ABOVE AND BEYOND CHILDCARE GROUP
Previously Attimore Barn
Head office: Attimore Barn Scout HQ, Ridgeway, WGC, Herts AL7 2AD
Tel: 07766 407317
Email: tina@attimorebarnpreschool.co.uk
Website: www.attimorebarnpreschool.co.uk/www.hardingspreschool.co.uk/www.knightsfieldpreschoolers.co.uk/www.thecommonspreschool.co.uk
Directors: Tina Covill, Claire Mason
Established: 2010
Owns 4 nurseries: Welwyn Garden City 1, Herts (32), Welwyn Garden City 2 (32), Welwyn Garden City 3 (22), Welwyn Garden City 4 (20)
Places: 106
Employees: 23
ACORN EARLY YEARS
Head office: Wesley House, South Street, Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes MK19 7EL
Tel: 01908 510309
Email: info@acorn earlyyears.org.uk
Website: www.acornearlyyears.org.uk
Chief executive: Zoë Raven
Established: 1989
Owns/manages 13 nurseries: Brafield-on-the-Green (45), Burton Latimer (93), Stanwick (54) – Northants; Milton Keynes: Bletchley (54), CMK (48), Castlethorpe (36), Fishermead (61), Kents Hill (60), New Bradwell (33), Shenley Church End (48), Stony Stratford (40), Westcroft (82); Sharnbrook, Beds (62).
Also runs Forest Schools, out-of-school clubs, training and a consultancy.
Places: 716
Employees: 360
Plans: Three new nurseries planned for 2022.
ACORNS NURSERIES
Head office: Acorns House, 7 Park Grove, Cardiff CF10 3BJ
Tel: 02920 382009
Email: info@acornsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.acornsnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Peter Reynolds, Cherie Wilson
Established: 1988
Owns 10 nurseries: Bristol (120); Cardiff: Llandaff (60), Llanishen (90), Oakfield Street (49), Park Grove (147), Partridge Road (55), Whitchurch (84); Duffryn, Newport (48); Rhondda Cynon Taf: Park Nantgarw (72), USW, Treforest, (60).
Manages 2 workplace nurseries: Bristol, Aviva (33); Newport, Office for National Statistics (120).
Also runs a holiday club.
Places: 938
Employees: 356
ALL ABOUT CHILDREN
Acquired Angels at Play in 2019
Head office: Barratt House, Kingsthorpe Road, Northampton NN2 6EZ
Tel: 01604 265445
Email: info@allaboutchildren.co.uk
Website: www.allaboutchildren.co.uk
Directors: Russell Ford (founder), Marcia Viccars (founder), Sinead Johnson (chief operating officer), Toni Kilby (finance and acquisitions director)
Established: 2010
Owns 38 nurseries: Arnold, Notts (61); Alfreton, Derbyshire (72); Ascot, Berks (114); Bishops Stortford, Herts (74); Bracknell, Berks (124); Bucks: Amersham (75), Aylesbury (84), Beaconsfield (49), Haddenham (46), Halton (44), Wycombe (111); Cheltenham, Glos (69); Gloucester, Glos (90); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (48), Hoddesdon, Herts (89); London: Clapham Junction (69), Dulwich 1 (43), Dulwich 2 (61), Dulwich 3 (65), Dulwich 4 (52), Paddington (100), South Croydon (56), West Norwood (120); Luton, Beds (114); Maidenhead, Berks (89); Market Harborough, Leics (80); Rickmansworth 1, Herts (49), Rickmansworth 2 (72); Royston, Herts (134); Shepperton, Surrey (90); Slough, Berks (142); Staines, Surrey (44); Sutton Coldfield, W. Midlands (94); Ware 1, Herts (50), Ware 2 (114); West Bridgford 1, Notts (65), West Bridgford 2 (66), West Bridgford 3 (50)
Places: 2,969
Employees: Approx. 900
ALPHA NURSERIES GROUP
Alpha Nurseries and Alpha Community Nurseries
Head office: 59 Crabbe Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5HT
Tel: 01473 322600
Email: enquiries@alpha-nurseries.co.uk
Website: www.alpha-nurseries.co.uk
Managing director: David Finch
Operations director: Cathryn Dickins
Established: 2010
Owns 27 nurseries: Boston, Lincs (47); Braintree, Essex (24); Dereham, Norfolk (34); Diss 1, Norfolk (46), Diss 2 (32); Dover, Kent (45); Downham Market, Norfolk (48); Felixstowe, Suffolk (42); Grantham, Lincs (30); Ipswich 1, Suffolk (42), Ipswich 2 (47), Ipswich 3 (44), Ipswich 4 (32), Ipswich 5 (45), Ipswich 6 (41), Ipswich 7 (24); Kirton, Lincs (52); Leiston, Suffolk (49); Lowestoft, Suffolk (76); Ossett, W. Yorks (24); Rotherham, S. Yorks (39); Sandwich, Kent (38); Southwold, Suffolk (38); Stoke-on-Trent (60); Uttoxeter, Staffs (44); Woodbridge 1, Suffolk (20), Woodbridge 2 (24)
Places: 1,087
Employees: 250
ALPHABET HOUSE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Gunthorpe Road, Lowdham, Nottingham NG14 7EN
Tel/Fax: 0115 966 4556
Email: headoffice@alphabethouse.co.uk
Website: www.alphabethouse.co.uk
Directors: Marie Brentford, Anthony Brentford
Established: 1996
Owns 4 nurseries: Beeston (40), Lowdham (67), West Bridgford (85), White Post (100) – all in Notts
Places: 292
Employees: 92
ALPHABET HOUSE NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Didsbury Close, London E6 2SX
Tel: 020 8470 7824
Email: info@alphabethousenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.alphabethousenurseries.co.uk
Director: Kemi Balogun
Area manager: Razna Akhtar
Established: 1994
Owns 8 nurseries: London: Beckton (32), Didsbury (47), Canberra (71), Greenwich (50), North Woolwich (24), Stratford (78), Upton Park (60), Waterside Park (52)
Places: 414
Employees: 80
ASHFORD PLAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: Strathmore, 43 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8NU
Tel: 01233 625301
Email: email@ashfordplaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.ashfordplaynursery.co.uk
Proprietor: Val Webb
Established: 1971
Owns 3 nurseries: Ashford, Kent: Albert Road (44), Albert Road Crèche (12), Wall Road (44). Albert and Wall Road both have an 8-place after-school club and summer school.
Places: 100
Employees: 24
ATHERTON HOUSE NURSERY GROUP*
Head office: 2 Victoria Road West, Blundellsands, Liverpool L23 8UQ
Tel: 0151 363 9911
Email: childcare@athertonhousegroup.co.uk
Directors: Tim, Alice and George Apel
Established: 2001
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Greater Manchester 1 (55), Greater Manchester 2 (55); Liverpool 1 (65), Liverpool 2 (92); Warrington, Cheshire (72)
Places: 339
Employees: 150
Plans: Setting up an early years specialist recruitment agency, Caterpillar Careers.
BAMBINOS
Head office: Bambinos Childcare Centres, 31 Houndiscombe Road, Mutley, Plymouth, Devon PL4 6EU
Tel: 01752 226767
Email: office@bambinosdaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.bambinosdaynursery.co.uk
Directors: Xiaobing Wang, Chanyan Xu, Jemma Honey
Established: 1993
Owns 4 nurseries: Plymouth: City (95), Plymstock (64), Tavistock (62), Woolwell (59)
Places: 280
Employees: 90
BANANA MOON
Head office: 1A Tournament Court, Edgehill Drive, Warwick CV34 6LG
Tel: 01926 338497
Email: info@bananamoonfranchise.com
Website: www.bananamoonfranchise.com
Directors: Mark Bates, Mike Bates
Established: 2010
47 nurseries as part of a franchise: Aberdeen 1 (81), Aberdeen 2 (120), Aberdeen 3 (46); Altrincham, Cheshire (75); Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire (34); Barnstaple, Devon (78); Billericay, Essex (68); Birmingham 1 (94), Birmingham 2 (56); Bridgend, S. Wales (78); Bristol (65); Catterick, N. Yorks (72); Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire (51); Colchester, Essex (125); Coventry, W. Midlands (36); Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (110); Gloucester, Glos (47); Hamilton, Leicester (84); Harbury, Warwickshire (56); Harlow, Essex (68); Hatton, Warwickshire (110); Hyde, Greater Manchester (72); Kempston, Bedfordshire (67); Kingsbury, Staffordshire (31); Leeds, W. Yorks (78); Littleover, Derby (72); London: Battersea (55), Chiswick (64), Croydon (77), Hounslow (64), Nunhead (62), Southwark (58), Wimbledon (74); Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire (34); Manchester 1 (47), Manchester 2 (71); Mirfield, Yorkshire (120); Nottingham, Notts (68); Reading 1, Berks (73), Reading 2 (64); Sheffield, S. Yorks (65); St Albans, Herts (79); Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire (85); Sutton Coldfield, W. Midlands (64); Walsall, W. Mids (42); West Bromwich, W. Midlands (48); Wolverhampton, W. Midlands (54)
1 before- and after-school club: Norristhorpe, Yorkshire
Places: 3,242
Employees: 800
BIG LIFE GROUP
Head office: 1st Floor, 463 Stretford Road, Manchester M16 9AB
Tel: 0161 848 2420
Email: rhuksana.ahmed@biglifeschools.com
Website: www.thebiglifegroup.com
Director: Rhuksana Ahmed
Established: 2004
Owns/manages 2 nurseries: Longsight (112), Unity (86) – both in Manchester. Also runs 3 children’s centres and 2 community primary schools.
Places: 198
Employees: 69
BLUEBELL CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: Dittons Road, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex BN24 5ES
Tel: 01323 487081
Email: barn@bluebellnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.bluebellnurseries.co.uk
Owns 3 nurseries: Bluebell Hill, Eastbourne (62), Heathfield (40), Stone Cross, Pevensey (62) – all in E. Sussex
Places: 164
Employees: 58
BOWS AND ARROWS GROUP
Operates 6 nurseries: Buttons and Bows, Little Learners, Forest Learners, The Children’s Triangle Nursery, The Nature Den, Wellington and WigWams
Head office: WigWams Nursery, Whitton Church Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 6LW
Tel: 01473 240304 or for enquiries 01473 599210
Email: info@bowsandarrows group.co.uk
Website: www.bowsandarrows group.co.uk
Joint chief executives: Anne Denny and Michelle Antczak
Established: 2004
Owns 7 nurseries: Ipswich, Suffolk: Aster Road (71), Bramford Lane (36), Chevallier Street (25), Hogarth Road 1 (70), Hogarth Road 2 (16), Paul’s Road (32), Whitton Church Lane (71)
Places: 321
Employees: 95
BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Newhall Lodge, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9HA
Tel: 07976 069818
Email: sharon@brighterbeginnings.co.uk
Website: www.brighterbeginnings.co.uk
Directors: Gill Race (managing director), David Race (co-founder), Sharon Street (general director), Tom Race (general director)
Established: 1991
Owns 9 nurseries: Manchester: Burnage (52), Charlestown (117), Fallowfield (52), New Moston (67), Newton Heath (83), Rusholme (52), Wetherby Street (72); Oldham: Chadderton (72), Fitton Hill (50)
3 out-of-school and holiday clubs: Charlestown (47), Newton Heath (30), Rusholme (30). Also runs a training centre.
