Following talks with GMB, a revised report will go forward at a cabinet committee meeting today (12 December) with additional options for consultation.
GMB has said this will allow each of the 14 community nurseries in Birmingham to be considered individually and judged on a case by case basis.
The new options for consultation, as outlined by the report, will be:
The 14 nurseries currently provide places for 600 children and employ 120 people.
The cabinet report estimates closures would lead to 120 staff redundancies, incurring redundancy costs of £310,000 for 12 of the nurseries. Staff at the remaining two nurseries are employed by third sector providers.
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