Halesfield Day Nursery in Telford, Shropshire, suffered extensive damage when thieves broke into the building two weekends ago and tried to gain access to the setting's walk-in safe. They stole the nursery's two laptop computers as well as smashing windows and breaking down doors.
A member of staff discovered the damage on a Sunday when they went to check on the nursery's bird feeders.
Nursery manager Helen Childs said, 'I was gutted when I saw the damage to the nursery. The thieves made a large hole above the concrete walk-in safe, which we only keep resources in and our laptops.
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