The seven neighbourhood nurseries are Agbrigg Bell Vue, Airedale,Castle, Chequerfield, Girnhill, Kingsley and St Swithun's.
Their future was put under consultation last week by WakefieldMetropolitan District Council.
Councillor Pat Garbutt, cabinet member for children and young people,said, 'The Government funding has run out for these seven nurseries andwe must now look at whether they are sustainable. The council remainscommitted to providing nursery places for all children across thedistrict and, as part of the consultation, we will be looking atalternatives to our current provision.'
At a meeting last week the council's cabinet considered a report on thenurseries' costs.
'No decisions have been made yet,' said Mr Garbutt. 'We will be lookingat the circumstances for each of the seven nurseries and compiling adetailed report for consideration by Cabinet next month.'
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