THE PLAYGROUND of a Thornliebank nursery has been trashed as toddlers were set to return yesterday morning.

Jimmy Dunnachie Family Learning Centre shared the disappointing news on their Twitter account after they woke to find the tots’ play area destroyed.

Images shared by the nursery show how mindless vandals tipped soil from a gardening pit across the colourful outdoor space.

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Wooden pallets have also been tossed upside down and lie in heaps with children’s gardening equipment discarded amongst the mess.

A Tweet from Jimmy Dunnachie Family Learning Centre reads: “Angry, upset.

“All the hard work getting our outdoors ready for children to return to nursery this morning, to find the area trashed.”

Glasgow City Council’s director of education has condemned the attack as “shameful”.

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A Tweet from Maureen McKenna reads: “This is awful - how shameful.”

Eastwood Nursery offered their condolences, saying: “So sorry to hear this, you have all have worked so hard.”

Others have branded the act of vandalism as “shocking”, “terrible” and “disgraceful”.

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Education bosses previously told the Glasgow Times thugs are using the lockdown to try to get away with causing damage to schools and nurseries closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Police Scotland have been approached for comment.

Pictures: Via Twitter @Jimmydunnachie1