Nursery World - Private nurseries fear council plan

Staff recruitment in private day nurseries in Glasgow could be made more difficult as a result of the city's 50m investment in childcare and education, nursery managers warned last week. Earlier this month Glasgow City Council launched the investment to redesign its pre-five and primary schools services across the city in a plan that will create nine new primary schools, each with its own pre-five facilities. Ten pre-five establishments will be closed, amalgamated or moved, while two special educational needs schools will also be moved (News, 5 February).

Earlier this month Glasgow City Council launched the investment to redesign its pre-five and primary schools services across the city in a plan that will create nine new primary schools, each with its own pre-five facilities. Ten pre-five establishments will be closed, amalgamated or moved, while two special educational needs schools will also be moved (News, 5 February).

Patricia McGinty, a director of the Scottish Independent Nurseries Association, expressed concern as to whether the council had taken proper account of existing private childcare services when planning the new centres. She said, 'Glasgow has been very fair to the private sector in the past. I just hope they have matched need to supply and taken account of existing private services.'

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