The future of the Dizzy Ducks nursery, which is situated in the grounds of Mayflower secondary school, appeared in doubt when the Department for Education told Essex County Council that it would withhold funding for any projects where there was no signed contract with a builder (News, 15 September).
Dizzy Ducks could not stay in its existing building, as it had come to the end of its lease and the school needed the building back.
However, in November, Essex council wrote to Dizzy Ducks to say that it would fund the project even if the DfE claws back the money. The council is currently contesting the Government's interpretation of unallocated funds.
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