The nursery in Brentford, part of the Bringing Up Baby group, raised 900 in aid of the campaign with the help of the fathers' sponsored visit. Manager Lisa Foley said, 'It was this mad idea - I think the mums were egging the dads on!' Mike Pears and Paul Anthony spent the day in the under-twos room. Mr Pears said, 'Thoughts of endless nappies, flying food, tantrums and snotty noses flashed through my consciousness during the week leading up to the day. However, reality was something else. We first joined the kids during their post-breakfast free play and soon found ourselves fully occupied in trying to juggle wiping noses, resolving toy disputes and fielding cuddles, all of this whilst trying to work out who was who, and whose parents we would send the post-traumatic stress therapist's bill if we survived.'
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