Utterly dismayed that Hackney Council is threatening closures of children's centres again. We were promised meaningful consultation with parents about the future of childcare in Hackney - barely a word for two years and then this. We are mobilising. Watch this space.

Bridget Phillipson You need to commit to some policies! The Labour Mayor of Hackney is closing Children’s centre nurseries & the Leader of Leeds council is closing Little owls - it seems it’s no better with Labour in power. SaveFernbankNursery Stop the Closure of Little Owls Nurseries Leeds! Commit to funding council-run childcare!

Children's centres provide a vital service for single parent families. If you're local have your say.

If you've got 5 mins, please complete Caroline Woodley Hackney Council Children's Centre consultation which closes today: consultation.hackney.gov.uk/children-educa… Please STRONGLY OPPOSE all changes, closures + seeking alternative providers – we want these nurseries to remain council-run+affordable.

You have until 11.59pm tonight, Wednesday 24th April, to have your say on #Hackney’s Children’s Centre closures! Don’t forget to complete the consultation survey & let Caroline Woodley know what you think. We think these plans are wrong AND unnecessary! consultation.hackney.gov.uk/children-educa…

Only 9% of local authorities think they can meet the government’s targets on childcare places! & @hackneycounci’s answer to this increase in demand? Close Children’s Centre nurseries! Including the one with the largest baby room (for under-2s - where the biggest increase will be)

So that’s it, the end of the 1st stage of this fight- thanks to everyone who completed the consultation survey! But we’re not going anywhere until Hackney Council Caroline Woodley listen to #Hackney residents who are united in rejecting Children’s Centre closures. Watch this space!

I completed it, and opposed every proposal. The money is always there, they need to find it and use it towards making people’s lives easier not harder Hackney Council Full solidarity to the campaign SaveFernbankNursery

Are you involved in a campaign to stop the closure of a council-run nursery/maintained #nursery school or Children’s Centre? If so, please get in touch! Particularly keen to hear from you if you are up against a The Labour Party council! Please retweet! #childcare #EarlyYears #SaveMNS

Our clients have put #Hackney Council on notice that they consider its #consultation to close two “life-saving” children’s centres to be "misleading" & ultimately unlawful. Our Alex Rook spoke to Hackney Citizen about the proposed challenge here: SaveFernbankNursery SaveOurSebright

🥳 Very happy with the CYP Scrutiny committee’s excoriating formal response to Hackney Council’s proposals to close or privatise #Hackney’s Children’s Centres! Thanks to Cllr Alastair Binnie-Lubbock 💚🌍 🍉 (he/they) Sophie Conway (she/her) & others for their work on this. Read: hackney.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s882… Hackney Citizen 1/3

7!! Labour members of #Hackney council's Children & Young People's Scrutiny Commission have sent apologies for tonight's meeting including Mayor & Deputy who have cabinet responsibility for Children, SEND & Education. I know people may have reasons but this is important stuff.

Cllr Alastair Binnie-Lubbock 💚🌍 🍉 (he/they) Hackney Labour Hackney South Labour Caroline Woodley Mayor of Hackney Hackney North & Stoke Newington Labour Hackney Green Party Save Hillside Nursery N16 Hackney Citizen 7 members!! This is outrageous & unacceptable. What a dereliction of duty Caroline Woodley Cllr Anntoinette Bramble - could you please let us know your excuses for not attending? Thank you for your ever-reliable presence at these important meetings Cllr Alastair Binnie-Lubbock 💚🌍 🍉 (he/they) Hackney Green Party

Our legal challenge to Hackney Council over their unfair consultation on #Hackney’s Children’s Centre closures makes the front page of the Hackney Citizen! 🥳 Rook Irwin Sweeney

Stunned to learn that Hackney Council have sent THIS👇LETTER to #Hackney childcare providers, outlining a grant scheme of £500k to help increase places for 9 month-3 year olds ahead of gov expansion of free hours, stating the greatest need is in North - where Fernbank CC is! A🧵

This 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇!!!!!!

Hackney Council has accepted its consultation to close “much-loved” children’s centres is unlawful, days before the final hearing in our clients' case was due to take place. Counsel Steve Broach KC Jake Thorold @39essex were instructed. rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/hackney-counci…

Second time Hackney Council has put staff, children and families through an extended period of uncertainty whilst a debacle of a 'consultation' has been conducted. Qs need to be answered about how this has happened again. Caroline Woodley Mayor of Hackney rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/hackney-counci…

Our campaign’s win against Hackney Council was featured on the BBC London tonight! So proud at what we’ve achieved but so angry & sad that it took legal action to make the council listen to residents. Caroline Woodley must now commit to safeguarding #Hackney’s Children’s Centres!

Hours and hours spent campaigning... some of us whilst we were at home taking unpaid or low paid maternity leave to care for our young babies. Sad state of affairs, not least given Hackney is supposed to be a 'Child-Friendly Borough' and feminist Caroline Woodley Mayor of Hackney