Jane Armstrong, the Alliance's Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative co-ordinator, said that since funding for the initiative was coming to an end, 'most of the nurseries we are opening will either become children's centres or be part of them'. However, she said that such decisions were ultimately up to Early Years Development and Childcare Part- nerships and local authorities.
Two nurseries, a 50-place facility in Lewisham, London, and a 48-place nursery at Droitwich in Worcestershire, have already opened. Others due to open in the spring include a 30-place nursery in the grounds of Newstead Miners' Welfare and Community Centre in Nottingham- shire, a 50-place nursery in the grounds of Elsecar Trinity Primary School in South Yorkshire and another 50-place nursery at the Woodville Resource Centre in Cheetham, Manchester.
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