YOUNGSTERS got the chance to take their first peek around their new Hampshire pre-school while making a host of new friends.

Poppies pre-school in Chandler's Ford hosted a special open day to unveil the new premises to parents looking to send their children there when it opens in January.

With the pre-school based near the old Hendy Ford site, soon to be developed for housing, it is hoped that it will help to ease a great need for pre-school education in the area.

Four-year-old Isaac Small is pictured with Joseph Thompson, three.