The new premises caters for 128 children aged five and under and 35 staff members. Keele first opened an on-site nursery in 1965. Nursery places are available for local families, as well as the children of students and staff at the university.
Nursery manager Wendy Foster said, ‘We were in our second building and have now moved into our third. The building that we came from only had a ten-year life span, and we were there for 20 years. So it was well past its use-by-date.’
Ms Foster added, ‘The nursery is purpose-built and unique in its structure in that it is a triangle-shaped building with a secure, outdoor classroom. Children have access to the outdoors at all times.’ The structure is also environmentally friendly. It has solar panels, under floor heating and glass making it large and airy.
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