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Nursery stresses importance of reading
Macclesfield Express
|February 25, 2026
CHILDREN'S love of reading has fallen to an all-time low in 20 years, but at Busy Bees nursery in Macclesfield, children are proving that the magic of storytime is far from lost.
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More than 110 children are joining the 'Get the Reading Buzz' pledge - a nationwide initiative launched by Busy Bees, a leading early years education provider in the UK, which aims to read over 45 million books with children this year.
The pledge brings together more than 350 Busy Bees nurseries and over 37,000 children across the UK, all aspiring to enjoy at least four books a day, reclaiming storytime as a joyful experience that fosters a love of reading from the very beginning.
This story is from the February 25, 2026 edition of Macclesfield Express.
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