Butterflies pre-school, which caters for 50 children and has a waitinglist for places, was told by West Sussex Council in September to vacateits premises by Christmas, to make way for a pupil referral unit forteenagers who cannot be placed in mainstream schools.
The Old School Nursery, which has places for 41 children and is alsooversubscribed, had been told to leave its classroom at the Arundel C ofE Primary School by July, so the school could take more pupils in thenext academic year.
Following a campaign started by Amanda Barnard-Grove, owner ofButterflies, and parents, the council announced last Thursday that it hadextended notice for Butterflies indefinitely and promised to work withthe Old School Nursery to help it find alternative accommodation.
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