They may all be teenagers now but we are remembering the days when these Sunderland and East Durham youngsters were having a great time at Busy Bees, Premier, Buttercups and Just Learning.
Relive these 11 great reminders of nursery school scenes from 2011 to 2014, all courtesy of the Sunderland Echo archives.
5. Fabulous in Fulwell in 2012
Four year old Tilly Meredith only had eyes for the camera at the graduation ceremony for the Just Learning Nursery in Fulwell. | se
6. Brilliant at Bexhill
Nursery section head Diane Jeffries spent time with young pupils in the new room of the nursery at Bexhill Primary School. Remember this from 2012? | se
7. Storytime at Mill Hill
The now Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson was reading to pupils at Mill Hill Nursery in this great photo from 2012. Joining her were left to right; Lily Neal, Ellie Rose Burt and Eli Gibson all aged three. | se
8. On the menu at Springboard
A pretend cooking class was under way at Springboard in Pallion when the Echo called in back in 2012. MP Sharon Hodgson was having a great time with apprentice nursery assistant Katie Wallace and the children, left to right; Lyric Steel, 4, Kyra Davis, 4, and two year old Matthew Haley. | se