A nursery owner says her current struggles are the worst she has ever faced amid continuing pressures in the childcare industry. Downham has already been rocked this year after Alpha Nurseries, which operated The Willows Day Nursery on Sovereign Way, told parents it had gone into liquidation, leading to its sudden closure. This is believed to have left around 60 children without any form of childcare. Elizabeth Laffeaty-Sharpe runs the Downham Montessori Nursery in Stow Bardolph – adjoined with Downham Preparatory School – and the Downham Nursery School. She managed to open two new classes to …
