CYP Now - Council gives nurseries six months to find school or academy partner

Croydon Council is warning two of its maintained nurseries that they need to find an academy or primary school partner within six months to ensure they are financially sustainable.

Croydon says not partnering with schools or academies could leave councils 'financially unsustainable'. Picture: Adobe Stock

The recommendation is being made following the Conservative-controlled council’s review of the future of its maintained nursery schools.

A report being presented to the council’s cabinet next week says the current model is “not financially sustainable to guarantee their future viability” and all five of the borough’s nurseries need to be linked to an academy or primary school.

Three, in Thornton Heath, Tunstall and Purley are “already linked successfully to a primary school and have a balanced budget”, according to the report.

But two, Crosfield and Selhurst are federated with a single governing body and not partnered with a school or academy.

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