To be honest, what surprises me most is that the proposal was not to offer parents the choice to pay extra for a full day. As I understand it the nursery is undersubscribed. With all of the demand in the area, and waiting lists for many other reasonable or good nurseries, this seems like such a wasted opportunity. I have spoken to several parents who would have sent their children there, if only they offered a pattern working parents could work around without having to employ childminders to ferry their kids back and forth.

The location, facilities and staff of the nursery are excellent. The business model (or lack of) seriously flawed in my opinion.