A report due to go before Birmingham City Council cabinet next week (11 December) will propose the transfer of all the council’s remaining day nurseries to other public bodies and the PVI sector, including social enterprises, following a public consultation.
The decision follows the withdrawal of a proposal by trade union GMB to develop a social enterprise model to run the nurseries.
GMB said the model and associated costs are not now viable.
Councillor Kate Booth, cabinet member for children’s wellbeing, said, ‘As a city council we have a duty to ensure there are enough nursery places available in the right locations across the city.
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