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This week's columnist Pat Wills considers the value of amenities in an early years setting that bureaucrats would question The decision to place a marine fish tank in the entrance hall of our new children's centre must be seen by many as quite an odd one. Certainly it didn't always go down well with those seeking to balance the books.

The decision to place a marine fish tank in the entrance hall of our new children's centre must be seen by many as quite an odd one. Certainly it didn't always go down well with those seeking to balance the books.

'What is that black thing with the red spot and lots of spikes?' 'Where is Nemo today?' 'Is that really a crab in a snail's shell' - typical questions from our children. How surreal are the five disconnected legs of what was once a whole orange starfish, each one making its way independently up the front of the tank.

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