The Red Lane Nursery in Breightmet has already closed its baby room waiting list in an effort to save money. Some of its 20 staff have left, while others are being helped to apply for new jobs and the remainder may face redundancy if the unit cannot afford to implement a statutory 30 per cent pay increase.
A 90-day consultation period, involving staff, the local education authority and unions, ends in August. It is looking at the financial options for the nursery, which is privately run by Red Lane School but whose staff are on the local authority's payroll and therefore subject to a council pay review.
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