Places: 617
Employees: 240
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS
Head office: 2 Crown Court, Rushden, Northants NN10 6BS
Tel: 01933 415900
Email: generalenquiries@brighthorizons.com
Website: www.brighthorizons.co.uk
Managing director: Ros Marshall
General manager: Lydia Hopper
Established: 1988
Owns or manages 291 nurseries, including 12 Saurus Nurseries: Brighton, E. Sussex (65); Burgess Hill 1, W. Sussex (60), Burgess Hill 2 (75), Burgess Hill 3 (45), Burgess Hill 4 (30); Haywards Heath, W. Sussex (55); Hove 1, E. Sussex (65), Hove 2 (100), Hove 3 (130); Shoreham-by-Sea 1, W. Sussex (87), Shoreham-by-Sea 2 (75); Worthing, W. Sussex (100)
Places: 887
Employees: 185
Other nurseries: Aberdeen 1 (53), Aberdeen 2 (58), Aberdeen 3 (67), Aberdeen 4 (41), Aberdeen 5 (99); Astley, G. Manchester (75); Aylesbury, Bucks (91); Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria (62); Berks: Bracknell 1 (50), Bracknell 2 (96), Maidenhead (93), Reading 1 (112), Reading 2 (120), Slough (62), Sonning (169), Windsor (80), Wokingham (83); Birmingham, W. Midlands (61); Bolton, Lancs (75); Bramingham, Beds (134); Bristol 1 (56), Bristol 2 (48); Cambridgeshire: Cambridge 1 (152), Cambridge 2 (76), Cambridge 3 (126), Cambridge 4 (88), Cambridge Science Park (148), Ely (120), Fulbourn (108); Cheshire: Chester (60), Prestbury (65), Timperley (88), Tytherington (90), Warrington 1 (123), Warrington 2 (108), Wilmslow (96); Crawley, W. Sussex (92); Derby 1 (57), Derby 2 (70); Edinburgh 1 (101), Edinburgh 2 (49), Edinburgh 3 (112), Edinburgh 4 (75), Edinburgh 5 (59), Edinburgh 6 (65), Edinburgh 7 (69); Essex: Basildon (83), Brentwood (110), Chelmsford (80), Chigwell 1 (118), Chigwell 2 (59), Epping (92), Loughton (56), Saffron Walden (79), Woodford Green (60); Glasgow (113); Hants: Ampfield (64), Andover 1 (75), Andover 2 (40), Basingstoke 1 (108), Basingstoke 2 (102), Chandlers Ford (64), Chilworth (64), Church Crookham (80), Eastleigh (75), Fair Oak (67), Farnborough (104), Fleet (120), Hedge End (64), North Baddesley (64), Otterbourne (90), Portsmouth (70), Romsey (66), Southampton 1 (81), Southampton 2 (78), Southampton 3 (83), Winchester (75); Herts: Cheshunt (77), Harpenden 1 (52), Harpenden 2 (110), Hemel Hempstead (92), Hertford (112), Sawbridgeworth (56), Watford 1 (92), Watford 2 (63); Hinckley, Leics (104); Horsham, W. Sussex (89); Hull, E. Yorks (77); Kent: Beckenham 1 (64), Beckenham 2 (52), Bexleyheath (92), Bickley (92), Bromley 1 (74), Bromley 2 (115), Canterbury (143), Dartford (144), Kings Hill (129), Longfield (98), Maidstone 1 (96), Maidstone 2 (54), Maidstone 3 (56), Petts Wood (68), Swanscombe (144), Sevenoaks (63), Tonbridge (70), Tunbridge Wells 1 (79), Tunbridge Wells 2 (40), Tunbridge Wells 3 (72), Wilmington (90); Lancaster, Lancs (62); Leeds, Yorks (69), Lichfield, Staffs (119); Liverpool 1, Merseyside (78), Liverpool 2 (60), Liverpool 3 (67); London: Balham (65), Bank Street (67), Barbican (54), Barnes (79), Barnet 1 (130), Barnet 2 (86), Battersea 1 (61), Battersea 2 (77), Blackheath (73), Brentford (72), Brockley (101), Canada Square (100), Carshalton (65), Chingford (61), Chelsea (49), Chiswick (87), Chiswick Park (75), Clapham (137), Columbus Courtyard (122), Coulsdon (84), Crouch End 1 (88), Crouch End 2 (79), East Greenwich (52), East India Dock 1 (84), East India Dock 2 (74), East India Dock 3 (96), Eltham 1 (71), Eltham 2 (47), Enfield 1 (62), Enfield 2 (52), Enfield 3 (38), Finchley 1 (84), Finchley 2 (96), Finsbury Park (97), Fulham 1 (137), Fulham 2 (69), Golders Green (53), Greenwich (61), Hendon 1 (102), Hendon 2 (73), Highams Park (59), Highbury (70), Highgate (55), Hither Green 1 (30), Hither Green 2 (73), Holland Park (79), Holloway (84), Hounslow (93), Hyde Park (46), Islington (48), Kenton (88), Kew (66), Kingston 1 (73), Kingston 2 (98), Kingston 3 (99), Lewisham 1 (54), Lewisham 2 (63), Mount Vernon (124), Muswell Hill 1 (97), Muswell Hill 2 (82), New Eltham (90), New Southgate (58), North Cheam (80), Palmers Green (64), Peckham Rye (73), Pinner 1 (79), Pinner 2 (67), Purley (98), Putney (62), Raynes Park 1 (62), Raynes Park 2 (45), Regents Park (75), Richmond 1 (71), Richmond 2 (84), Richmond 3 (89), Ruislip (74), Sidcup (54), Southfields (50), Southgate 1 (99), Southgate 2 (75), Stoke Newington (92), Spitalfields (50), St John’s Wood (92), Surbiton 1 (92), Surbiton 2 (76), Sutton (55), Tabard Square (96), Teddington 1 (97), Teddington 2 (78), Tooting (156), Twickenham 1 (121), Twickenham 2 (24), Twickenham 3 (44), Twickenham 4 (71), Upminster (66), Wandsworth (105), Wandsworth Common (68), Wembley (120), West Dulwich 1 (76), West Dulwich 2 (76), Westferry Circus (30), West Hampstead 1 (96), West Hampstead 2 (144), West Hampstead 3 (84), Whetstone (48), Wimbledon (95); Manchester 1 (144), Manchester 2 (100), Manchester 3 (99), Manchester 4 (70); Milton Keynes: Wolverton Mill (88), Wavendon (65); Moortown, Yorks (56); Northampton, Northants 1 (58), Northampton 2 (32); Nottingham, Notts (87); Oxon: Abingdon 1 (114), Abingdon 2 (130), Didcot 1 (112), Didcot 2 (92), Didcot 3 (112), Oxford 1 (144), Oxford 2 (100), Wallingford (134); Poole 1, Dorset (42), Poole 2 (86); Renfrew, Renfrewshire (52); Sheffield 1, S. Yorks (84), Sheffield 2 (76); Solihull, W. Mids (90); Suffolk: Bury St Edmunds (97), Great Cornard (62), Ipswich (90); Surrey: Banstead (107), Caterham 1 (98), Caterham 2 (72), Dorking (89), Egham (69), Epsom (124), Esher (85), Farnham 1 (92), Farnham 2 (97), Frimley Green (80), Godalming (56), Guildford 1 (94), Guildford 2 (89), Haslemere (93), Hinchley Wood (78), Leatherhead (87), Redhill (54), Reigate 1 (96), Reigate 2 (103), Walton on Thames (92), Weybridge (86), Woking 1 (80), Woking 2 (64), Woking 3 (79); Tingley, W. Yorks (78); Walton on the Hill, Staffs (76); Warks: Barford (45), Kenilworth (67), Rugby (64), Southam (75)
Places: 23,802
Employees: circa 10,132
BRIGHT KIDS
Head office: Millennium House, High Street, Studley, Warks B80 7HL
Tel: 01527 452430
Email: hello@bright-kids.co.uk
Website: www.bright-kids.co.uk
Chief executive: Tricia Wellings
Operations director: Emma Beard
Established: 1999
Owns 6 nurseries: Barley Lea, Coventry (50); Coughton, Warks (50); Crabbs Cross, Worcs (55); Evesham, Worcs (52); Northfield, Birmingham (80); Studley, Warks (76)
4 out-of-school clubs: Crabbs Cross (24), Matchborough, Worcs (24); Studley St Mary’s (24); Birmingham (32).
Also runs a training and consultancy service.
Places: 363
Employees: 90
Plans: To continue nursery growth with another four nurseries in the next five years.
BRIGHTSPARKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Meadow Hill, Purley, Surrey CR8 3HL
Tel: 020 8660 2340
Website: www.brightsparksdaynurseries.co.uk
Email: brightsparks1@icloud.com
Directors: Emma Jones, Helen Simpson
Established: 1999
Owns 6 nurseries: Eltham (58), New Malden (58), Old Coulsdon (58), Purley (58), Purley Way (58), Selsdon (58) – all Surrey
Places: 348
Employees: 95
BRIGHTSTART DAY NURSERIES
Operating under the Bransholme Community Childcare, Aspiring Minds and Leap Ahead brands
Head office: Ings Resource Centre, off Savoy Road, Hull HU8 0TX
Tel: 01482 821467
Email: headoffice@brightstartdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.brightstartdaynurseries.co.uk, www.leapaheadnurseries.co.uk
Director: Angela Proctor
Established: 2007
Owns 10 nurseries: Brigg, Lincs (24); Grimsby 1, Lincs (24), Grimsby 2 (45); Hull 1, E. Yorks (39), Hull 2 (39), Hull 3 (39), Hull 4 (39), Hull 5 (28), Hull 6 (24), Scunthorpe (50).
Places: 351
Employees: 110
Plans: New 54-place setting opening in Hull in April 2022.
BRISTOL CHILDCARE
Head office: The Elms Farm Office, Upper Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol BS32 4LQ
Tel: 01454 614 273
Email: headoffice@bristolchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.bristolchildcare.co.uk
Director: Saffia Bullock
Established: 1971
Owns 3 nurseries: Clifton (65), Filton (57), Knowle (86) – all in Bristol
Places: 208
Employees: 56
BROOKLANDS CHILDCARE
Head office: 137b Market Street, Hindley, Wigan WN2 3AA
Tel: 01942 760044
Email: hindley2@brooklandschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.brooklandschildcare.co.uk
Owners: Ivan Rawlins, Linda Rawlins
Established: 1990
Owns 5 nurseries: Ashton-in-Makerfield (121), Garswood (94), Hindley 1 (89), Hindley 2 (134), Leigh (46) – all in Lancs
Places: 484
Employees: 110
THE BUSY BEES GROUP
Operating under the Busy Bees, Careshare, Caring Daycare (acquired 2014), Kinder Nurseries (acquired 2014), Just Learning, Nunu and Tibbi Tots brands, as well as Bush Babies and Kids 1st (acquired 2015/16) and Treetops and Bramleys (acquired 2017). It acquired Mace Montessori and Daisy and Jake in 2018.
Head office: St Matthews, Shaftsbury Drive, Burntwood, Staffs WS7 9QP
Tel: 01543 678450
Email: info@busybees.com
Website: www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk
Directors: Simon Irons, Margaret Randles, Cheryl Creaser, Clare Phizacklea, Steve Eccleston, Matthew Muller, Jitin Topiwala, Keelie Leahy, Louise Copson
Established: 1983
Owns and manages 355 nurseries: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire (170); Altrincham, G. Manchester (97); Apsley, Herts (88); Ashbourne, Derbs (81); Ashford 1, Kent (87), Ashford 2 (108), Ashford 3 (108); Ayrshire (72); Barlborough, Derbs (83); Basingstoke 1, Hants (98), Basingstoke 2 (100), Basingstoke 3 (100); Bedford 1, Beds (110), Bedford 2 (112), Bedford 3 (73); Belper 1, Derbs (90), Belper 2 (90); Beverley, E. Yorks (108); Bicester 1, Oxon (108), Bicester 2 (110); Biggleswade 1, Beds (106), Biggleswade 2 (112); Birlingham, Worcs (62); Birmingham 1, W. Mids (116), Birmingham 2 (77), Birmingham 3 (64), Birmingham 4, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (133), Birmingham 5 (84), Birmingham 6 (99); Bishops Stortford 1, Herts (80), Bishops Stortford 2 (55); Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead (68); Bolton, Lancs (78); Braintree 1, Essex (100), Braintree 2 (104); Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan (108); Brighton, E. Sussex (94); Bristol: Barrs Court (116), Bradley Stoke (92), Emersons Green (105), Portishead (91), Stoke Gifford (108); Bromborough, Wirral (105); Bromsgrove, Warks (86); Brough, E. Yorks (108); Burchetts Green, Berks (85); Burntwood, Staffs (111); Burton, Staffs (108); Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk Hospital (96); Camberley, Surrey (89); Cambridge (137); Canterbury, Kent (79); Cardiff (100); Carshalton Beeches, Surrey (98); Chafford Hundred 1, Essex (98), Chafford Hundred 2 (92); Chatham, Kent (78); Cheadle 1, Cheshire (116), Cheadle 2 (67); Cheam 1, Surrey (88), Cheam 2 (83), Cheam 3 (46), Cheam 4 (79); Chelmsford 1, Essex (102), Chelmsford 2 (96); Cheltenham 1, Glos (56), Cheltenham 2 (90); Chester, Cheshire (76); Chichester, Hants (92); Chippenham, Wilts (106); Chislehurst, Kent (100); Chorley, Lancs (147); Colchester 1, Essex (84), Colchester 2 (109); Corby 1, Northants (85), Corby 2 (120); Coventry 1, Walsgrave Hospital, Warks (117), Coventry 2 (46); Crawley, W. Sussex (132); Darlington 1, Co. Durham (88), Darlington 2 (108), Darlington 3 (78); Daventry, Northants (97); Derby 1, Derbs (107), Derby 2 (110), Derby 3 (58), Derby 4 (65), Derby 5 (64); Dorking 1, Surrey (44), Dorking 2 (52); Droitwich Spa, W. Mids (110); Dudley, W. Midlands (100); Dundee (94), Dunfermline 1, Fife (108), Dunfermline 2 (100); Durham, Co. Durham (99); Eastbourne, E. Sussex (100); East Grinstead (92); East Keswick, W. Yorks (105); East Kilbride, S. Lanarkshire (86); East Malling, Kent (84); Edinburgh 1 (88), Edinburgh 2 (132), Edinburgh 3 (85), Edinburgh 4 (55), Edinburgh 5 (58), Edinburgh 6 (93), Edinburgh 7 (90); Edwalton, Notts (88); Egham, Surrey (97); Epsom, Surrey (84); Evesham, Worcs (110); Farnborough 1, Hants (96), Farnborough 2 (159); Formby, Merseyside (66); Gateshead 1, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tyne and Wear (108), Gateshead 2 (108); Gillingham 1, Kent (112), Gillingham 2 (98); Glasgow 1 (77), Glasgow 2 (101), Glasgow 3 (127); Glenrothes, Fife (95); Gloucester, Glos (68); Godalming 1, Surrey (87), Godalming 2 (136); Gravesend, Essex (132); Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (71); Guildford 1, Surrey (104), Guildford 2 (84), Guildford 3 (77); Harlow, Essex (105); Harpenden 1, Herts (72), Harpenden 2 (55); Harrogate 1, Yorks (60), Harrogate 2 (146), Harrogate 3 (85), Harrogate 4 (126), Harrogate 5 (44); Haslemere, Surrey (88); Haywards Heath, W. Sussex (72); Hempstead, Kent (76); Hertford, Herts (44); Hexham, Northumberland (112); High Wycombe, Bucks (91); Holmes Chapel, Cheshire (105); Horsham, W. Sussex (130); Hove, E. Sussex (74); Huntingdon, Cambs (100); Ingleby Barwick, S. Yorks (86); Inverness (80); Ipswich 1, Suffolk (94), Ipswich 2 (105); Jersey 1 (55), Jersey 2 (69); Kettering 1, Northants (112), Kettering 2 (81); Lancaster (151); Leamington Spa, Warks (109); Leeds 1, Yorks (100), Leeds 2 (151), Leeds 3 (55), Leeds 4 (130), Leeds 5 (75), Leeds 6 (54), Leeds 7 (92); Leicester 1 (116), Leicester 2 (130), Leicester 3 (49), Leicester 4 (60), Leicester 5 (52), Leicester 6 (86), Leicester 7 (54), Leicester 8 (54), Leicester 9 (68), Leicester 10 (110); Letchworth, Herts (104); Lewes, E. Sussex (51); Lightwater, Surrey (50); Liverpool (55); Livingston, W. Lothian (103); London: Battersea (95), Bexleyheath (100), Charlton (95), Chingford (108), Chiswick 1 (109), Chiswick 2 (74), Croydon 1 (112), Croydon 2 (67), Docklands (107), Ealing 1 (39), Ealing 2 (39), Ealing 3 (52), Ealing 4 (102), Enfield (120), Finchley (76), Fulham (132), Greenwich (51), Hammersmith 1 (95), Hammersmith 2 (96), Harlesden (66), Harrow 1 (56), Harrow 2 (84), Heathrow (100), Hillingdon (114), Ilford (124), Kenton (47), Kilburn (70), Leytonstone (100), Lewisham (66), Mill Hill (78), Mottingham (65), Putney (83), Shadwell (72), Teddington (63), Walthamstow (140), Wandsworth 1 (118), Wandsworth 2 (52), West Ealing 1 (53), West Ealing 2 (18), West Hampstead (50), Westminster (73), Whitechapel (95); Long Eaton, Derbyshire (113); Loughborough, Leics (40); Macclesfield, Cheshire (98); Maidenhead 1, Berks (66), Maidenhead 2 (70); Maidstone 1, Kent (47), Maidstone 2 (112), Maidstone 3 (50); Manchester, G. Manchester (90); Mansfield, Notts (56); Market Harborough, Leics (118); Matlock, Derbs (82); Melrose, Scottish Borders (75); Meopham, Kent (104); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (100), Milton Keynes 2 (96), Milton Keynes 3 (101); Morden, Surrey (66); Newbury, Berks (104); Newcastle, Tyne and Wear 1 (110), Newcastle 2 (108), Newcastle 3 (108), Newcastle 4 (105), Newcastle 5 (108); Northampton 1 (92), Northampton 2 (104), Northampton 3 (111); North Shields, Tyne and Wear (112); Northwich, Cheshire (107); Norwich: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (114), Norwich 2 (112), Norwich 3 (112), Norwich 4 (72); Nottingham 1, Notts: City Hospital (114), Nottingham 2 (120), Nottingham 3 (96), University of Nottingham (96), Nottingham 5 (65); Oxford 1, Oxon (110), Oxford 2 (102), Oxford 3 (88), Oxford 4 (89); Perivale, Middlesex (76); Peterborough 1, Cambs (104), Peterborough 2 (50); Plymouth, Devon (83); Portsmouth, Hants (126); Preston 1, Lancs (160), Preston 2 (136), Preston 3 (60); Quedgeley, Glos (105); Rainham, Kent (81); Reading 1, Berks (58), Reading 2 (93), Reading 3 (109); Reigate, Surrey (93); Rotherham, S. Yorks (85); Rugby, Warks (84); Sale, G. Manchester (66); Salisbury 1, Wilts (46), Salisbury 2 (93); Sandy, Beds (70); Sevenoaks 1, Kent (92), Sevenoaks 2 (93); Shellingford, Oxon (55); Shenley, Herts (110); Shrewsbury, Shropshire (119); Sittingbourne, Kent (77); Solihull 1, W. Midlands (94), Solihull 2 (100); Southport, Lancs (111); Southwell, Notts (48); St Albans 1, Herts (63), St Albans 2 (65), St Albans 3 (120), St Albans City Hospital (51); St Davids (129); St Neots, Cambs (93); Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham (108); Stevenage 1, Herts (98), Stevenage 2 (112); Stokenchurch, Bucks (58); Stotford, Beds (64); Stowmarket, Suffolk (106); Sudbury Hill, Middlesex (99); Sunderland 1, Tyne and Wear (108), Sunderland 2 (82), Sunderland 3 (129), Sunderland 4 (99), Sunderland 5 (90); Sutton Coldfield, W. Mids (45); Swindon 1, Wilts (100), Swindon 2 (76), Swindon 3 (106); Telford, Shropshire (108); Tewkesbury, Glos (56); Thames Ditton, Surrey (89); Thetford, Norfolk (73); Trowbridge, Wilts (100); Tunbridge Wells, Kent (90); Uttoxeter, Staffs (77); Wakefield, W. Yorks (112); Wansbeck (112); Warton, Lancs (30); Warwick, Warks (115); Watford General Hospital, Herts (46); Wellingborough, Northants (100); Welwyn, Herts (46), Welwyn Garden City (85); West Byfleet, Surrey (72); Weston-super-Mare 1, Somerset (100), Weston-super-Mare 2 (49); Weymouth, Dorset (52); Wigan 1, Greater Manchester (76), Wigan 2 (94); Wirral 1, Merseyside (68), Wirral 2 (102), Wirral 3 (65), Wirral 4 (95), Wirral 5 (95), Wirral 6 (105), Wirral 7 (95), Wirral 8 (131), Wirral 9 (95); Woking 1, Surrey (117), Woking 2 (65); Worcester, Worcs (104); Worksop, Notts (85); Worthing, W. Sussex (69); Wynyard, Co Durham (108); York 1, N. Yorks (120), York 2 (45)
Places: 32,024
Employees: 9,000
BUSY NOUGHT TO FIVES
Head office: 10 Brimstage Road, Gayton, Wirral CH60 1XG
Tel: 0151 342 2714
Email: info@busy05.co.uk
Website: www.busy05.co.uk
Directors: Emma Collins, Kevin Collins
Established: 1992
Owns 6 nurseries: Cheshire (102), Liverpool 1 (63), Liverpool 2 (84); Warrington 1, Cheshire (129), Warrington 2 (119); Wirral (84)
Places: 581
Employees: 150
Plans: Seeking sites for expansion throughout the UK.
BUTTERCUPS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 24a Popes Lane, Ealing, London W5 4NT
Tel: 020 8840 4838
Email: team@ buttercups-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.buttercups-nursery.co.uk
Director: Carol Whitehouse
Established: 1980
Owns 8 nurseries: Chalfont St Peter, Bucks (70); London: Acton (41), Syon Park Brentford (44), Chiswick Lane 1 (44), Chiswick Lane 2 (32), Ealing (69), Isleworth (49), Teddington (31)
Places: 380
Employees: 110
CARING KINDERGARTENS
Head office: St Lukes, Main Road, Duston, Northants NN5 6JB
Email: mail@caringkindergartens.co.uk
Website: www.caringkindergartens.co.uk
Proprietor: George Wright
Head of childcare: Karl Goodridge
Established: 1992
Owns 7 nurseries: Brooklands, Milton Keynes, Bucks (139); Daventry (90), Duston (133), Wellingborough (120) – all in Northants; Moulton Park Industrial Estate, Northampton (72); Peterborough Business Park, Cambs (112); Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire (55)
Places: 721
Employees: 117
CATHERINE HOUSE DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 9 St Agnes Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9PH
Tel: 0121 449 1444
Fax: 0121 449 1440
Email: info@catherinehouse daynursery.com
Website: www.catherinehousedaynursery.com
Directors: Rita Howe-Douglas, Matthew Poray
Established: 1987
Owns 4 nurseries: Birmingham: Moseley (60), Northfield (40); Brockley, London (90); Walsall, W. Midlands (50)
Places: 240
Employees: 100
CC NURSERIES GROUP*
Head office: CC Nurseries Hub, Unit 1 & 2 Clover House, Boston Road, Sleaford NG34 7HD
Tel: 01529 300792
Email: office@ccnurseries.com
Website: www.ccnurseries.com
Head of nurseries: Andrew Clifford
Established: 2017
Owns 8 nurseries: Bedford, Beds (101); Brentford, London (88); Edinburgh: Barnton (84), Murrayfield (85); Glasgow (65); Twickenham, London (90); Wendover, Bucks (108); Whitburn, West Lothian (74). Owns one out-of-school club: Whitburn (56)
Places: 695
Employees: 176
Plans: New settings due to open in Barnet and Edinburgh in summer 2022.
CHAPTER ONE CHILDCARE
Head office: Country Park Nursery, Dalkeith Country Park, Dalkeith, Midlothian EH22 2NA
Tel: 0845 1771008
Email: info@chapteronechildcare.com
Website: www.chapteronechildcare.com
Owners: Diane and Jon Gillam
Established: 2004
Owns 6 nurseries: Dalkeith Country Park, Midlothian (75), Treetops Outdoor Nursery, Dalkeith Country Park (25); Edinburgh: Kirk Brae (36), Shawfair (56); Farnley, N. Yorks (70), Treetops Outdoor Nursery, Farnley (20). Also owns 2 nurseries in Oman
Places: 282
Employees: 90
CHATSWORTH SCHOOLS
Head office: Crimea Office, Great Tew Estate, Oxon OX7 4AH
Tel: 01608 525 030
Email: office@chatsworthschools.com
Website: www.chatsworthschools.com
Founder and chief executive: Anita Gleave
Head of nurseries: Clair Marsh
Established: 2018
Owns 7 nurseries: Cheshire: Macclesfield (56); London: Marylebone (22), Parsons Green (24), Greenwich (51); Oxon: Abingdon (37), Steventon (44), Wallingford (35)
Places: 226
Employees: 72
CHERRY CHILDCARE
Head office: Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Surrey GU12 5NZ
Tel: 01252 546190
Email: admin@cherrychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.cherrychildcare.co.uk
Managing director: Nigel Rolfe
Directors: Trisha Fisher, Rachael Wolfenden, Zoe Rolfe
Established: 1993
Owns 11 nurseries: Addlestone, Surrey (106); Ash Vale, Hants (120); Epsom, Surrey (94); Hayling Island 1, Hants (34), Hayling Island 2 (50); High Wycombe, Bucks (62); Langstone, Hants (52); Pirbright, Surrey (73); Sandhurst, Berks (48); Stoneleigh, Surrey (96); Weybridge, Surrey (30)
Places: 765
Employees: 230
CHERRYTREES CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: 3 Abbey Road, Dunbar, East Lothian EH42 1JP
Tel: 01368 860555
Email: lkbennet@yahoo.com
Website: www.cherrytreesnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Lisa Bennet, Stewart Bennet, David Robertson
Established: 2000
Owns 4 nurseries: Dunbar, E. Lothian (83); Edinburgh (139); Hawick (64), Melrose (83) – both in Scottish Borders
Places: 369
Employees: 101
CHERUBS NURSERIES
Part of Childcare East Midlands
Head office: Welbeck Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire NG19 9LA
Tel: 01623 420940
Website: https://cherubsnurseries.co.uk
Managing director: Susan Mills
Director: Robert Everist
Operations manager: Sarah Savage
Established: 1993
Owns 13 nurseries: Mansfield 1 (63), Mansfield 2 (147), Mansfield 3 (120), Mansfield 4 (55), Mansfield 5 (60), Mansfield 6 (55), Mansfield 7 (55), Nottingham 1 (80), Nottingham 2 (80), Nottingham 3 (48), Nottingham 4 (114), South Normanton (55), Worksop (55) – all in Notts
Places: 987
Employees: 250
Plans: To expand across the Midlands.
