Staff and children at a Croydon pre-school had cause for celebration last week when they completed a quality assurance scheme.

Councillor Janet Marshall went to the Little Pandas pre-school at the Salvation Army in Croydon Citadel to present a certificate to proud staff.

The pre-school has worked towards achieving the scheme - which was developed to raise quality and to ensure pre-schools operate at the highest level - for the past two years and recently passed an inspection which formally marked its success.