Michael Tomlinson MP met with local childcare provider Tops Day Nurseries at Tops Bearwood on Magna Road, to pledge his commitment to support local childcare providers, parents and children.
Mr Tomlinson joined Cheryl Hadland, nanaging director of Tops Day Nurseries to officially open Tops Bearwood.
He revealed a plaque commemorating the opening and planted a new red falstaff apple tree, in the nurseries garden, to mark the occasion. The children helped dig the hole and bury the roots of the new tree and Mr Tomlinson helped the children use the watering can. The tree will be planted with a mixture of allium bulbs, including nigrum and oreophilum from Brackendale Nurseries in Wimborne.
These flowers were chosen specifically because they are known for attracting bees, beneficial insects, butterflies​/​moths and other pollinators.
During the visit, Cheryl and Michael discussed the underfunding of early years provision and parents by the Government, which has failed to keep up again this year.