Nursery World - College nursery staff plan to re-open setting

Former staff of Furness College Day Nursery in Barrow, which closed two weeks ago, are planning to open a new not-for-profit nursery in September.

Sheila Lumb, treasurer of the parent committee, told Nursery World that a decision on new premises will be made this week.

'We changed from a steering group to save the nursery, to a group to set up the new nursery,' she said. 'If this comes off, it proves we can do it.'

She said the staff were good at 'understanding the specific needs of student parents' and many parents at the college nursery wanted to continue that relationship.

Ms Lumb, whose granddaughter attended the college nursery, said she understood how important childcare was for students.

'I was a student parent myself. When I went to university there wasn't much childcare available, except a creche. It was a logistical nightmare. You could have a situation where people cannot go to college.'

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