Nurseries stayed open last week while the heaviest snowfall for 20 yearswas forcing many schools around the country to close. Amid traffic chaosin London on Monday, 2 February, many of Westminster Children'sSociety's 18 community nurseries opened.
Chief executive June O'Sullivan praised her staff teams and said, 'Whileit was far from easy for most of our staff to struggle into work in suchextreme weather, we were conscious that parents rely on us.'
Nursery trainee Carla Simpson at WCS's Carlton Hill nursery said, 'Thechildren loved making snowmen and having snow fights, feeling thetexture of ice on their hands.'
Happy Child Nursery in West Ealing, London, opened for half a day.Nursery manager Michelle Alexander said, 'Luckily, one team member droveand picked us all up.'
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