THE CHESHIRE DAY NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Winwick Hollins Drive, Winwick, Cheshire WA2 8RS
Tel: 01925 655498
Email: headoffice@cheshiredaynurserygroup.com
Website: www.thecheshiredaynursery.co.uk
Directors: Julie Mannering, Brenda Burling
Established: 2000
Owns 5 nurseries: Warrington 1 (31), Warrington 2 (116), Warrington 3 (80), Warrington 4 (110), Warrington 5 (137) – all in Cheshire
Places: 474
Employees: 136
CHESTNUT NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 177 Earlham Grove, London E7 9AP
Tel: 020 8555 9800
Email: earlham@chestnut-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.chestnut-nursery.co.uk
Directors: David Saunders, Steven Davies, Karen Broughton
Established: 2002
Owns 20 nurseries: Cambridge, Cambs (99); Cottenham, Cambridge (48); London: Barking 1 (89), Barking 2 (64), Barking 3 (76), Barking 4 (80), Dagenham 1 (52), Dagenham 2 (49), Dagenham 3 (69), Dagenham 4 (61), Forest Gate 1 (50), Forest Gate 2 (44), Forest Gate 3 (46), Redbridge (63); Norfolk: North Walsham (74), Norwich 1 (71), Norwich 2 (119), Norwich 3 (66), Norwich 4 (53), Taverham (36)
Places: 1,309
Employees: 389
CHILD CENTRED NURSERIES
Head office: 14-16 Collingwood Road, Witham, Essex CM8 2DZ
Tel: 01376 514971
Email: info@pelicanplacenursery.co.uk
Website: www.childcentrednurseries.co.uk
Directors: Stephen Field, Melanie Field
Established: 1995
Owns 5 nurseries: Colchester 1, (88), Colchester 2 (48), Colchester 3 (46), Kelvedon (58), Witham (86) – all in Essex
Places: 326
Employees: 133
CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP
Head office: Kingston House, Northampton Road, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK16 8NJ
Tel: 01908 211699
Email: info@childbase.com
Website: www.childbasepartnership.com
Established: 1989
Chairman: Michael Thompson
Chief executive officer: Emma Rooney
Operations director: Louise Hill
Finance director: Justin Clubb
Operates 45 nurseries: Aylesbury 1, Bucks (73), Aylesbury 2 – Stoke Mandeville Hospital (101); Bedford 1, Beds (95), Bedford 2 (108); Birmingham 1, W. Mids (89), Birmingham 2 (94); Buckingham, Bucks (131); Cambridge, Cambs: University of Cambridge 1 (120), University of Cambridge 2 (79); Coventry, Warks (70); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (102); Hitchin, Herts (83); Hertford 1, Herts (92), Hertford 2 (86); Kettering, Northants (116); Leamington Spa, Warks (117); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (99); London: Chiswick (88), High Barnet (77), Orpington (145), Southall (160), Winchmore Hill (86); Luton, Beds (104); Maidenhead, Berks (91); Marlow, Bucks (43); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (83), Milton Keynes 2 (97); Newport Pagnell, Bucks (64); Northampton – Northampton General Hospital (105); Nottingham (110); Oxford: Churchill Hospital (131), John Radcliffe Hospital (128); Reading 1, Berks (129), Reading 2 (116); Redbourn, Herts (80); Rugby, Warks (151); Sandhurst, Berks (89); St Albans, Herts (64); Staines, Surrey (133); Swindon, Wilts (121); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (75); Winchester 1, Hants (124), Winchester 2 – University College (68); Woking, Surrey (116); Wokingham, Berks (71)
Places: 4,504
Employees: 2,188
CHILDCARE AND LEARNING GROUP
Operating under the Cranbrook, Castle, Working Mums and South West London Nursery Co brands
Head office: The Old Post Office, Antlands Lane East, Horley, Surrey RH6 9TE
Tel: 01293 772561
Director: Robert Shannon
Established: 1982
Owns 17 nurseries: Crawley, West Sussex (84); Guildford 1, Surrey (80), Guildford 2 (39); Haywards Heath, West Sussex (56); Horley 1, Surrey (50), Horley 2 (72), Horley 3 (52); London: Clapham 1 (86), Clapham 2 (66), East Sheen (77), Fulham 1 (84), Fulham 2 (74), Hammersmith (60), Mortlake (54), New Malden 1 (70), New Malden 2 (85), Shamley Green, Surrey (39)
Places: 1,128
Employees: 284
CHILDCARE SCOTLAND
Head office: Burnside House, Kilwinning Rd, Irvine KA12 8RU
Tel: 01294 277950
Directors: Meg McLeod, Yvonne McDowall
Email: childcarescotlandpropertieshq@aol.com
Website: www.childcarescotlandnurseries.com
Established: 1989
Owns 8 nurseries: Aberdeen (108); Edinburgh (105); Glasgow: Caledonian University (59), Glasgow University (79), Strathclyde University (56); Irvine (142), Kilmarnock (119), Largs (48) – all in Ayrshire
Places: 716
Employees: 190
CHILDREN 1ST
Head office: Mayfield House, 1 Nottingham Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1HQ
Tel: 0115 973 2600
Email: enquiry.children1st@breedonhouse.co.uk
Website: www.children1stdaynurseries.com
Founder and chairperson: Margaret Mason
Chief executive: Jacqui Mason
Established: 1988
Owns 24 nurseries: Birstall, Leics (128); Breadsall, Derby (84); Chesterfield 1, Derbyshire (75), Chesterfield 2 (144); Clowne, Derbyshire (124); Hathern, Leics (98); Grantham, Lincs (122); Leek, Staffordshire (91); Leicester (115); Lincoln 1, Lincs (125), Lincoln 2 (90), Lincoln 3 (92); Long Eaton 1, Derbs (143), Long Eaton 2 (72); Loughborough, Leicestershire (117); Nottingham 1, Notts (123), Nottingham 2 (134), Nottingham 3 (162); Newark 1, Notts (75), Newark 2 (91); Sheffield, S. Yorks (162); Stoke-on-Trent 1, Staffs (136), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (95); Syston, Leics (120)
Places: 2,718
Employees: 720
CHILDREN 4 MOST
Head office: Cemetery Road, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5AH
Tel: 0161 336 3221
Email: info@children 4most.co.uk
Website: www.children4most.co.uk
Owners: Nicola Sullivan, Alison Davies
Established: 2000
Owns 3 nurseries: Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester (36); Audenshaw, Greater Manchester (95); Hyde, Cheshire (76)
Places: 207
Employees: 90
CHILDREN’S CORNER CHILDCARE
Head office: Unit 2 Sandsgate, Sunnybank Mills, Farsley Town Street, Leeds LS28
Tel: 0113 257 5625
Email: mattie@childrenscornerchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.childrenscornerchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Lesley Dawson, Allan Dawson, Matthew Dawson, Charlie Dawson
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: Leeds, Yorks: Bardsey (22, plus 40 out-of-school), Farsley (46, plus 60 out-of-school), Granary Wharf (27), Headingley (50), Moorlands (27, plus 24 holiday club), Valley View (46, plus 70 out-of-school)
5 out-of-school play schemes: Wigton Moor Primary School, Chapel Allerton Primary School and Farsley, Valley View and Bardsey (as above). Also runs holiday clubs in Leeds.
Places: 218
Employees: 140
Plans: 50-place nursery in Harrogate opening in April 2022, with further expansion planned in Leeds and Harrogate.
CHILDREN’S PLACE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Hind Street, Wyke, Bradford BD12 8JT
Tel: 01274 601575
Email: info@childrens-place.co.uk
Website: www.childrens-place.co.uk
Directors: Debbie Burke, David Burke
Established: 1991
Owns and manages 9 nurseries: Bradford: Barkerend (61), Burnett Fields (50), Daisy Hill (56), Gateway (52), Heaton (32), Summerfield (39); Dewsbury (51), Halifax (59), Huddersfield (53) – all in W. Yorks
Places: 453
Employees: 150
CHILD’S PLAY PRIVATE NURSERY
Head office: 18 Main Street, Ferryhill, Co. Durham DL17 8LA
Tel: 014740 768110
Website: www.childsplayprivatenursery.co.uk
Directors: Laura and Gareth Davies
Established: 2013
Owns 3 nurseries: Ferryhill, Co. Durham (75); Seaham, Co. Durham (120); Throston Grange Lane, Hartlepool (80)
Places: 275
Employees: 50
Plans: New opening in Sedgefield, Co. Durham.
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Elmdon House, 116 London Road, Guildford GU1 1TN
Tel: 01483 452554
Website: www.daynurseriessurrey.co.uk
Chief executive: Penelope Owen
Manager director: Daniel Seemungal-Owen
Director of childcare: Deborah Perry
Established: 1986
Owns 5 nurseries: Cranleigh, Surrey (44); Guildford, Surrey: Burpham (52), London Road (64), Wood Street Village (46); Woking, Surrey (60)
Places: 266
Employees: 90
CLEAR DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Block D, 17 Heron Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT3 9LE
Tel: 02890 419 199
Email: audrey@cleardaynurseries.com
Website: www.cleardaynurseries.com
Owner: Colin Johnston
Operations director: Audrey McCracken
Established: 2005
Owns 8 nurseries: Bangor, Co. Down (105); Belfast: Dundonald (103), Newtownards Road (69), Ulsterville Avenue (77); Dollingstown, Co. Armagh (78); Glengormley, Co. Antrim (144); Pipers Quay, Lisburn (108); Portadown, Co. Armagh (64)
Places: 748
Employees: 265
Plans: New 68-place nursery in Londonderry opening later this year.
CLIFFE HOUSE DAY NURSERY
Head office: Back Featherbank Terrace, Horsforth LS18 4SZ
Tel: 0113 3452850
Email: tori.cliffehouse@yahoo.com
Website: www.cliffehousedaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: Mr and Mrs A. Stocks
Established: 2000
Owns 7 nurseries: Baildon (68), Bramhope (35), Burley-In-Wharfedale (70), Horsforth Featherbank (116), Horsforth Trinity (62), Pudsey (80), Shipley (90) – all in Yorks. Also runs a before- and after-school club.
Places: 521
Employees: 215
COMPLETE CHILDCARE GROUP
Head office: Cedars, Church Road, Aldermaston RG7 4LR
Tel: 0118 2076 600
Email: enquiries@ completechildcare.co.uk
Website: www.completechildcare.co.uk
Director: Alec Hodson
Established: 1986
Owns 14 nurseries: Arborfield (91), Bracknell (124), Finchampstead 1 (56), Finchampstead 2 (50), Lower Earley 1 (80), Lower Earley 2 (28), Newbury (70), Reading 1 (57), Reading 2 (55), Wokingham 1 (30), Wokingham 2 (56), Wokingham 3 (51), Winnersh (83) – all in Berks; Banbury, Oxon (80)
Places: 911
Employees: 220
Plans: To open a new setting in Aldermaston.
CO-OPERATIVE CHILDCARE
Head office: Co-operative House, Warwick Technology Park, Warwick CV34 6DA
Tel: 0800 954 0669
Email: info@ccc.coop
Website: www.littlepioneers.coop
Group manager: Sally Bonnar
Established: 2003
Owns 47 nurseries: Birmingham 1 (60), Birmingham 2 (110), Birmingham 3 (126); Bristol 1 (98), Bristol 2 (100); Burton, Staffs (58); Cainscross, Stroud (61), Cam, Dursley (45), Cheltenham Park (100) – all in Glos; Carterton, Oxon (65); Chichester, W. Sussex (66); Dewsbury, W. Yorks (49); Leamington Spa, Warks (108); Littlehampton, W. Sussex (111); London: Bounds Green (95), Charlton (62), Croydon, Mayday Hospital NHS Trust (65), Hackney (44), Hounslow (71), Islington (78), Maida Vale (109), Waterloo (64), Woolwich (52); Madley Park, Oxon (73); Maidenhead, Berks (84); Newcastle 1 (136), Newcastle 2 (108), Newcastle 3 (79); Oxford: Blackbird Leys (84), John Radcliffe Hospital (84), Oxford (66), Rose Hill (61); Reading, Berks (86); Southampton, Hants (100); Sutton, Surrey (66); Sussex University Nursery and Pre-School, E. Sussex (101); Sunderland: Hetton (71), Seaham (52), Tavistock (136); Swindon, Wilts: Great Western Hospital (135), Walcot (64); Tadworth, Surrey (51); Walsall Wood, W. Midlands (72); Watford 1, Herts (57), Watford 2 (60); Wolverhampton 1, W. Midlands (144), Wolverhampton 2 (51)
Places: 3,818
Employees: 1,339
Plans: Opening a new 100-place nursery in Warwickshire in May 2022.
COUNTRYSIDE NURSERIES
Head office: Park House, Maidenhead Road, Cookham SL6 9DS
Tel: 01628 476153
Email: enquiries@countrysidenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.countrysidenurseries.co.uk
Director: Angela Palmer-Moore
Established: 1991
Owns 7 nurseries: Burnham, Bucks (35); Cookham, Berks (39); Flackwell Heath 1, Bucks (33), Flackwell Heath 2 (25); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (75); Sunninghill, Berks (42); Windsor, Berks (50)
Places: 299
Employees: 80
CRANLEY NURSERIES
Head office: 226 Braid Road, Edinburgh EH10 6NZ
Tel: 0131 445 2227
Email: enquiries@cranleynurseries.co.uk
Owner: Anna Maclean
Group director: Karen Murray
Established: 2000
Owns 3 nurseries: Edinburgh: Buckstone (126), Craiglockhart (57), Lanark Road (69)
Places: 252
Employees: 40
CRAZY 4 KIDS
Head office: Victory House, 400 Pavilion Drive, Brackmills NN4 7PA
Tel: 07495 774685
Email: info@crazy4kids.co.uk
Website: www.crazy4kids.co.uk
Director: Julie Norris
Established: 2009
Owns 4 nurseries: Walthamstow, London (30); Northamptonshire: Towcester 1(36), Towcester 2 (30), Brackley (60). Also runs 5 out-of-school clubs.
Places: 156
Employees: 47
CRÈCHE-N-CO
Head office: Office 32, Arrowmill, Rochdale OL11 2YW
Tel: 01706 641781
Email: crechencoltd@aol.com
Website: https://creche-n-co.uk
Director: Lorraine Darlington
Established: 1989
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Bury, Lancs: Fairfield General Hospital (68), Woodfields (60); Rochdale, G. Manchester: Hopwood Hall College (60, plus 50-place holiday playscheme), Newbold (46), Sandbrook (60)
Places: 294
Employees: 72
CRYSTAL CHILDCARE
Head office: 202 Venner Road, Sydenham, London SE26 5HT
Tel: 020 8659 6417
Email: cdn@crystalchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.crystalchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Lorraine Duffy, Paul Duffy
Established: 1988
Owns 3 nurseries: London: Anerley (59), Sydenham (30), Upper Norwood (26)
Places: 115
Employees: 40
CUDDLES DAY NURSERY
Head office: Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset BH17 8PJ
Tel: 01202 672671
Email: canford@cuddlesnursery.co.uk
Website: www.cuddlesnursery.co.uk
Managing director: Linda Duly
Operations manager: Frances Morgan
Established: 1999
Operates 3 nurseries: Poole: Canford Heath (229), Parkstone (119), Poole Stadium (60). Canford Heath and Parkstone have breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs; Poole Stadium has breakfast and after-school clubs.
