Nursery chain Dizzy Ducks are offering 17 places for children up to the age of eight from 8am-6pm at their setting in Ongar, Essex, to help parents whose children attend schools that are affected by the industrial action.
According to the Department for Education on Tuesday, at least 5,400 schools are to be affected by the strike of some teaching unions. They say this number is liable to change.
Strike action is being taken by members of the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Dizzy Ducks’ administrator Amy Pudney said they had received interest from parents who use the nursery and staff working at the chain’s other settings.
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