A Bristol nursery has announced partial closure amid huge pressures in the sector. One parent said the closure of the baby rooms and part-closure of the nursery rooms at Clifton College Butcombe Nursery and Preschool has "caused havoc".
The independent school blamed the severe shortage of qualified practitioners in the nursery sector, and said it "shared the disappointment of our affected families". Its announcement last week, which does not affect its preschool provision for children aged 3-4, left parents scrambling to make alternative arrangements for toddler and baby care.
A parent, who wished to remain anonymous, told Bristol Live: “The management announced on Monday [March 13] that they will be permanently closing the baby and nursery rooms for anyone who doesn’t already have a sibling in preschool and also removing any care provision July - September for all children who do not turn four before July.
