50 years is due to close due to financial difficulties. Carlton Preschool Playgroup, which is based at the Richard Herrod Centre in Foxhill Road, will shut later this month.
The charity rents out a room at the centre from Gedling Borough Council and has 34 children on its roll. Seven staff have been made redundant as part of the closure, which manager Maxine Payne described as “devastating”.
She said the preschool currently pays between £2,500 and £3,000 in rent per half term. Ms Payne, who has worked for the preschool for 15 years, said Gedling Borough Council increased the charity’s rent from £13 to £14 an hour in April.