Places: 413
Employees: 115
Plans: To add 48 places to the Canford Heath setting.
CYBERTOTS
Head office: Unit A+ B, Devlin House, Corbet Gardens W3 8DS
Tel: 020 8560 5821
Email: info@cybertots.co.uk
Website: www.cybertots.co.uk
Directors: Nina Ozols, Katya Ozols, Martin Ozols
Area manager: Safaya Hayat
Established: 1998
Owns 5 nurseries: London: Acton 1 (27), Acton 2 (116), Brentford (120), Hanwell (37), West Ealing (58)
Places: 358
Employees: 108
CYGNETS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Hartwood House, High Street, Bordon, Hampshire GU35 0AU
Tel: 01420 487000
Email: cygnetsnursery@btconnect.com
Website: www.cygnetsdaynurseries.co.uk
Managing director and operations director: Marion Cusworth
Director: Bronwen Clark
Established: 2004
Owns 3 nurseries: Bordon (75), Lindford (30) – both in Hants; Bournemouth, Dorset (54)
Places: 159
Employees: 46
DAISY CHAIN CHILDCARE
Head office: High Ridge Park, Rothwell, Leeds LS26 0NL
Tel: 0113 2825766
Email: info@daisychainchildcare.com
Website: www.daisychainchildcare.com
Directors: Jo Gomersall, Helen Somers
Established: 2001
Owns 4 nurseries: Leeds: Adel (54), Lofthouse (52), Middleton (68), Rothwell (50)
Places: 224
Employees: 61 (and 12 bank staff)
DUKES EDUCATION
Acquired The Kindergartens in October 2021.
Head office: 14-16 Waterloo Place, London SW1Y 4AR
Tel: 020 3696 5300
Email: info@dukeseducation.com
Website: www.dukeseducation.com
Founder and chairman: Aatif Hassan
Established: 2015
Operating under Eaton Square Nursery Schools, Miss Daisy’s Nursery Schools, Riverside Nursery Schools, Hopes & Dreams, Reflections:
Owns 24 nurseries: London: Belgravia 1 (32), Belgravia 2 (30), Brook Green (46), Chelsea (41), Eccleston Square (16), Grosvenor House (93), Hyde Park (50), Islington (100), Kew Montessori (50), Knightsbridge 1 (65), Knightsbridge 2 (32), Pimlico (32), St Margarets Montessori (39), Twickenham Green (72), Twickenham Park (69); Worthing, W. Sussex (170)
Operating under TheKindergartens:
Owns 10 nurseries: London: Battersea Park Road (30), Campden Hill (12), Earlsfield (40), Emperor Gate (40), Fulham Palace Road (20), Killieser Avenue (20), Mallinson Road 1 (30), Mallinson Road 2 (80), Pountney Road (34), Trinity Road (50)
Places: 1,229
Plans: Opening a47-place Hope & Dreams nursery in Old Street, London in spring 2022.
Employees: 200 approx
EARLY DAYS NURSERIES
Head office: 10 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LA
Tel: 0131 226 6184
Email: enquiries@earlydaysnurseries.org.uk
Website: www.earlydaysnursery.org.uk
Director: Maureen Crandles
Established: 1999
Owns 4 nurseries: Edinburgh 1 (65), Edinburgh 2 (80), Edinburgh 3 – Palmerston Place (110), Edinburgh 4 – (78)
Places: 333
EARLY WORLD CHILDCARE
Head office: Darwin Court, Oxon Business Park, Welshpool Road, Shrewsbury SY3 5AL
Tel: 01743 244600
Website: www.earlyworld.co.uk
Managing director: Paul Edwards
Established: 1995
Owns 3 nurseries: Shrewsbury (126), Telford 1 (115), Telford 2 (130) – all in Shropshire
Owns 4 out-of-school clubs: Chester, Cheshire (72); Eynsham, Oxon (72); Shrewsbury (74), Telford (74) – both in Shropshire
Places: 371
Employees: 154
EARLY YEARS ALLIANCE
Previously known as Pre-School Learning Alliance
Head office: 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Tel: 020 7697 2500
Email: info@eyalliance.org.uk
Website: www.eyalliance.org.uk
Chief executive: Neil Leitch
Established: 1961
Owns/manages 64 nurseries: Arbury, Cambs (36); Ashby, N. Lincs (49); Aylesham, Kent (65); Batley, W. Yorks (24); Bestwood, Notts (20); Birmingham 1, W. Midlands (50), Birmingham 2 (42), Birmingham 3 (50); Bude, Cornwall (34); Bulwell, Notts (54); Cambridge (52), Chapel St Leonards, Lincs (38); Egloskerry, Cornwall (20); Essex 1 (50); Essex 2 (50); Haverhill, Suffolk (32); Hipperholme, W. Yorks (24); Huddersfield, W. Yorks (48); Huntingdon 1, Cambs (48), Huntingdon 2 (41); Ilfracombe, Devon (42); Langar, Notts (24); Langley Mill, Derbyshire (38); Langold, Notts (52); Leicester (55); Linthwaite, W. Yorks (30); London: Bexley 1 (24), Bexley 2 (70), Bexley 3 (86), Bexley 4 (84), Kidbrooke (52), Lewisham 1 (32), Lewisham 2 (24), Lewisham 3 (28); Luton 1, Beds (70), Luton 2 (24), Luton 3 (70), Luton 4 (34); Mablethorpe, Lincs (46); Manchester (65); Newark-on-Trent, Notts (62); Newstead, Notts (49); Newthorpe, Notts (50); Nottingham, Notts (20); Peterborough 1, Northants (32), Peterborough 2 (26), Peterborough 3 (26), Peterborough 4 (26), Peterborough 5 (60); Runcorn 1, Cheshire (75), Runcorn 2 (56); St Neots 1, Cambs (24), St Neots 2 (49); Southend-on-Sea 1, Essex (84), Southend-on-Sea 2 (72), Southend-on-Sea 3 (59); Stockton on Tees, Co. Durham (72); Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts (49); Tamworth, Staffs (56); Torquay, Devon (24); Tipton, W. Mids (36); Tiverton, Devon (49); Walsall, W. Mids (24); Worksop, Notts (50)
Places: 2,907
ELIM FOURSQUARE GOSPEL ALLIANCE
Head office: Elim International Centre, De Walden Road, West Malvern WR14 4DF
Tel: 0345 302 6750
Email: childcare@elim.org.uk
Website: www.elim.org.uk/childcare
Nominated individual: Jemma Maslen
Established: 2016
Registered provider for 14 settings: Andover, Hants (24); Canning Town, London (63); Chelmsford, London (65); Eastbourne, E. Sussex (80); Kidderminster 1, Worcs (75), Kidderminster 2 (75); Manchester (32); Plymouth, Devon (46); Selly Oak, W. Midlands (143); Southend, Essex (55); Watford, Herts (32); Wellingborough, Northants (46); Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (70); Yeovil, S. Somerset (45)
Places: 851
Employees: 280
ELMSCOT GROUP
Head office: 27 Warwick Road, Hale, Cheshire WA15 9NP
Tel: 0161 980 0003
Email: info@elmscot.co.uk
Website: www.elmscot.co.uk
Director: D McKenzie
Established: 2001
Owns 7 nurseries: Altrincham (70), Chester (94), Hale 1 (65), Hale 2 (75), Knutsford (61), Sale (61), Timperley (57) – all in Cheshire. Also runs 7 out-of-school clubs.
Places: 483
THE EVELINE DAY AND NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 30 Ritherdon Road, Tooting Bec, London SW17 8QD
Tel: 020 8672 7549
Directors: Eveline Drut, Gordon Jessiman
Established: 1964
Owns 7 nurseries: London: Raynes Park (57), Tooting (50), Tooting Bec (36), Tooting Broadway (41), Wandsworth (63), Balham (56), Wimbledon (50)
Owns 1 prep school: Tooting Bec (120)
Places: 353
Employees: 220
EVOLUTION CHILDCARE
Head office: Grimsditch House, Grimsditch Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington WA4 4ED
Tel: 01925 732600
Website: www.evolution-childcare.co.uk
Proprietor: Sue Jones
Established: 1999
Owns 5 nurseries: Lower Whitley (100), Warrington 1 (100), Warrington 2 (100), Warrington 3 (50), Weaverham (100) – all in Cheshire
As part of franchise (3 nurseries): Blackburn, Lancs (100); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (40); Wolverhampton, W. Mids (80). Also has franchises in UAE and China.
Places: 670
Employees: 200
FAMILY FIRST
Head office: 3 Peardon Street, London SW8 3BW
Tel: 020 7622 0484
Email: csa@familyfirstnurseries.com
Website: www.lgnurseries.com; www.familyfirstnurseries.com
Chairman: Andy Morris
CEO: Ollie Humphries
Chief childcare and operations officer: Dianne Lumsden-Earle
Corporate development director: Craig Grant
Established: 2019
Owns 47 nurseries: Aldershot, Hants (58); Atherstone, Warks (74); Beaconsfield 1, Bucks (54), Beaconsfield 2 (60); Bourne End, Bucks (61); Cannock, Staffs (117); Canwell, Staffs (55); Dosthill, Staffs (55); Essex: Colchester (37), Maldon (32), Vange (24), Wickford 1 (56), Wickford 2 (50); Farnham, Surrey (58); Fazeley, Staffs (70); Fradley, Staffs (112); Gillingham, Kent (95); Lichfield, Staffs (89); Lichfield Road, Staffs (94); London: Barnet 1 (55), Barnet 2 (68), Brentford (53), Clapham (54), Crews Hill (75), Dulwich (69), Enfield 1 (42), Enfield 2 (34), Hackney (82), Hammersmith (70), Harrow (92), High Wycombe (60), Kentish Town (78), Roehampton (50), Ruislip (45), Worcester Park (40); Maidenhead, Berks (72); Marlow, Bucks (60); Potters Bar, Herts (53); Rochester, Kent (42); Southampton 1, Hants (102), Southampton 2 (122), Southampton 3 (100); Stafford, Staffs (89); Stratford-upon-Avon 1, W. Mids (128), Stratford-upon-Avon 2 (119); Sutton Coldfield, W. Mids (86); Windsor, Berks (70)
Places: 3,263
Employees: 995
Plans: To acquire further day nurseries that fit the group’s ethos and family-based culture.
FENNIES DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Old School House, 1a Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8TH
Tel: 020 8770 3222
Email: info@fennies.com/enquiries@fennies.com
Website: www.fennies.com
CEO: Steven Fenn
COO: Kirstie Davis
Operations director: Alexia Fenn
Head of education: Rageena Tahir
Head of marketing and sales: Christina Grace
Financial controller: Russell Pickford
Established: 1992
Owns 13 nurseries: Beckenham (73), Bromley (94) – both in Kent; London: Croydon (109), Eltham (82), Purley (113), Sanderstead (52), South Croydon (72), Wimbledon (84); Epsom (91), Horley (100), Oxted (80), Walton (100), Woking (141) – all in Surrey
Places: 1,191
Employees: 477 (including 79 bank staff)
Plans: Locations opening in the next six months: London Lane (Bromley), Kidbrooke Village, Raynes Park, Teddington.
FLEDGLINGS
Head office: 2 Hazelfields, Worsley, Manchester M28 2LS
Tel: 0161 281 2821
Email: accounts@fledglingsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.fledglings nurseries.co.uk
Directors: Christopher Gray, Michelle Smith, Jackie Kerr
Established: 1990
Owns 4 nurseries: Manchester: Bredbury (90), Irlam (120), Stretford (70), Worsley (120). Also runs an out-of-school club in Irlam.
