Kirklees Metropolitan Council confirmed last week that TiddlywinksNursery would stay open and that Cambridge Road nursery would remainsubject to review in 2008.
However, Sankofa Nursery, which was unofficially shut down last month,is to close, with staff and children going to Cambridge Road.
A scrutiny committee report last week recommended that the two stayopen. The committee looking into plans to close the nurseries first metin July following pressure since February from parents and Unisonofficials (News, 19 July).
Alison Sykes, Unison represenative and nursery officer at Tiddlywinks,said, 'This report provided us with ammunition. At the meeting on Fridaythe cabinet agreed that Tiddlywinks would stay open but Cambridge Roadwould shut.'
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