Child's Play Nursery, a council-run unit attached to a leisure centre in Flint, Wales, was informed last month that Flint County Council was consulting on proposals for closure.
The nursery has 55 children on its roll and employs 16 staff, most of them full time.
The council claims that the nursery is losing 53,000 a year in salaries alone and that the financial position 'is now at a level which cannot be sustained'. A council report said, 'As other service providers have come into the market, we have been unable to fill all the vacant places.'
But parents and staff believe that various strategies could be employed to boost income levels and secure the nursery's future.
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