Case study: First Steps Children’s Centre The Background: Elaine Wiliams and Julie Elsworth began working in the First Steps Pre-School in 1990, which at the time was a charitable group, run by a committee. In 1997 the pair took over the group and ran it as a private pre-school from a rented Village Hall. When the opportunity arose to erect a new building in the school grounds, the pair jumped for it and a year later the pre-school opened up in its own building for 26 registered children. Having quickly outgrown their humble beginnings the pair expanded the pre-school over the years and today they have a beautiful 105 place day nursery in Newquay as well as a nursery in Porthleven and an Out of School club in Truro. Elaine and Julie are not stopping here, their dedication to

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