On the 11th of March 2019, Parents whose children attend Hamd House Nursery in Sparkbrook were given notice that the Nursery would be closing indefinitely on the 29th of March 2019. The reason given was due to the claim that the management "have been running this nursery at a considerable loss for a long time now and this is no longer sustainable".
If the Nursery has been running at a loss for a long time, we feel that allowing it to run until the end of the academic year to reduce disruption to the Children, Teachers, Parents and Carers should not impact the "considerable loss" by a huge amount, as the end of the academic year is Thursday the 18th of July for Hamd House, merely 4 months away.
· We the undersigned feel that 18 days notice to find new Nursery Places towards the end of the academic year for young children is unreasonable.
· We request that Hamd House Nursery Sparkbrook remains open until the end of the Academic Year 2019 (18th July 2019) in order for parents to find adequate spaces for their children in other local nurseries.
· Although the children have been offered places in other Hamd House Nurseries, our confidence that these nurseries will remain open in the longer term has been damaged.
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Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 20, 2019
March 19, 2019
We have submitted a formal letter to the nursery management requesting an extension to the academic year deadline. Our legal advisor is currently reviewing their response to assess our options for further local authority intervention.
March 19, 2019
We have reached one hundred signatures which provides the necessary leverage to formally request an emergency meeting with nursery management. I am currently drafting a letter that outlines our demand for an extension through July to ensure our children have proper placement.
Reached 100 supporters
March 18, 2019
March 16, 2019
We need to hit the one hundred signature threshold before I hand this document over to the management board. This milestone provides the necessary leverage for our scheduled meeting regarding the extension of the closure timeline.
58 Comments
The children are priority and they should come first rather then thinking from a business perspective. The owners should work together with the parents to come to a conclusion and work as a team rather then giving such short notice. Think about the young children and fear Allah
Please ask for proof i.e the auditing papers to see if they are actually making a loss or just lying to pursue a more profitable venture
Closing nurseries with such short notice is disgraceful. Parents rely on these services, children will face disruption which early attachments play such a huge part in Early child development and staff rely on their income. To impact on all of those things with such short notice is awful.
I am not happy at all. We have to now go and find a new nursery and all are saying they will have to wait till September to start a new term. Really annoying!! Can't believe how selfish the management team is being. Atleast stay till September. No one is asking for much. RIDICULOUS
The nursery should at least remain open until the summer holidays start in order to minimise disruption to students as well as enable staff to find suitable employment elsewhere. 18 days notice of closure shows complete lack of both empathy for existing students and appreciation of all employees.
Such a shame... there holidays mixed up are a mess aswell. My son break up 2 weeks befor siblings and goes back when they start there holidays... unfortunate...
For goodness sAAke whatever happened to customer service? A consultation with the parents would have been courteous….smh
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On the 11th of March 2019, Parents whose children attend Hamd House Nursery in Sparkbrook were given notice that the Nursery would be closing indefinitely on the 29th of March 2019. The reason given was due to the claim that the management "have been running this nursery at a considerable loss for a long time now and this is no longer sustainable".
If the Nursery has been running at a loss for a long time, we feel that allowing it to run until the end of the academic year to reduce disruption to the Children, Teachers, Parents and Carers should not impact the "considerable loss" by a huge amount, as the end of the academic year is Thursday the 18th of July for Hamd House, merely 4 months away.
· We the undersigned feel that 18 days notice to find new Nursery Places towards the end of the academic year for young children is unreasonable.
· We request that Hamd House Nursery Sparkbrook remains open until the end of the Academic Year 2019 (18th July 2019) in order for parents to find adequate spaces for their children in other local nurseries.
· Although the children have been offered places in other Hamd House Nurseries, our confidence that these nurseries will remain open in the longer term has been damaged.
Please like our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Hamd-House-Nursery-Sparkb...
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 20, 2019
March 19, 2019
We have submitted a formal letter to the nursery management requesting an extension to the academic year deadline. Our legal advisor is currently reviewing their response to assess our options for further local authority intervention.
March 19, 2019
We have reached one hundred signatures which provides the necessary leverage to formally request an emergency meeting with nursery management. I am currently drafting a letter that outlines our demand for an extension through July to ensure our children have proper placement.
Reached 100 supporters
March 18, 2019
March 16, 2019
We need to hit the one hundred signature threshold before I hand this document over to the management board. This milestone provides the necessary leverage for our scheduled meeting regarding the extension of the closure timeline.
58 Comments
My child attends this nursery and made friends and just settled. I can't imagine the look on her face when she finds out that she won't be coming here after the term holidays :(
The children are priority and they should come first rather then thinking from a business perspective. The owners should work together with the parents to come to a conclusion and work as a team rather then giving such short notice. Think about the young children and fear Allah
Please ask for proof i.e the auditing papers to see if they are actually making a loss or just lying to pursue a more profitable venture
Closing nurseries with such short notice is disgraceful. Parents rely on these services, children will face disruption which early attachments play such a huge part in Early child development and staff rely on their income. To impact on all of those things with such short notice is awful.
I am not happy at all. We have to now go and find a new nursery and all are saying they will have to wait till September to start a new term. Really annoying!! Can't believe how selfish the management team is being. Atleast stay till September. No one is asking for much. RIDICULOUS
The nursery should at least remain open until the summer holidays start in order to minimise disruption to students as well as enable staff to find suitable employment elsewhere. 18 days notice of closure shows complete lack of both empathy for existing students and appreciation of all employees.
Such a shame... there holidays mixed up are a mess aswell. My son break up 2 weeks befor siblings and goes back when they start there holidays... unfortunate...
For goodness sAAke whatever happened to customer service? A consultation with the parents would have been courteous….smh
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My child attends this nursery and made friends and just settled. I can't imagine the look on her face when she finds out that she won't be coming here after the term holidays :(