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A nursery threatened with closure

A nursery threatened with closure has resolved a complex lease dispute with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and will operate as a private nursery from August (News, 5 May). Nursery manager Bridget Gill of Bonnie Babies Nursery in Hertfordshire had been told her contract as a workplace nursery with the DWP would end in August and that she would have to leave the building. However, Ms Gill is now set to take over the building lease. She said, 'Luckily all my staff have remained with me and we will operate privately. I will keep the fees low and hope to receive a grant to redecorate and update the nursery.'

She said, 'Luckily all my staff have remained with me and we will operate privately. I will keep the fees low and hope to receive a grant to redecorate and update the nursery.'

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