As Nursery World has reported, many universities and colleges are closing campus nurseries because they claim they can no longer afford to run them (News, 23 July and 30 July).
Building work has started on the new Portsmouth nursery in a Victorian building adjacent to the current 38-place site, which previously housed a coffee shop. This has been replaced by a new refectory for staff and students, freeing up space for the nursery.
Nursery manager Francesca Sherren said the new building, which will replace the temporary premises that have housed the nursery since the early 1990s, would allow free flow from the indoor to the outdoor areas. Once the old nursery is demolished children will have a larger outdoor area with space to grow vegetables.
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