Four nurseries in the borough are under threat, including the only setting in the area that provides services for deaf children.
Overland Children Centre provides a specialist care service for deaf children, employing teachers of the deaf and speech and language therapists, with all staff trained in British Sign Language. The setting also features soundproofed rooms with good acoustics to facilitate learning.
Brian Gale, the charity’s director of policy and campaigns, described Overland Children’s centre as a ‘vital lifeline’ for deaf children and their families in the local area.
He said, ‘Closing the centre will mean removing the only day nursery in the borough with the sort of vital specialist support to enable local deaf children to thrive.’
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