Nursery World - More than 11,000 childcare places lost through nursery closures

The number of nursery closures in England increased by more than a third during the height of the pandemic compared to the same period the previous year, new analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association reveals.

According to a report by the National Day Nurseries Association, 232 nurseries closed between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021

The research - based on closures reported directly to the NDNA, its membership database, and publicly available information – has been released as evidence ahead of a debate in Parliament tomorrow on the impact of Covid on new parents and childcare.

Based on the information available for analysis, the findings show that 232 nurseries closed between 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021. The report says this is a 35 per cent increase on the previous financial year when 172 nurseries closed.

According to its analysis, the NDNA says the number of closed nurseries equates to a loss of more than 11,000 childcare places.

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