Aww bless! All of these children were pictured having a great time at the kindergartens of Sunderland and South Tyneside.
And what better day is there to celebrate these great scenes than on National Kindergarten Day.
There are photo memories from 2003 to 2022 and they take in Fulwell Grange, Premier, First Steps and Briery in Sunderland as well as Bede Burn, Westoe Village, Nursery Time and Harton in South Tyneside.
Join us for recollections from the Sunderland Echo and Shields Gazette archives.
National Kindergarten Day is celebrated annually on April 21 to honor the importance of early childhood education and the birthday of Friedrich Froebel, the man who created the first "kindergarten" in 1837.
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1. Teddy Bears at Fulwell Grange
James Jobling and Maisie Sherriff joined nursery nurse assistant Adele Stockwell for a Teddy Bear's Picnic at Fulwell Grange Kindergarten in 2003. | img
2. Victoria Kindergarten in 2003
Victoria Kindergarten in Hebburn was the setting for this lovely photo in September 2003. | img
3. A focus on First Steps
There's lots of kings and plenty of little angels in this scene from the Christmas production at First Steps kindergarten in Sunderland in 2004. | se
4. Cassie makes friends in Cleadon
Cassie the Doberman was a visitor to Cleadon Kindergarten in 2005 and made friends with Mia Lorang, Ella Blythen and Gary Copeland. | se