Eileen Melling, owner of Westside Day Nursery in Hull, said that she had approached a local primary school to explore the possibility of setting up a nursery, but was turned down immediately.
She said, 'I received a letter saying that the governors did not want a private childcare provider involved, before they had even looked at and considered what we had to offer. In my opinion we were dismissed without due consideration.'
Ms Melling has since learned that the school will open its own nursery in the next few months.
Another nursery owner told Nursery World that she is seeking compensation from Cheshire County Council after she lost 50,000 when she was forced to shut a nursery at a school in Crewe that was earmarked for possible closure.
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