Tower Hamlets Council is considering shutting Queen Mary Day Nursery and the nursery at Overland Children’s Centre in Bow, along with Mary Sambrook Day Nursery in Wapping and the nursery at John Smith Children’s Centre in Shadwell, in a bid to save £100 million in 2015.
The settings provide specialist support for children with special education needs and disabilities, as well as affordable childcare for lone parents and those on low incomes.
The proposals are outlined in the council’s ‘Your Borough, Your Voice’ consultation, which closed last month.
Tower Hamlets Council is expected to make a decision in March 2015.
In an effort to save the nurseries from closure, parents have launched a campaign against the proposed cuts.
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