The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has taken on the running of Nestles Avenue Early Years Centre in Hayes, South Ruislip and Uxbridge centres from the council under 15-year leases.
The keys to the three sites were officially handed over today (11) by Cllr Susan O’Brien, Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Families, and Cllr Jonathan Bianco, the Deputy Leader, to Rob Allman, Area Operations Manager for LEYF, and Ann Coughlan, nursery manager.
The new arrangement will generate regular income for the council, with LEYF having sole occupancy of the sites, allowing it to expand the number of places it offers.
June O’Sullivan, CEO of LEYF, said: “Local authority nurseries are so often the beating heart of their communities.
“At LEYF, our social enterprise model helps them thrive – boosting occupancy, attracting talented educators and reinvesting every surplus back into nurseries.”
Children’s centre services previously available at these sites have been relocated to the Uxbridge and Hayes Family Hubs and other local children’s centres.
South Ruislip Children’s Centre was relocated to the Wren, on the Queens Walk Resource Centre site, in January.