Places: 400
Employees: 142
FLYING START
Head office: Flora House, Stone Way, Pool, Redruth TR15 3FG
Tel: 01209 611811
Website: www.flying start.uk.com
Owner: Sharon Cowburn
Established: 1993
Owns 4 nurseries: Camborne (30), Redruth (36), Cornwall College (96) – all in Cornwall; Marjon University, Plymouth, Devon (64)
Places: 226
Employees: 90
FOR UNDER FIVES
Head office: 19 Chantry Lane, Grimsby, North East Lincs, DN31 2LP
Tel: 01472 232300
Website: www.forunderfives.co.uk
Directors: David Lang, Steven Lampard
General manager: Amanda Gilbert
Established: 1987
Owns 5 nurseries: Cottingham, Hull, E. Yorks (50); Grimsby 1, Lincs – Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (55), Grimsby 2 (77); Lincoln, Lincs (64); Wath-upon-Dearne, S. Yorks (120)
Manages 8 nurseries andchildren’s centres: Boston, Lincs (59); Goole, E. Yorks (48); Grimsby, Lincs: Broadway Children’s Centre Day Care (47), Central Children’s Centre Day Care (81), Queensway Children’s Centre Day Care (42), County Hospital (39), Welbourne Gardens (40); Selby, N. Yorks (53)
Places: 775
Employees: 290
GOOD MANORS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Manor Lodge, 3 Church Path, Fareham PO16 7DT
Tel: 01329 230123
Email: info@goodmanors.co.uk
Website: www.goodmanors.co.uk
Business and operations manager: Rob Allman
Established: 1998
Owns 4 nurseries: Fareham 1 (55), Fareham 2 (63), Portsmouth (37), Waterlooville (55) – all in Hants
Places: 210
Employees: 69
GRANBY NURSERIES
Head office: Granby House, Aldwarke Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S62 6BU
Tel: 01709 710709
Proprietors: Joanne Gray, Cameron Gray
Established: 1994
Owns 3 nurseries: Rotherham, S. Yorks: Parkgate (96), Wickersley (41); Worksop, Notts (49)
Places: 186
Employees: 90
GRANDIR UK
Previously Kiddi Caru. Acquired by Les Petits Chaperons Rouges in 2017
Head office: Tuscany House, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4AF
Tel: 01256 383440
Email: info@childcare.uk.com
Website: www.kiddicaru.com
Managing director: Lydia Hopper
Finance director: Colin Lawson
Operations director: Heather Young
Sales and marketing director: Caron Moseley
Head of HR: Kate Sarama
Property and H&S director: Steve Hickson
Established: 1998
Owns and manages 50 nurseries: Basingstoke, Hants (121); Bedford, Beds (75); Burgess Hill, W. Sussex (100); Chelmsford, Essex (100); Colchester, Essex (103); Daventry, Northants (66); Exeter 1, Devon (132); Exeter 2 (107); Fareham, Hants (80); Harlow, Essex (100); Hitchin, Herts (95); Kirby Muxloe (45), Knighton (29), Loughborough (45), Market Harborough (115), Melton Mowbray (59), Narborough (45), Queniborough (84), Stoneygate (72), Whitwick (71) – all Leics; Leighton Buzzard, Beds (96); London: Hounslow (96), Raynes Park 1 (102), Raynes Park 2 (63), Surbiton 1 (72), Surbiton 2 (129), Surbiton 3 (69), Wimbledon 1 (52), Wimbledon 2 (118), Wimbledon 3 (54); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (91), Milton Keynes 2 (89), Milton Keynes 3 (39); Northampton 1 (114), Northampton 2 (100), Northampton 3 (59); Ower, Hants (55); Park Gate, Hants (60); Peterborough, Cambs (121); Plympton, Devon (100); Redhill, Surrey (100); Romsey, Hants (80); Rushden, Northants (96); Somersham, Cambs (95); Taunton, Somerset (129); Torquay, Devon (105); Wellingborough, Northants (103); Whiteley 1, Hants (128), Whiteley 2 (72); Writtle, Essex (118)
1 after-school club: Surbiton, London (42)
Places: 4,349
Employees: 1,520
GROWING PLACES
Head office: Growing Places @ Mill Hill, Mill Road, Waterlooville, Hants PO7 7DB
Website: www.growingplaces.org.uk
CEO: Jackie Warren
Established: 2001
Owns 7 nurseries: Cowplain (36), Fareham 1 (60), Fareham 2 (36), Havant (54), Waterlooville 1 (62), Waterlooville 2 (50), Wickham Outdoor Nursery (48) – all in Hants
5 out-of-school clubs: Emsworth (34), Fareham (36), Waterlooville 1 (36), Waterlooville 2 (36), Waterlooville 3 (48)
3 holiday clubs: Fareham, (36) Waterlooville (48), Wickham (48)
Places: 346
Employees: 110
Plans: Opening a training centre in September 2022
HAPPY DAYS NURSERIES
Head office: Chapel Town, Summercourt, Cornwall TR8 5YA
Tel: 01872 511020/0800 783 3431
Email: enquiries@happydaysnurseries.com
Website: www.happydaysnurseries.com
Managing director: Kim Herbert
Founding director: Sarah Karkeek
Operations director: Fiona Blackwell
Development director: Kevin Higgs
Finance director: Ian Sanders
Established: 1993
Owns 18 nurseries: Bath (70); Bristol 1 (100), Bristol 2 (82), Bristol 3 (81), Bristol 4 (81); Falmouth (63), St Austell (63), St Minver (28), Summercourt (75), Treloweth (64), Truro 1 (71), Truro 2 (63), Truro 3 (52) – all in Cornwall; Derriford (146), Exeter (78) – both in Devon; Poole, Dorset (81); Swindon, Wilts (100); Weston-super-Mare, Somerset (81)
Places: 1,379
Employees: 500
Plans: To continue expanding in the South West and increasing the number of childcare places offered, supported by Livingbridge, a private equity company. Plans include opening a new setting In Salisbury, Wiltshire in 2022.
HAPPY JAYS NURSERIES AND CHILDCARE CENTRES
Acquired by First for Childcare in May 2017
Head office: Lancaster Park, Audax Close, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4RA
Tel: 01904 479261
Established: 1996
Owns 6 nurseries: Batley (80), Boroughbridge (45), Harrogate (60), Scarborough 1 (95) Scarborough 2, Eastfield Children’s Centre (30), York (92) – all in Yorks
Places: 402
Employees: 100+
HAPPY KIDS CHILDCARE
Head office: 20 Cowley Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield S35 1SW
Email: info@happykids-childcare.co.uk
Website: www.happykids-childcare.co.uk
Directors: Steve Scott, Deborah Scott
Established: 2012
Owns 5 nurseries: Manchester: Heybury Close (63); S. Yorks: Clifton (39), East Dene (70), Dalton (36), Thrybergh (36)
Places: 244
Employees: 47
Plans: To open a new nursery in Sheffield in September 2022.
HONEYBEAR NURSERY
Head office: Northenden Road, Gatley, Cheadle SK8 4EN
Tel: 0161 4915121
Email: info@honeybearnursery.co.uk
Website: www.honeybearnursery.co.uk
Director: Bernadetta Devine
Established: 1989
Owns 3 nurseries: Gatley (55), Hale (55), Whalley Range (37) – all Greater Manchester
Places: 147
Employees: 50
HONEYBUNS NURSERY GROUP
Head office: 17 Whitchurch Road, Wellington, Telford TF1 3DS
Tel: 01952 246 002
Email: office@ honeybunsnurseries.com
Website: www.honeybunsnurseries.co.uk
Director: Alison Shipton
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: Cannock Norton Canes (46), Stafford (59) – both in Staffs; Telford, Shropshire (128)
Also runs a holiday club at Stafford.
Places: 233
Employees: 88
HONEY POT NURSERIES
Head office: Chestnut Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 8HS
Tel: 0151 305 2022
Email: jenna@honeypotnursery.co.uk
Website: www.honeypotnursery.co.uk
Nursery owners: Jenna Geggie, Melissa Kalli
Food and nutrition manager: Michael Geggie
Quality and training manager: Ashley Williams-Day
Established: 2007
Owns 5 nurseries: Liverpool: Aigburth (44), Childwall (44), Garston 1 (79), Garson 2 (30), Wavertree (91). Also runs 1 wrap-around care and holiday club from the Garston setting.
Places: 288
Employees: 100+
HOPSCOTCH CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: First Floor, 14 Bavant Road, Brighton BN1 6RD
Tel: 01273 385577
Fax: 01273 774154
Email: office@hopscotch.uk.com
Website: www.hopscotch.uk.com
Managing director: Philip Ford
Operations manager: Claire Martin
Established: 1988
Owns 6 nurseries: Brighton (98), Hove 1 (92), Hove 2 (57), Hove 3 (44), Peacehaven (60), Seaford (92) – plus 1 out-of-school club – all in E. Sussex
Places: 443
Employees: 150
HOPSCOTCH DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 9 Fielder Drive, Fareham, Hants PO14 1JE
Tel: 02392 559 840
Email: claire@ hopscotchdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.hopscotch daynurseries.co.uk
Director: Freya Derrick
Finance director: Caroline Rawnsley
Established: 2005
Owns 8 nurseries: Botley, Southampton (120), Eastleigh (90), Fareham (85), Gosport (88), Lee on the Solent, Gosport (83), Portswood, Southampton (90), Regents Park, Southampton (90), Titchfield, Fareham (75) – all in Hants
Places: 721
Employees: 261
HDC (HUMPTY DUMPTY CHILDCARE)
Head office: Follaton House, Totnes TQ9 5NE
Tel: 01803 866863
Email: enquiries@humptydumptychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.humptydumptychildcareltd.co.uk
Managing director: Connie Willcocks
Established: 1989
Owns 4 nurseries: Dartington (79), Dartmouth (41), Kingsteignton (48), Newton Abbot (46) – all in Devon. Also runs an out-of-school club and a holiday clubin Kingsteignton.
Places: 120
Employees: 80
HUNGRY CATERPILLAR DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 12, 17, 18 Park Place, Newdigate Road, Harefield UB9 6EJ
Tel: 01895 678682
Email: info@hungrycaterpillars.co.uk
Owners: Olivia Foley Hodgson, Tim Hodgson
Operations manager: Clare Porter
Established: 1999
Owns 10 nurseries: Bucks: Chalfont St Peter (70), High Wycombe (90); London: Acton Park (29), Hanwell (54), Northolt 1 (62), Northolt 2 (45), Perivale (20), Stanmore (37), West Ealing (35), West Twyford (49)
Places: 491
Employees: 167
Plans: To open new nurseries in 2022.
ICP NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Pride Point Drive, Derby, DE24 8BX
Website: https://icpnurseries.com
Chief executive: Dominic Harrison
Established: 2016
Owns 50 nurseries: Ash, Surrey (45); Aylesbury 1, Bucks (80), Aylesbury 2 (100); Banbury, Oxfordshire (120); Banstead 1, Surrey (24), Banstead 2 (38); Beaconsfield, Bucks (60); Bicester, Oxon (138); Bishop’s Stortford 1, Herts (86); Bishop’s Stortford 2 (86); Burwell, Cambs (64); Cambridge, Cambs (131); Colchester 1, Essex (68), Colchester 2 (37); Frome (80); Hungerford, Berks (84); Huntingdon, Cambs (86); Laindon, Essex (70); Leamington Spa, Warks (69); London 1 (38), London 2 (51), London 3 (69), London 4 (122), London 5 (89), London 6 (115), London 7 (125), London 8 (82), London 9 (56), London 10 (61), London 11 (120), London 12 (67), London 13 (90), London 14 (57); Marlow, Bucks (63); Newmarket, Suffolk (106); Northampton, Northants (130); Sheffield, S. Yorks (72); Shere, Surrey (54); Shirley, W. Mids (115); Shrewsbury 1, Shropshire (90), Shrewsbury 2 (78), Shrewsbury 3 (68); Solihull, Warks (106); St Ives, Cambs (81); Tonbridge, Kent (87); Tunbridge Wells 1, Kent (76), Tunbridge Wells 2 (64); Weybridge, Surrey (75); Windsor 1, Berks (63), Windsor 2 (85)
Places: 4,021
Employees: 1,200
JANCETT CHILDCARE AND JACE TRAINING
Tel: 020 8669 1725
Email: childcareadmin@jancett.co.uk
Website: www.jancett.co.uk
Managing director: Tracy Pritchard-Drummond
Established: 1969
Owns 6 nurseries: Surrey: Carshalton (58); London: Morden (24); Wallington 1, Ross Road (65), Wallington 2 (56), Wallington 3 (36) – both Stanley Park Road, Wallington 4, Holmwood Gardens (64). Also runs 11 out-of-school clubs. Provides traineeships, study programmes, apprenticeships and professional qualifications.
Places: 303
Employees: 200
JUST CHILDCARE
Head office: Ridgway House, Progress Way, Denton M34 2GP
Tel: 0161 320 2750
Email: enquiries@justchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.justchildcare.co.uk
Chief executive: David Johnson
Development director: Jacqueline Johnson
Operations director: Liz Carroll
Established: 2004
Owns 65 nurseries: Accrington, Lancs (63); Atherton 1, Greater Manchester (68), Atherton 2 (100); Bolton, Greater Manchester (96); Adel, W. Yorks (55); Bidston, Merseyside (82); Birkenhead 1, Merseyside (82), Birkenhead 2 (90), Birkenhead 3 (62); Bristol 1 (70), Bristol 2 (99), Bristol 3 (51), Bristol 4 (51), Bristol 5 (80), Bristol 6 (38), Bristol 7 (60), Bristol 8 (79), Bristol 9 (61), Bristol 10 (115), Bristol 11 (45); Burnley 1, Lancs (73), Burnley 2 (48), Burnley 3 (71); Chorley, Lancs (57); Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (49); Doncaster 1, S. Yorks (93), Doncaster 2 (149); Filton 1, S. Glocs (108), Filton 2 (40); Glossop, Derbyshire (70); Gloucester 1 (77), Gloucester 2 (69), Gloucester 3 (99); Halifax, W. Yorks (41); Harrogate 1, N. Yorks (86), Harrogate 2 (73), Harrogate 3 (76), Harrogate 4 (54), Harrogate 5 (70); Higher Bebington, Merseyside (82); Idle 1, W. Yorks (74), Idle 2 (105); Leeds 1, W. Yorks (63), Leeds 2 (80), Leeds 3 (62), Leeds 4 (76); Leyland, Lancs (90); Little Stanney, Merseyside (63); Liverpool, Merseyside (96); Methley, W. Yorks (60); Oxton, Merseyside (70); Preston 1, Lancs (96), Preston 2 (98); Runcorn, Cheshire (56); Sale, Greater Manchester (86); Sandbach, Cheshire (140); Shipley, W. Yorks (67); Southport, Merseyside (78); Tarporley, Cheshire (44); Whalley, Lancs (58); Widnes, Cheshire (76); Wigan (89); Worsley, Greater Manchester (120); Yeadon 1, W. Yorks (66), Yeadon 2 (106)
Places: 4,951
Employees: 1,401
KALEIDOSCOPE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Adwalton Court, Hodgson Lane, Drighlington BD11 1BJ
Tel: 0113 2852 572
Email: headoffice@knurseries.com
Website: www.knurseries.com
Directors: Jane Middlebrook, Steve Middlebrook
Established: 1990
Owns 3 nurseries: Leeds, W. Yorks: Drighlington (78), Gildersome (48), Morley (88)
6 out-of-school clubs: Leeds: Drighlington (40), Gildersome (40), Hill Top (40), Lower Wortley (32), Morley (40), Park Grove (50)
Places: 214
Employees: 107
KANGAROO POUCH NURSERIES
Head office: Oakham Library, Tividale B69 1RD
Tel: 01384 850599
Email: education@kangeroopouch.org.uk
Website: www.kangaroopouch.org.uk
CEO and founder: Anita Patel Sahota
Area manager: Bethany Bloomfield
Established: 2011
Owns 8 nurseries: West Midlands: Bloxwich (49), Brierley Hill (53), Charlemont (40), Great Bridge (69), Harden (53), Hateley Heath (83), Tividale (62), Willenhall (60)
Places: 469
Employees: 115
KID EASE
Head office: Bourne House, 23 Hinton Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 2EF
Tel: 01202 201420
Email: info@kidease.co.uk
Website: http://kidease.co.uk
Managing director: Ian Atkey
Established: 2001
Owns and operates 5 nurseries: Dover, Kent: Buckland (58), Triangles (102); Hawkinge, Kent (104); Swingfield, Kent (57); Norwich, Norfolk (61)
Places: 382
Employees: 96
KIDO NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL
Previously known as Safari Kids
Head office: Earl Haig Hall, 18 Elder Avenue, Crouch End, London N8 9DE
Email: enquire.wandsworth@kido.school
Website: www.kido.school
Established: 2017
Owns 10 nurseries: Camden (65), Chiswick (95), Clerkenwell (80), Crouch End (100), Golders Green (85), Greenwich (100+), Tooting (90) Wandsworth (60), Waterloo (90), Windsor (70) – all in London
Places: 835+
Employees: 150+
Plans: Opening nurseries in Streatham, Battersea, Bethnal Green and Fulham in London.
