We’ve explored… a cathedral

Going out and exploring the city is a big part of the provision for children attending Abercromby Nursery School, which is located in the heart of Liverpool city centre. They are surrounded by historic buildings and cultural heritage, including Liverpool Cathedral – the largest religious building in Britain – which they visited recently.

‘We love visiting new places and it's such a good way of increasing children's cultural capital,’ says Tamara Bennett, head teacher. ‘We can't afford a minibus, but we try to walk out as much as possible and introduce our children to this amazing city that we live in.’

The nursery school is diverse both culturally – with about 65 per cent of children with English as an additional language – and socially and economically. Refugees and asylum seekers attend the setting, along with children whose parents work in various departments at the local hospital and university. ‘We celebrate everybody's faiths, cultures and backgrounds, whether they’re religious or not religious,’ Tamara says. Practising Christians attend the nursery, so elements of the faith have been discussed with the children. The oldest Chinatown in Europe is just 10 minutes walk from the nursery, which they visit for Lunar New Year, and they also mark Eid and Ramadan, among other celebrations.