Nursery World - Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

Families whose children attended Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes have been found alternative places within the group’s other nearby settings, after the nursery was devastated by fire on Tuesday.

Children from Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery have been offered places at its nearby Caldecotte setting (pictured) and its Head Start nursery in Milton Keynes Village

Kiddi Caru, which is operated by Grandir UK, has confirmed that families who use the 91-place Walnut Tree setting have been given temporary places at its nearby Kiddi Caru site in Caldecotte (89–place setting) and its Head Start Day Nursery in Milton Keynes Village (39-place setting), while alternative space has been found at a local community centre to take children from next week.

Due to the fire causing ‘significant damage’ to Kiddi Caru’s Walnut Tree nursery, Grandir UK estimates it could take 12-18 months before the setting can be rebuilt and re-opened to children.

A spokesperson for Grandir UK said that the priority over the coming weeks is to find a suitable permanent facility to provide care for all the children that attended the Walnut Tree nursery, which caught on fire on Tuesday when a red weather alert for extreme heat was in place for much of the country.

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