Owners left "completely heartbroken" after their family run nursery was destroyed by a devastating blaze have been given hope of re-opening.
Jenna Greggie and her sister Melissa Kalli were forced to watch from the street as Honey Pot Day Nursery in Garston was consumed by flames a week ago .
Firefighters have told the family they believe the fire may have been started after a group of youths were seen setting light to a nearby tree.
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Now, after a week of desperately searching for a new building for the 126 children they care for the owners have secured temporary premises at an empty nursery in Speke for nine months while they rebuild at their Garston site .
Jenna told the ECHO : "We will be moving to the vacant Local Authority nursery whilst planning permission is applied for for portable classrooms on the neighbouring land to our original site.
"Some of our parents haven’t got transport to the new nursery site as it is around seven minutes drive away and so this isn’t a viable option for them."
However, Jenna says the nursery is still facing an "uphill struggle".
She said:" In terms of the children, we are trading using a 14 day exemption and then we need to be in our temporary premises which we will be using for the long haul.
"We’ve met with the parents and whilst they’ve been absolutely unbelievable in their support for us, the Parklands nursery is logistically difficult for many of them to get to. We are agreeing to shuttle bus the children back and forth, not ideal but doable.
She added: "This fire has affected so many people in such a significant way. There’s been tears from so many different people associated with the setting and even some from members of the community who are shocked and saddened that this can happen to a children’s nursery. It’s just despicable! "
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Incredibly the nursery was only fully shut down for one day after the fire before Jenna and her team were able to offer some sort of childcare again.
Jenna said:"The parents are commenting that they cannot believe the nursery practically burnt to the ground and yet we only actually closed for one day on Tuesday and then were back offering childcare on the Wednesday. The feedback from them via Facebook and also during the meeting we held with them has been absolutely incredible. They’re such a wonderfully, understanding, patient and supportive group of people, it’s extremely moving to see how much they love the nursery and want us to recover quickly from this awful event."
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The family have estimated that in resources and toys alone they have lost £80,000 worth of equipment and that with rebuilding costs the damage will run to hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Jenna, Melissa and their parents Julie and Tony Hurst , who have run the nursery for over a decade, will be putting in a full planning application which they hope will get through quickly due to their "unique circumstances".
The family are hopeful that if the planning application is accepted promptly they an reunite all the children they care for that they consider a "second family".
Jenna told the ECHO: "This has been a hard fought battle thus far".
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She added: "I envisage there’s a long hard road ahead for us."
The fire service has previously warned Jenna that the original building might be beyond repair and the whole site may need to be demolished.
It is thought the fire was started by a group of children who set fire to a nearby tree and that the flames spread and eventually fell onto the roof - causing the devastating blaze.
In the days after the fire Jenna told the ECHO: "Some of the people standing nearby said they saw kids running away and filming it on their phones and laughing. This means everything to us, it's not funny, not a joke.
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"We have got 126 kids, it's the disruption for them and their families and 24 members of staff. They need to realise it's not funny, it's caused catastrophic events."
Since the blaze the community has rallied around the family by offering help and support, as well as sending comforting messages.
At the time d ramatic photos showed the scale of the inferno, which sent huge plumes of smoke into the air as firefighters battled the flames.
