This year's children's art competition run by Nursery World and the Daycare Trust to mark National Childcare Month attracted a record number of entries. Nursery World's offices were deluged with more than 2,000 children's depictions of their childcarers, each bearing a caption to say why they liked them so much. Nursery nurses, teachers, playworkers, childminders, nannies and more were celebrated by the children they care for.
The children's words were remarkably consistent in terms of the themes that emerged - food, fun, friendship and comfort. 'She feeds me good food' was typical, along with 'She makes the toast'. 'Lynnette makes the best fruit salad in the world,' claimed one 10-year-old, while 'she gives us everything we want and biscuits' was the comment from another.
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