KIDDYCARE
Head office: 71 Melton Road, Leicester LE4 6PN
Tel: 0116 2681471
Email: nadine@kiddycarenurseries.co.uk; kala@kiddycarenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kiddycarenurseries.co.uk
Director: Kala Patel
Operations manager: Nadine Farrington
Established: 1985
Owns 5 nurseries: Angels pre-school (30), Kiddycare nursery (65), Little Willows (45), Parkview (45) – all in Leicester; Royal Mail Childsplay, Farringdon, London (30)
Places: 215
Employees: 70
KIDS INC NURSERIES
Head office: Crown House, 227 Aldborough Road South, Ilford, Essex IG3 8HZ
Tel: 020 8598 2600
Website: www.kidsincnurseries.co.uk
Established: 2003
Owns 12 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (68); Bluewater, Kent (106); Crowthorne, Berks (82); Guildford, Surrey (129); Loughton, Essex (66); London: Chingford (73), East Sheen (36), Enfield (101), Ilford 1 (55), Ilford 2 (100), Ilford 3 (112), South Woodford (62)
Places: 990
Employees: 320
Plans: Further acquisitions in London and the M25 area. New nursery opening in Gravesend, Kent in April 2022.
KIDS PLANET DAY NURSERIES
Acquired Kids Allowed in 2020
Head office: 231 Higher Lane, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0NA
Tel: 01925 753 448
Email: headoffice@kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: John Hoban, Clare Roberts, Lucy Kaczmarska, James Crosswell, Kieron Ellis
Established: 2008
Owns 97 nurseries: Birmingham 1, W. Mids (47), Birmingham 2 (58); Blackburn, Lancs (80); Blackpool, Lancs 1 (87), Blackpool 2 (53), Blackpool 3 (50), Blackpool 4 (82), Blackpool 5 (68), Blackpool 6 (56); Bradford 1, W. Yorks (124), Bradford 2 (96), Bradford 3 (117), Bradford 4 (61), Bradford 5 (100), Bradford 6 (121), Bradford 7 (88); Cambridge, Cambs (119); Cheshire: Adswood (60), Beamont (39), Chester 1 (200), Chester 2 (110), Congleton (80), Crewe 1 (67), Crewe 2 (42), Frodsham (100), Great Sankey (113), Hale (81), Haslington (100), Lymm (153), Middlewich (100), Northwich (100), Stretton (54), Urmston (75), Widnes (82); Coventry 1, Warks (80), Coventry 2 (63), Coventry 3 (88); Derbyshire: Brampton (93), Chesterfield (65), Newbold (60), North Wingfield (62), Sheepbridge (108); Greater Manchester: Bolton (52), Davenport (60), Dukinfield (78), Eccles (100), Higher Broughton (160), Prestwich (126), Sale (83), Salford 1 (130), Salford 2 (136), Stockport (83), Swinton (147), Worsley (120); Hinckley, Leics (73); Leeds, W. Yorks (151); Little Lever, Lancs (74); Merseyside: Billinge (88), Hoylake (111), Litherland (110), Liverpool 1 (154), Liverpool 2 (88), Liverpool 3 (98), Southport Ainsdale (47), Southport (170), Springhead (55), Wallasey (117), Wavertree (87); Nottingham, Notts (40); Oxford: Bradmore Road (66), Jack Straws Lane (58), Mansion House (47), University (88), Woodstock Road (84); Poulton le Flyde, Lancs (74); Preston 1, Lancs (72), Preston 2 (72); Pudsey, W. Yorks (73); Shrewsbury, Shropshire (120); Solihull, W. Mids (36); Stoke on Trent 1, Staffs (122), Stoke on Trent 2 (76); Tadcaster, N. Yorks (160); Thornton-Cleveleys 1, Lancs (40), Thornton-Cleveleys 2 (65), Thornton-Cleveleys 3 (62); Warrington 1, Cheshire (81), Warrington 2 (80), Warrington 3 (95)
Kids Allowed: Altrincham, Greater Manchester (240); Cheadle Royal, Cheshire (312); Christie Fields, Greater Manchester (246); Knutsford, Cheshire (16); Macclesfield, Cheshire (284); Stockport, Greater Manchester (280); Trafford City, Greater Manchester (152); Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester (109)
Places: 9,530
Employees: 2,677
Plans: Chorley is opening in March and Hatchford will be opening in the near future.
KIDS PLAY
Head office: 1A Roebuck Way, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8HL
Tel: 01908 209211
Email: paulsharp@kidsplaychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.kidsplaychildcare.co.uk
Managing director: Paul Sharp
Childcare director: Sharon Elliott
Operations director: James Dickson
Established: 1999
Owns 12 nurseries and pre-schools: Beaconsfield, Bucks (96); Burton-on-Trent, Staffs (96); Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (87); Durham, Co. Durham (96); Godstone, Surrey (96); Leighton Buzzard, Herts (88); Lincoln, Lincs (96); Milton Keynes: Bletchley (47), HUB Childcare Knowlhill (181), Neath Hill (83), Wolverton (42); St Albans (181)
1 out-of-school club: Willen, Bucks (100)
Places: 901
Employees: 450
Plans: To open two new nurseries in 2022.
KIDZCARE
Head office: Norwood House, 9 Kilgraston Road, Edinburgh EH9 2DX
Tel: 0131 668 2797
Email: enquiries@kidzcare.org
Website: www.kidzcare.org
Owner: Employee-owned (employee ownership trust)
Operations manager: Romana Davis
Established: 2001
Owns 4 nurseries: Edinburgh 1, Craigmillar (19), Edinburgh 2, Astley Ainslie Hospital (104), Edinburgh 3 (66), Edinburgh 4, Portobello (40). Also runs 6 after-school clubs, 4 breakfast clubs and 2 holiday clubs.
Places: 229
Employees: 150
KIDZRUS
Head office: 19-21 Monton House, Monton, Manchester M30 9LE
Tel: 0161 743 9583
Email: info@kidzrusnursery.co.uk
Website: www.kidzrusnursery.co.uk
Director: Nicola Fleury
Established: 2010
Owns 5 nurseries: Irlam (38), Media City (108), Monton (78), Swinton (54), The Lodge (67) – all in Greater Manchester
Places: 345
Employees: 90
KINDRED EDUCATION
Acquired HRH Nurseries and ABC Rainbow Nurseries in 2021
Head office: 11 Brooklands Court, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering NN15 6FD
Email: enquiries@kindrednurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kindrednurseries.co.uk
Chief executive: Ruth Pimentel
Chief financial officer: Nigel Lloyd
Director of childcare and education: Annie Tierney
Established: 2015
Owns 22 nurseries: Amesbury, Wilts (32); Billericay 1, Essex (101), Billericay 2 (44); Bournemouth, Dorset (101); Cambridge, Cambs (100); Durrington, Wilts (52); Harlow, Essex (44); Huntingdon, Cambs (120); London: Bromley 1 (120), Bromley 2 (100), Bromley 3 (45), Hainault (80), Hanwell (90) Maida Vale (48), Teddington (54), Wanstead (80); Rayleigh, Essex (62); Salisbury 1, Wilts (98), Salisbury 2 (60), Salisbury 3 (44); St Ives, Cornwall (100); Westcliff on Sea, Essex (60). Also owns 1 after-school club.
Places: 1,635
Employees: 518
Plans: To continue expansion in 2022.
KIRKTONHOLME EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE
Head office: 401 Kirktonholme Road, East Kilbride G74 1RS
Tel: 01355 222 000
Email: sarah@ kirktonholmenursery.com
Website: www.kirktonholmenursery.com
Area manager: Karen Flynn
Development manager: Sarah Kelly
Established: 1995
Owns 10 nurseries: Airdrie, N. Lanarkshire (40); Ayr (75); Bearsden, E. Dunbartonshire (102); Coatbridge, N. Lanarkshire (56); East Kilbride, S. Lanarkshire (188); Govan, Glasgow (95); Newton Mearns, E. Renfrewshire (70); Shettleston, Glasgow (73), Tollcross, Glasgow (78); Wishaw, N. Lanarkshire (63)
Places: 840
Employees: 223
LAUNCHPAD EARLY YEARS*
Acquired Paint Pots Pre-School and Nursery in January 2022
Head office: Paint Pots House, 1 Spring Crescent, Portswood, Southampton, SO17 2FZ
Tel: 0238032 2197
Email: info@paintpotsnursery.co.uk
Website: www.launchpads.org.uk and www.paintpotsnursery.co.uk
Executive director: Nick Ralph
Operations manager: Liz McCarthy
Established: Paint Pots - 1992
Owns 12 nurseries: Appleshaw, Hants (24); Lymington, Hants (24); Southampton, Hants: City Centre (48), Harefield (44), Freemantle (52), Portswood (64), Sholing (52), Shirley 1 (52), Shirley 2 (32), Swaythling (64), West End (52); Winchester (24)
Places: 532
Employees: 173
LILLIPUT MONTESSORI DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Railway House, Hotel Street, Coalville, Leicester LE67 3EQ
Tel: 01530 813913
Email: samgraveling@aol.com
Directors: Samantha Graveling, Paul Graveling
Established: 1994
Owns 5 nurseries: Anstey (79), Coalville (66), Glenfield (27), Leicester Forest East (100), Whetstone (63) – all in Leics.Also runs before- and after-school clubs.
