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Step by Step Nurseries in the west of Scotland has bought a former post office sorting office in Sandfield Street, Glasgow. The site is being developed into a nursery for children aged eight weeks to five years and will open in January. Sure Start Greater Southwick in Sunderland is celebrating the naming of its new purpose-built family centre. 'Austin House' was chosen following a competition in which members of the local community were asked to put forward suggestions. The Austin House Family Centre will open early next year and accommodate a range of facilities and services, including a neighbourhood nursery, creche, cafe and toy library.

Sure Start Greater Southwick in Sunderland is celebrating the naming of its new purpose-built family centre. 'Austin House' was chosen following a competition in which members of the local community were asked to put forward suggestions. The Austin House Family Centre will open early next year and accommodate a range of facilities and services, including a neighbourhood nursery, creche, cafe and toy library.

A 40-place day nursery is the latest addition to the Brinsbury Campus of Chichester College. The facility will open in January to students, staff and the local community. The building's training rooms will be used by students studying early years and childcare NVQs at levels 2 and 3. The nursery will also be used for work-based training, with students spending four days a week in the workplace and a day at college.

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