A number of nurseries operated by universities and colleges across the UK are under threat or due to close, as they claim too few students are taking up places.
Anglia Ruskin, which has campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford, Essex, and Ayrshire College in Scotland have both confirmed that they are to close their nurseries next year.
A lack of demand for places and unaffordable running costs are cited by Anglia Ruskin as the reasons for closing its ‘subsidised’ Cambridge nursery.
The university has also said that it wants to replace the nursery with a student lounge.
But parent campaigners say there is a shortage of nursery places in Cambridge, and more than 1,500 people signed a petition to keep it open within 48 hours of it being posted online.
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