CHILDREN at Kingfisher Playschool are among the first in the country to benefit from new Government funding.

Parents at selected pre-schools across the country will no longer have to pay for their three-year-olds' education when they return from the Easter break.

The Glade Road playschool will now receive £8 a session for every three-year-old on its books.

Workers at the Marlow playschool welcomed the news.

Tina Larsen, a spokesman for the group whose three-year-old daughter attends the preschool, said: "This is great news. Money will be now be more available for resources."

To find out more about the pre-school contact Kathy Ing-Simmons on (07939) 825749 between 9.30am and 12.30pm, Monday to Friday