nursery

School and nursery staff in the most deprived areas of England will be asked to supervise young children while they brush their teeth, under a national toothbrushing programme.

Missing that deadline would cost them £6,500, despite having put all their money into the deposit, and facing the prospect of regular bills and nursery fees.

The nursery rhyme that goes, “Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, your house is on fire, your children are gone,” cruelly repeated in my head.

There are currently 210 pupil places at Riverside for children aged four to 11 with 34 nursery places.

Lulu's parents described their daughter as "full of creativity and joy" and said she "absolutely loved going to nursery".