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Busy Bees nursery at Jersey Leeward to close

A Busy Bees nursery is to close later this month.

The facility at Leeward near Springfield Stadium will shut on Friday 30 October.

The nursery has struggled for a long time with staffing, and the decision has now been taken to close it.

In a statement, Yvonne Smillie, Divisional Director at Busy Bees, said:

"We understand this will be a disruptive time for our families and team, and we have worked hard to find a way to keep the nursery open.

"Unfortunately, ongoing challenges in recruiting the qualified early years staff needed to operate the nursery sustainably mean we are unable to continue operating at Leeward. We have offered places for children at our other centres at La Providence and Castle Quay.

"We are deeply sorry for the impact this will have on families. Our priority is to give every child the highest quality of care, and we are doing everything we can to make this transition as gentle as possible for them."

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