The council says that because of dwindling enrolment and occupancy numbers it is planning to close four primary schools it says are no longer financially viable. The pupils will move to neighbouring schools.
Under the nursery proposals, the existing nursery at Granton Primary School would be extended, along with an outdoor play area, at a cost of £91,000. At Gracemount Primary School, £730,000 would be spent on building a bigger nursery, with the existing one converted for primary class use.
Clermiston Primary would get a brand new nursery costing £535,000 and a pedestrian crossing on Drum Brae Drive.
A parent from Granton nursery, who did not wish to be named, told Nursery World that although details have not been confirmed, there was excitement about the prospect of new equipment.
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