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Reorganisation sparks concern

Council plans to reorganise maintained early years provision in Renfrewshire, Scotland have caused controversy after the local authority revealed that six nursery schools are to lose their standalone status.

Renfrewshire council aims to change four of the nursery schools - Shawnursery in Erskine, East Nursery and Springbank nursery in Paisley, andJohnstone nursery in Johnstone - into nursery classes attached toprimary schools. It wants to turn two other nursery schools, Glendeenursery in Renfrew, and Spateston nursery in Johnstone, into pre-fiveextended daycare centres.

The nursery classes will be managed by their attached primary schools,while the pre-five daycare centres will have a head of centre. Thenurseries' current headteachers are to be redeployed or offered earlyretirement.

Renfrewshire council also plans to increase its team of mobile nurseryteachers from eight to between 15 and 20, so that more children willbenefit from access to a qualified nursery teacher.

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