The settings – Stepping Stones Nursery and First Steps Nursery, both in Benton in Newcastle and Waterview Park Nursery in Washington, all in the north east of England – are operated by Interserve, a support service and construction company, on behalf of the Government departments.
Open to HMRC and DWP staff as well as the local community, they provide in total more than 180 childcare places.
The decision to close the settings comes after the Government departments held a consultation in May.
At the time of the launch of the consultation, HMRC and DWP claimed there had been a decline in the take-up of places at the settings over the past 12 months. They also said that the nurseries were approximately 65 per cent full.
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