NURSERY nurse Sarah Tayler donned strides of stars and stripes to help pupils and staff enjoy a multicultural day at a Billericay nursery.

She was joined by sari-wearing colleague Michelle McKee as around a dozen children at Dizzy Ducks nursery dressed as cowboys, hula girls and even flamenco dancers.

The day was the culmination of a two-week project designed by owner Sian Millar. She said: "We wanted the children to get a taste of many cultures throughout the world without doing it in a politically correct way. We tried to show them they are not the only people in the world and have as much fun as possible."

Published Wednesday, February 22, 2006