Nicola Sturgeon is backing campaigning parents whose children attend Newark Drive Nursery in her Govan constituency in Glasgow. Parents are concerned that the nursery will close before a new early years centre opens nearby. They also fear that their three-year-olds may not even get a place at the new setting.
Newark Drive Nursery was one of 23 nurseries and primary schools earmarked for closure by Glasgow City Council (news, 28 January). Reasons given by the local authority - falling rolls and poor facilities - were rejected by the parents, who organised petitions, classroom lock-ins and protests across the city.
The council finally agreed to save one primary and two nurseries on the list, but confirmed closure of the remainder at a meeting in April (news, 22 April).
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