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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 in RCT 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." |
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| Another campaigner, Paula Webb, said she was delighted by the decision. | 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. | "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. | "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." | "And it gives me hope of undertaking vocational training so that I can return to work." |
| Plaid Cymru leader and South Wales Central AM Leanne Wood said it was "a great day for people power". | |
| "The parents against the cuts group was brave and took a big financial risk by standing up to the Labour-controlled local authority that wanted to steamroller through some damaging education cuts without listening to local people. | |
| "I offer them warm congratulations on their excellent victory. | |
| "Anyone who attended the many public meetings, council meetings or engaged in the consultation exercise could see that the process was not right." | |
| The council said it would not comment until it had time to consider the ruling. | The council said it would not comment until it had time to consider the ruling. |