Nursery World - Maxilla Nursery School

(Photograph) - Site manager Claire Flynn, her three-year-old daughter Katie Charlotte and keyworker Maria Elena Brady (from left) enjoy a game at Maxilla Nursery School in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which is facing closure after 25 years as one of England's flagship nursery schools. The local authority has said it intends to close the setting on 31 December and transfer its children elsewhere. Jeremy Steel, its chair of governors, said, 'Maxilla is a lifeline for the poorest families in a rich borough. Many of the families are from overseas and the alternative of sending their children to nursery classes won't work at all.'

Many of the families are from overseas and the alternative of sending their children to nursery classes won't work at all.'

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