Pre-school is all grown up – and celebrates 55 years of being a family

A charity-run preschool in Leeds marked its 55th birthday this weekend with a lively community celebration.

- by Jennifer Cartwright

Templegate Tiny Tots' 55 anniversary party at St Mary's Church Community Centre, Whitkirk. Photos: Steve Riding

(Steve Riding)

Past and present families and members of staff were invited to St Mary's Church on Saturday to share old memories of Templegate Tiny Tots.

The preschool was established in 1970 in Halton before moving to Whitkirk Primary School in 1980. For the past 55 years, Templegate Tiny Tots has been dedicated to providing young children with a positive learning environment.

Family is at the heart of the preschool's ethos. In fact, many staff members and parents attended Templegate Tiny Tots themselves when they were little.

Manager Tori Pattison said: "Templegate Tiny Tots has been built on community.

"Everybody's got a vested interest because their children have come here and everybody's very proud of the setting and the ethos and how it's part of the community."