NURSERY children are proving you are never too young to learn a second language.

Youngsters aged between three and four are being taught French at the Little Learners Nursery Centre, in Scorton, near Richmond.

Nursery manager Sarah Laws said: "The children are so eager to learn and it's a lot of fun for them. We are finding that their minds are so absorbent that they take in and retain much of what they're being taught."

Teachers use bright colours, games and food to keep the children's attention. The lessons are proving so successful that the nursery is planning to open its doors to primary school children during the holidays.