It is highly disappointing that a number of children's centres are having to close their nursery provision because of a lack of funding, and it has left me wondering if we need to think more clearly about what children's centres are for.
One of the nurseries which is to close is at Coquet Children's Centre in Hadston, Northumberland. Katie Chesterton, a parent whose child attends the nursery, has said that it 'provides a really big part of the community and a great service and it is just a shame if it is going to close'. For her, the nursery is part of the glue that helps to bind people together and support family life in rural Northumberland.
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