Pocklington Montessori Nursery near York, which has 300 children agedtwo-and-a-half to eight years old, was among the few nurseries orschools able to remain open in one of the worst-hit regions, thanks toits location on high ground.
Principal Rosie Pressland told Nursery World, 'At 1pm on Monday the 25thwe realised the extent of the flooding when we heard that Pocklingtontown centre was up to waist height in water. Then we found out all thesurrounding and connecting roads were blocked up.'
'One of our staff was just ten minutes' drive from home and had to stayovernight at Leconfield barracks. We managed to get everyone home,although we didn't leave the nursery until 11pm. We called grandmas,grandpas, and some parents took home other children too.'
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