Nursery World - Memories build a firm foundation

In response to Gillian Dickson's letter (13 September) asking who remembers their nursery teacher - I certainly do! I am now 35 years young and started playgroup, as it was then, when I was three. It was set in an old Victorian House and I was the first - and only, for a while - child, together with the younger son of the lady who owned it. I still remember her name, the layout of the house, the sessions and what we did.

I am now 35 years young and started playgroup, as it was then, when I was three. It was set in an old Victorian House and I was the first - and only, for a while - child, together with the younger son of the lady who owned it. I still remember her name, the layout of the house, the sessions and what we did.

I can remember the painting that we did in her back room and remember the first day that she let my younger sister join (or invade) my sessions. I sat her in the outdoor sandpit and left her there. I can still see her today, sitting there with her hair all covered in sand. I loved my days there, and I am told Istarted to talk for the first time while playing there.

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