Not many nurseries can say they were officially opened by an army commander. But Old Station Nursery at Innsworth in Gloucestershire is no ordinary nursery, as it cares for the children of the multinational troops that make up the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC).
Lieutenant General Richard Shirreff officially opened the 64-place nursery in September 2010 after the troops from Nato relocated from Germany to Imjin Barracks in Gloucestershire.
About three-quarters of the children who attend are from military families, while the rest come from the surrounding area.
For manager Tracey Wilce and her team, caring for such a multicultural group of children - including Italian, German, French, Polish, Czech, Greek and Fijian - has been 'interesting and a learning curve'.
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