On the shores of beautiful Rudyard Lake, in Staffordshire, children from Little Ducks nursery are exploring. While they walk around they keep bumping into an elderly couple, who are pleased to see the children appreciating the local environment. Before they leave, the lady offers nursery staff some money to buy ice-creams for the children. She tells staff her husband is suffering from dementia, but as a result of seeing and interacting with the children he is having a ‘better day’ than he has had for a very long time.
Little Ducks is one of 64 PVI settings in Stoke-on-Trent taking part in a novel Exploring the Wider World project, delivered by Early Education and funded by the Stoke-on-Trent Opportunity Area. Staff have taken part in training to help them make the most out of outings, and have also been able to choose from a wide menu of experiences, including a mobile farm, a visit from a storyteller, and a visit to a barge. As the Rudyard trip shows, it is not only children who are benefiting from the new experiences.
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