The nursery had installed the grass just three weeks before it was ripped up by thieves in the night last month.
The 16 square metres of grass had cost the nursery £5,000 to install, with much of the money raised by parents.
Children were forced to play inside after the thieves cut the turf up from the garden, damaging play equipment in the process.
Linda Watts, manager at Playday Nursery, said, ‘The thieves had hacked the grass out after scaling our back fence; they destroyed our playing area for the sake of some artificial grass. It’s disgraceful, especially since it was only recently installed, and their actions have consigned the children to playing indoors, which has had a big impact on their playing time.’
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