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<P> How do children of various ages see their male heroes? Our competition, held to mark National Childcare Week, reveals their feelings and talents. <B> Liz Roberts </B> reports </P>

How do children of various ages see their male heroes? Our competition, held to mark National Childcare Week, reveals their feelings and talents. Liz Roberts reports

Fathers were top of the league, beating David Beckham into second place, when children were asked to draw or paint their male hero in this year's National Childcare Week art competition run by Nursery World, the Daycare Trust and Bright Horizons Family Solutions.

The under-fives were particularly keen to portray Dad as their number one man, for playing with them, loving them and hugging them. 'My hero is my daddy because he goes to work,' said one, while another mentioned being allowed to eat 'chocolate penguin biscuits', and one sagely remarked, 'My hero is my dad because... my mum says no, my dad says yes.'

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