Cork preschool won't let 'grand-soft-day' rain stop play

Pupils to have all their learning sessions in the great outdoors due to Covid

Amelie, Elizabeth, Lauren, and Belle play in a sandpit at Farmyard Kindergarden, Strawberry Hill, Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins

Come rain or shine, the kids at one pre-school in Cork city will stay outside this year as it aims to host all learning sessions in the great outdoors.

Farmyard Kindergarten on Strawberry Hill will operate outside fully this year, in almost all weather and across all seasons. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) preschool has always focused on staying outside for the most part but this year due to Covid, it decided to run all sessions out in the open.