A council report shows that the authority wants to relinquish the management of its four nurseries – Loxford, Redbridge College, Ray Lodge and Hainault – in a bid to save £180,000.
Under the plans, Loxford Nursery will be taken over by charity Barnardo’s, which already owns the building in which the nursery is based.
In addition, responsibility for Redbridge College Nursery, located within the college’s campus, will be transferred to Redbridge College.
The authority, which owns the remaining two nursery buildings, is still seeking providers to manage the Ray Lodge and Hainault nurseries.
According to the report, the council would prefer a single provider to take over the running of both nurseries as part of a concession agreement for 15 years, with the new operator funding all running costs.
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