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| Parents win Rhondda Cynon Taf nursery cuts legal fight | Parents win Rhondda Cynon Taf nursery cuts legal fight |
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| Parents campaigning against cuts to nursery provision in Rhondda Cynon Taf have won the latest stage of their battle at the High Court in London. | Parents campaigning against cuts to nursery provision in Rhondda Cynon Taf have won the latest stage of their battle at the High Court in London. |
| Parents Against the Cuts to Education sought a judicial review after a council decision to end full-time nursery education for younger children. | Parents Against the Cuts to Education sought a judicial review after a council decision to end full-time nursery education for younger children. |
| It decided to offer part-time schooling for three-year olds and full-time from the age of four as part of budget cuts. | It decided to offer part-time schooling for three-year olds and full-time from the age of four as part of budget cuts. |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has the right to appeal against the decision. | Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has the right to appeal against the decision. |
| The plan to raise the age for full-time education to four, in line with many other Welsh councils, caused an outcry from parents. | The plan to raise the age for full-time education to four, in line with many other Welsh councils, caused an outcry from parents. |
| Jo Caddy, one of the campaigners who travelled to London to hear the judgment, said: "It's hard to describe, it's absolutely awesome, a lot of hard work and effort gone into this. | Jo Caddy, one of the campaigners who travelled to London to hear the judgment, said: "It's hard to describe, it's absolutely awesome, a lot of hard work and effort gone into this. |
| "We wanted to be here to hear this. It's exceptionally important. There's nothing more important than children's education. We all believe strongly the council acted inappropriately." | "We wanted to be here to hear this. It's exceptionally important. There's nothing more important than children's education. We all believe strongly the council acted inappropriately." |
| Another campaigner, Paula Webb, said she was delighted by the decision. | |
| "It will ensure my son is able to continue the great educational progress he is already making," she said. | |
| "He is more than ready for full-time education and anything else would have undermined his learning and development. | |
| "And it gives me hope of undertaking vocational training so that I can return to work." | |
| The council said it would not comment until it had time to consider the ruling. |