Heartbeat: Fun in the sun to mark 40 years of Day Nursery

August 1, 2019

Forty years ago Sandwell Day Nursery opened its doors to its first pupils and this month, it had the opportunity to invite back families from past and present to celebrate its momentous anniversary.

On a sun soaked Saturday afternoon, children from past and present dressed as their favourite Disney character and celebrated with nursery staff at a day hosted at the nursery.

The fun filled day saw young and old reminiscing about their time at the day nursery as they enjoyed the party. The event which included a tombola, raffle, Disney makeover and café was a delight for both young and old.

The nursery which caters for children from the age of 3 months up to 5 years first opened in 1979 and over the years has nurtured the development of over 3,000 children.

Heartbeat caught up with Nursery Manager, Emma Collier to find out more, she said: “It’s been an amazing opportunity to see some of the children we’ve supported over the years and to learn more about their memories of their time at the nursery. We’ve been here on the same site for 40 years now and our family of nursery pupils has grown significantly.”

Sharing their experience of the nursery, Anthea and Teagan Forsythe summed up their experience in four short words. “The best nursery ever!”