A nursery library has turned parents at Little Stars Day Nursery, Grimsby, into avid readers and greatly improved the outcomes for their children since it was set up last April.
The 77-place nursery, owned by the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education, is used by students, Institute staff and other local parents, all of whom have welcomed the initiative.
The library was developed in association with Bookahead, a national initiative that aims, through public libraries, to provide early years settings with collections of books (see box). In all, Little Stars received about 100 books for children across the nursery age range.
'The library has greatly improved outcomes for children,' says nursery manager Tracy Bennett. 'It's fostered a love of books and helped develop their language.'
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