YOUNGSTERS will have an extra week's holiday because of flooding problems at their nursery.
The 57 children, who attend the nursery at West View Primary School, were due to return from the summer holidays on Tuesday.
But the building will not be ready for their return until September 8.
A Hartlepool Borough Council spokesman said: "The closure only affects the nursery and not the rest of the school. The severe storm caused flooding to the floor area which means the nursery will not be able to reopen until Monday September 8."
In the meantime, representatives from the Environment Agency, Northumbrian Water and the council will discuss the problem of flooding on Tuesday at the meeting of a think-tank forum in the wake of August's devastating storms.
Forum meetings have already been held across the town to find out residents' views
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