Cirencester College is currently in talks with staff and parents about the future of its Bright Eyes nursery after a surveyor’s report indicated that the building won’t last another winter.
The modular building was built over ten years ago and funded with a Government early years grant. The college has run a nursery or crèche for 24 years.
Letters have been sent to parents informing them that the 52-place nursery, which is rated good by Ofsted and open to both students and the local community, will likely close, unless an alternative solution can be found.
The college for sixth form students says it has been aware for some time that the building was deteriorating, but it does not have the money to fund new premises at an expected cost of £450,000 for a permanent building.
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