Local authority run day nurseries - Find a freedom of information request

I am wondering if you could answer the following questions as part of a story I am doing on local authority run nurseries. I know they can be called different things in different places so I have tried to account for that below. 

1 a) How many local authority run day nurseries providing Government funded childcare hours entitlements do you have open currently (as of 21/10/24)?

b)How many are you intending to close in the next 24 months?

c) How many are you planning on privatising in the next 24 months?

d) How many are you planning to reduce staffing at and or reduce childcare places at in the next 24 months?

e) How many are under review/ are you considering the future of?

2. a) How many Sure Start children's centres run by the council providing Government funded childcare hours entitlements do you have open currently

(as of 21/10/24)?

b)How many are you intending to close in the next 24 months?

c) How many are you planning on privatising in the next 24 months?

d) How many are you planning to reduce staffing at, and or reduce childcare places at, in the next 24 months?

e) How many are under review/ are you considering the future of?

3. a)How many maintained nursery schools do you

have open currently (as of 21/10/24)?

b)How many are you intending to close in the next 24 months?

c) How many are you planning on privatising in the next 24 months?

d) How many are you planning to reduce staffing at, and or reduce childcare places at, in the next 24 months?

e) How many are under review/ are you considering the future of?

4 If you are intending to close any or they are under review - is this because

The funded rate provided per hour is not enough

Lack of staff

Overall council budget issues

All of the above 

5 How many school-based providers have expressed interested in extending their lower age range to include younger children following the expansion of free hours?

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1a) 15 maintained nursery classes and 32 maintained under section 27

b) 0

c) 1

d) 0

e) 0

2a) 0 (childcare provision in Children’s Centres is run by PVI providers, not the Local Authority)

b-e) N/a

3a) 5

b-e) 0

4. N/a

5. 3