Up to 25 nurseries on university and college campuses are under threat of closure or have been closed during the summer holidays, according to trade union Unison, which is leading a national campaign of protest.
The campaigners complain that decisions to shut the settings have been taken on purely financial grounds with the educational establishments ignoring their wider roles and responsibilities in promoting economic and social wellbeing.
Megan Pacey, chief executive of Early Education, says that while college nurseries enable people to access higher and further education, settings in academic institutions also often act as beacons of excellence for other childcare practitioners in the area.
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