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Operator named for new daycare nursery at East Village

Little Bear's daycare nursery will open this summer in East Village, formerly the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Village.

Little Bear's nursery staff get ready to move into East Village

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), which was responsible for the construction of the Olympic Park and the Olympic Village, has announced details of the operators of the new nursery, which will be opening in the same building as the all-ages Chobham Academy, and close to a state-of-the art health and well-being centre, both also set to open this year.

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Published 25 March 2013