Images offering a peek inside an abandoned preschool show classrooms desecrated by vandals - with artwork still inside.
The preschool in Markham, Ontario, Canada closed without warning in 2016, leaving the children with no place to go and parents scrambling to receive a refund for their $7,000 a year tuition.
Later, the Ontario education ministry revealed the preschool had been under investigation regarding the welfare of the children.
The preschool was a Montessori school, one that emphasises encouraging children's natural interests rather than a strict teaching schedule.
The building has since been severely damaged by vandals, with many of the windows smashed and glass covering the floor.
However, much of the work of the children was still left on the wall, including drawings, projects and educational exercises.
Equipment such as skipping ropes and bean bags had also been left behind, along with arts and crafts supplies.
These photos were captured by urban exploration photographer and filmmaker Dave of Freaktography.com in Markham, Ontario in Canada.
"Once the preschool closed its doors, thieves, vandals and urban explorers descended on it like vultures," said Dave.
"Now the building is a decaying shell and the only memories of the children who used to play inside are fading memories.
"This abandoned preschool was absolutely murdered.
"Let's hope that one day the building is brought back to life and the memories of these children can live on forever."
Late last year the Mirror published images from inside a closed high school in Merseyside which shut its doors after the decision was made by operator Nugent Care in summer 2018 that the school was no longer financially viable.
Microscopes were still out on tables in the science labs and treadmills left behind in the gym.
Chris Maybury, 31, from Oldham published videos showing the interior after his trips to Clarence High School in Formby, a commuter town near Liverpool.
Mr Maybury first visited the school building on Saturday November 12, 2022, with two friends.
They came across a sports hall and changing rooms "cramped with all sorts of stuff" such as abandoned PE kits, DVDs, football boots and a working treadmill.
Mr Maybury said: "On the first experience, it felt like a time capsule that had been put on pause and if someone were to press play there would be life in it again".
