Celebrations After SEND Nursery Closure Plans Scrapped

Campaigners are celebrating after Leicestershire County Council abandoned plans to close four specialist nurseries for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

The proposal had suggested moving SEND provision into mainstream nurseries, but many parents feared their children would be placed in settings not properly equipped to meet their needs.

Over 2,000 people signed a petition against the move, and council leader Dan Harrison says the authority has dropped the idea after listening to the “powerful feedback.”

Neil and parent governors at Wigston Menphys Nursety School

The decision means nurseries in Wigston, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray, and Loughborough will remain open.

Harborough MP Neil O’Brien welcomed the move having previously condemned the plan on behalf of children who attend Wigston Menphys Nursery School: