Stars Day Nurseries saves Eyrescroft Pre-School in Peterborough

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00:00Tell us a bit about why we are here today and what are we celebrating?

00:08As Golf Preschool was operated by Early Years Alliance

00:12and back in July they decided to close down

00:16mainly what was in the papers was due to the government funding

00:20and so many other challenges the sector is facing

00:24so we decided to take care of and save the preschool

00:30and for the community and for the children

00:32so we came here back in July and signed the lease

00:38and then we TPM of all the staff and we had to renovate the whole building

00:44the building needed a lot of work doing so we invested that money

00:48and got it up and running

00:50So you thought it was really important for the community to try and save us?

00:53The main factor was because we are the largest child care provider in Peterborough

00:58and we felt that it is very important to save the preschool for the community

01:03and all the children who have been coming here

01:05and for the school and for everyone around

01:09I want you to tell us a bit about the work that's gone on inside the building

01:12So the mobile was due to be demolished

01:15however there was a huge investment for us to completely renovate as Eunice has said

01:22the whole building

01:24so it's had a full facelift from the front

01:27all the interior

01:29new flooring

01:31all been painted

01:33lots of new exciting resources for the children

01:36so yeah, it's looking beautiful in there

01:41would you tell us a bit about the nursery you've seen today

01:44and all the work that's been in?

01:45It's been brilliant seeing the new facilities and the open day

01:48and meeting parents

01:49especially after all of the concerns we had earlier in the summer

01:52there was a real anxiety and fear

01:55earlier in the year when the previous provider said they were going to shut down

01:58last note for the late minute notice

02:00and I know myself, Councillor Katie at local counsellors

02:02got lots of parents contacting us

02:04wanting to know what was going to happen

02:06what provision would be available for their parents

02:09so it's absolutely amazing

02:11that we haven't just got a new provider doing an open day today

02:14but that they've done up, modernised, updated

02:17made it look like a beautiful, beautiful setting

02:20that any parent would want to have their children in

02:23and it's full

02:24this nursery will now be serving more children

02:27than it's ever done before

02:29and that's because of the investment that the providers put into it

02:32but also because we've got something great here in Breton

02:34and it deserves the facilities and so do the parents

02:37It's really important for people isn't it

02:38because there was around 60 children here

02:40so the parents, when the nursery was going to close

02:43they didn't know where to turn?

02:44No, early years education is vital

02:46to ensure that children have a good start in life

02:49I think they say the first thousand days of a child's life

02:52is the most important

02:53the quality and the input that Star's nursery have put into this site

02:57shows that they are investing in children here in Peterborough

03:00and it's this Labour-led coalition importance

03:03that children here thrive in Peterborough and Breton

03:06not just survive

03:07And what do we think of the building itself?

03:09It's a lot different from when you've previously been here

03:11As I just said, the transformation is amazing

03:13the speed at which they have done that is phenomenal

03:16and I look forward to seeing it grow in the future

03:19Cool, brilliant, yeah

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