Places: 335
Employees: 105
LINCOLNSHIRE CHILDCARE
Head office: The Old School, 107a-107b Dudley Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 9AB
Tel: 01476 591744
Email: info@headstartnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.headstartnurseries.co.uk
Director: Diane Smith
Area manager: Rita McMath
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Bourne (80), Grantham 1 (145), Grantham 2 (120), Market Deeping (109), Ruskington (70) – all in Lincs
4 out-of-school clubs: Bourne (32), Grantham 1 (124), Grantham 2 (40), Ruskington (40)
Places: 524
Employees: 109
LITTLE BARN OWLS
Head office: Farlington School, Strood Park, Horsham RH12 3PN
Tel: 01403 289545
Email: info@littlebarnowls.co.uk
Website: www.littlebarnowls.co.uk
Director: Hayley Peacock
Established: 2010
Owns 3 nurseries: Horsham 1 (80), Horsham 2 (52), Horsham 3 (38) – all in W. Sussex
Places: 170
Employees: 80
LITTLE ELMS DAYCARE
Head office: 29 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4PR
Tel: 020 8658 4282
Email: parentenquiries@littleelmsdaycare.co.uk
Website: www.littleelmsdaycare.co.uk
Directors: Matthew and Spencer Lancaster
Owns 10 nurseries: Beckenham 1, Kent (136), Beckenham 2 (60); London: Catford (45), Catford Green (61), Greenwich (60), Greenwich Peninsula (49), Lee (120), Orpington (95), Shirley (65), Sydenham (62)
Places: 753
Employees: 354
LITTLE FOREST FOLK
Head office: Morden Lodge, Morden Hall, Morden Road, Morden SM4 5HD
Tel: 07707 545913
Email: info@littleforestfolk.com
Website: www.littleforestfolk.com
Directors: Leanna and James Barrett
Established: 2015
Owns 7 nurseries: Chiswick (20), Fulham (20), Putney Heath (20), Twickenham (20), Wandsworth (20), Wimbledon (32), Morden (20) – all in London
Places: 261
Employees: 88
Plans: No new plans
LITTLE ONES CHILDCARE
Head office: Pinbrook Industrial Estate, Chancel Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon EX4 8JS
Tel: 01392 469909
Email: info@littleoneschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.littleoneschildcare.co.uk
Managing director: Katie Porter
Established: 2000
Owns and manages 4 nurseries: Bovey Tracey (44), Budlake (29), Honiton (33), Whipton (36) – all in Devon
Places: 142
Employees: 50
LITTLE RIPLEY DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 42 Warwick Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B73 6ST
Tel: 01213 547878
Email: info@littleripley.co.uk
Website: www.littleripley.co.uk
Directors: Ruth Appleby, Tom Oakey, Jenny Turner, Sarah Cox
Established: 1988
Owns and manages 15nurseries: Erdington (52), Great Barr (60), Kingstanding (55), Kingsbury Road (50), Marsh Hill (60), Oscott School Lane (60), Wood End Lane (60), Wood End Road (66) – all in Birmingham; Birmingham Road (94), Burnett Road (50), 2 Goldieslie Road (59), 4 Goldieslie Road (28), South Parade (82), Tudor Close (58), Withy Hill Road (90) – all in Sutton Coldfield
Places: 924
Employees: 250
LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION (LEYF)
Head office: 121 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4LX
Tel: 020 7821 3603
Email: info@leyf.org.uk
Website: www.leyf.org.uk
Chief executive: June O’Sullivan
Operations director: Mike Abbott
Established: 1903 (known as Westminster Health Society)
Legal structure/status: Registered charity, company limited by guarantee and social enterprise
Manages 36 community, workplace and children’s centre nurseries: London: Abbots Manor (25), Angel (32), Barking Riverside (53), Bessborough (51), Bird in Bush, Lewisham (55), Brixton (40), Burgess Park (32), Bushy Tails, Teddington (80), Camberwell Grove (81), Carlton Hill (72), Colville (46), Conservatoire, Blackheath (45), Earls Court (50), Eastbury (61), Fire Station, Hackney (45), Ford Road, Dagenham (57), Furze, Romford (47), Gumboots, Dulwich (112), Harrow Road, Paddington (56), Henry Fawcett, Lambeth (47), House of Commons, Westminster (40), Katharine Bruce, N. Kensington (54), Leys (56), London Fields, Hackney (55), Marks Gate, Romford (52), Marsham Street, Westminster (64), Micky Star, Westminster (62), New Cross (69), Noah’s Ark, Tower Hamlets (56), Pembury (71), Playhouse, New Cross (51), Soho (40), South Bermondsey (62), Stockwell (62), Wandsworth Bridge (52), Weir Link, Lambeth (47)
Places: 1,980
Employees: 700
MAGIC ROUNDABOUT NURSERIES
Head office: MRNHouse, Binfield Road, London SW4 6TB
Tel: 020 7498 1195
Email: hashim@mrn nursery.co.uk, info@ mrnnursery.co.uk
Website: https://mrnnursery.co.uk
Director: Farukh Najabat
Established: 1995
Owns 5 nurseries: Bristol (108); London: Docklands (63), Kennington (111), Stockwell (186), Walthamstow (120)
Places: 588
Employees: 134
THE MARMALADE SCHOOLS
Head office: St Judes Hall, Heslop Road, London SW12 8EG
Tel: 020 8265 5224
Email: marmaladeschools@gmail.com
Website: www.marmalade schools.co.uk
Directors: Nick and Rozzy Hyslop
Established: 2004
Owns 6 nurseries: Balham (70), Clapham (80), Fulham (40), Kensington (60), Wandsworth 1 (75), Wandsworth 2 (80) – all in London.
Places: 425
Employees: 60
Plans: Looking for more settings.
MAMA BEAR’S DAY NURSERY
Head office: 60-62 High Street, Hanham, Bristol BS15 3DR
Tel: 0117 958 2030
Email: tony@mamabear.co.uk
Website: www.mamabear.co.uk
Directors: A.W. Driffield (managing), B.J. Driffield, K.A. Sturmey, V.L. Ashbolt, N.L. Thorne, C.G. Marston
Established: 2002
Owns 27 nurseries: Bristol: Brislington (72), Bradley Stoke 1 (102), Bradley Stoke 2 (30), Bradley Stoke 3 (26), Bridgwater (87), Clifton (120), Crews Hole (68), Downend 1 (52), Downend 2 (64), Downend 3 (40), Fishponds (59), Hanham Hall (79), Hengrove (61), Patchway (81), Shirehampton (68), Soundwell (73), Speedwell 1 (20), Speedwell 2 (60), Totterdown (80), Whitchurch (32); Paignton 1, Devon (62), Paignton 2 (57); Plymouth 1, Devon (115), Plymouth 2 (30); Taunton, Somerset (53); Torquay, Devon (30); Yeovil, Somerset (68)
Places: 1,689
Employees: 400
MICHILD
Head office: 1 Vicarage Lane, Stratford, London E15 4HF
Tel: 0800 307 0155
Email: contact@michild.group
Website: https://michildnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Joel Selvadurai (M&A director), Adam Sage (CEO), Katy Livesey (director of early years)
Established: 2019
Owns 16 nurseries: Ashton-under-Lyne (60), Blackpool 1 (119), Blackpool 2 (119), Blackpool 3 (79), Blackpool 4 (57), Blackpool 5 (55), Manchester 1 (86), Manchester 2 (75), Manchester 3 (31), Oldham 1 (68), Oldham 2 (65), Oldham 3 (56), Oldham 4 (32), Stockport 1 (45), Stockport 2 (30) – all in Lancs; Runcorn, Cheshire (42)
Places: 1,038
Employees: 230
Plans: Acquiring three nursery groups in first half of 2022.
MILTON KEYNES PREPARATORY SCHOOLS GROUP
Head office: Milton Keynes Preparatory School, Tattenhoe Lane, Milton Keynes MK3 7EG
Tel: 01908 642111
Email: info@mkps.co.uk
Website: www.mkps.co.uk
Proprietor: Mrs Hilary Pauley
Established: 1975
Owns 3 nurseries: Broughton Manor Preparatory School (150), Milton Keynes Preparatory School (150), Walton Pre-Preparatory School (160) – all in Bucks
Places: 460
Employees: 200
MON AMI CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: Ormsby Lodge, 12 East Street, Alford, Lincolnshire LN13 9EQ
Tel: 01507 462228
Email: info@monaminurseries.co.uk
Website: www.monaminurseries.co.uk
Proprietors: Samantha Britton, Jarrod Britton
Senior manager: Kristina Johnson
Established: 2002
Owns 4 nurseries: Alford (86), Boston (90), Swineshead (63), Wragby (70) – all in Lincs
Places: 309
Employees: 46
MONKEY PUZZLE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Ground and First Floor, 4 Churchgates, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 2UB
Tel: 01442 878887
Email: info@mpdn.co.uk
Website: www.mpdn.co.uk
CEO: Richard Blunden
Established: 2004
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Ealing(70), East Sheen (76), Loughton (71), West Kensington (84) – all in London; Woodford, Essex (120)
As part of franchise (60 nurseries): Altrincham, G. Manchester(55); Astwick, Beds (104); Aylesbury, Bucks (72); Bedford, Beds (96); Bexleyheath, Kent (140); Billericay, Essex (71); Borehamwood, Herts (97); Bromley, Kent (64); Cambridge 1, Cambs (65), Cambridge 2 (195); Chesham, Bucks (51); Cheshunt, Herts (72); Colchester, Essex (159); Edenbridge, Kent (72); Glasgow (79); Hartley Wintney, Hants (72); High Wycombe, Bucks (60); Irthlingborough, Northants (63); Kettering, Northants (72); London: Angel (70), Battersea (71), Catford (122), Chadwell Heath (82), East Finchley (82), Eltham (60), Enfield (52), Golders Green (52), Greenford (154), Highbury Park (71), Harrow (83), Muswell Hill (52), New Cross (67), Orpington (82), Southgate (98), South Norwood (50), Stoke Newington (52), Streatham (72), Twickenham (48), Uxbridge (96), Welling (70), West Acton (54), West Norwood (60); Maidenhead, Berks (75); Otley, Yorks (75); Portsmouth, Hants (80); Shefford, Beds (51); Sidcup, Kent (100); Southend, Essex (60); Southport 1, Merseyside (87), Southport 2 (59); Stafford, W. Mids (77); St Albans 1, Herts (47), St Albans 2 (87); Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks (69); Surbiton, Surrey (60); Tatsfield, Surrey (56); Tunbridge Wells, Kent (80); Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (105); Ware, Herts (60); Watford, Herts (54)
Places: 5,062
Employees: 1,690
Plans: To open 11 new nurseries in the next six months.
MULBERRY BUSH NURSERY GROUP
Head office: 741 Walmersley Road, Bury, Lancashire BL9 5JW
Tel: 0161 761 0169
Email: jo.kinloch@mulberrybush-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.mulberrybush-nursery.co.uk
Directors: Joanne Kinloch, Paul Robinson, Andrew Robinson
Established: 1990
Owns 5 nurseries: Bury, G. Manchester: Dumers Lane (122), Tottington (98), Walmersley (80), Walshaw (104), Whitefield (56)
Places: 460
Employees: 200
NATURAL CHOICE NURSERIES
Acquired Desirable Childcare in 2017
Tel: 01454 527627
Email: admin@ncnltd.co.uk
Website: http://ncnltd.co.uk
Owners: Nicky and Fred Edwards
Owns 4 nurseries: Alveston, South Glos (44); Charfield, South Glos (63); Cheltenham 1, Glos (68), Cheltenham 2 (38). Also runs a holiday club at one Cheltenham setting.
Places: 213
Employees: 60
NATURALLY LEARNING
Head office: The Old Church Hall, Church Road, Charlestown, St Austell PL25 3NS
Tel: 01726 339855
Email: info@naturallylearning.co.uk
Website: www.naturallylearning.co.uk
Owner: Mandy Richardson
Established: 2012
Owns 5 nurseries: Charlestown (50), Falmouth (55), Poltair, St Austell (55), Truro 1 (72), Truro 2 (30) – all in Cornwall.
Also runs a holiday clubin Cornwall.
Places: 262
Employees: 96
Plans: To open a new setting in Newquay in 2022.
NATURE TRAIL NURSERY
Head office: School Lane, Brinscall, Chorley, Lancashire PR6 8QP
Tel: 01254 830912
Email: ntnheadoffice@gmail.com
Directors: Amanda Hilton, Sharon Brindley
Established: 2010
Owns 8nurseries: Brinscall (80), Chorley 1 (70), Chorley 2 (70), Chorley 3 (65), Euxton 1 (22), Euxton 2 (62), Heskin (40), Parbold (45) – all in Lancs
Places: 450
Employees: 110
NEWPARK CHILDCARE
Head office: Arlington Wharf, 45A Arlington Avenue, Islington, London N1 7BE
Tel: 020 7503 0961
Website: www.newparkchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Barry Clutterbuck, Janice Clutterbuck, Tiffany Clutterbuck
Established: 1994
Owns 5 Montessori nursery schools: London: Barbican (26), Clerkenwell (64), Highbury (34), Shepherds Bush (82), Wandsworth (64)
Places: 270
Employees: 95
Plans: Ongoing expansion.
N FAMILY CLUB
Acquired Red Balloonin March 2021
Head office: 47-49 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3QT
Tel: 020 3865 7402
Email: olivia@nfamilyclub.com
Website: https://nfamilyclub.com
Chief executive officer: Phil Sunderland
Chief strategy officer: Sarah Mackenzie
Managing director: Simone Carter
Chief financial officer: Jon Temple
Established: 2017
Owns 17 nurseries: Cobham, Surrey (60); Ockham, Surrey (88); Tunbridge Wells, Kent (124); Weybridge, Surrey (55); London: Angel (129), Balham (98), Brixton (142), London Fields (57), Olympic Park (107), Stoke Newington 1 (72), Stoke Newington 2 (81), Twickenham (127), West Hampstead (90); West Midlands: Codsall (126), Edgbaston (96), Jewellery Quarter (101), Moseley (70)
Places: 1,623
Employees: 885
Plans: To grow in the next six months through opportunities including upcoming nursery launches in Highgate, Whetstone and Cambridge.
NORTHUMBRIAN TRUST DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 301 Chillingham Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5SB
Tel: 0191 265 6501
Email: enquiries@northumbriantrustdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.northumbrian trustdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: J.P. Gould, E.G. Gould, J.J. Gould
Established: 1994
Owns 3 nurseries: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (87, plus out-of-school club); Spennymoor, Co. Durham (43); Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham (80, plus out-of-school club).Also runs a separate out-of-school club in Newcastle upon Tyne (24).
Places: 210
Employees: 46
NURSERIES BY GYMFINITY KIDS
Head office: Unit B First Floor, Stadium MK, Stadium Way West, Milton Keynes MK1 1ST
Tel: 01908 032056
Email: info@nurseriesbygymfinitykids.co.uk
Website: www.gymfinitykids.com/nurseries/find-a-nursery
Director: Vick Tamplin
Established: 2018
Owns 3 nurseries: Chatham, Kent (75); Maidstone, Kent (75); Milton Keynes, Bucks (75)
Places: 300
Employees: 75
Plans: To opn a new setting in Bracknell.
THE NURSERY FAMILY
Formerly A Step Ahead
Email: enquiries@thenurseryfamily.co.uk
Website: www.thenurseryfamily.co.uk
Chief executive: David Hancock
Director of education and training: Beverly Hallett
Operations manager: Ellen Cole
Established: 2012
Owns 6 nurseries: Ashington, Northumberland (53); Lancing, W. Sussex (58); Lower Beeding, W. Sussex (54); Purbrook, Hants (50); Shoreham, W. Sussex (58); Southwater, W. Sussex (24)
Places: 297
Employees: 100
NUNTHORPE NURSERIES GROUP
Head office: The Crescent, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0JP
Tel/Fax: 01642 325312
Email: carmel@nunthorpenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.nunthorpe nurseriesgroup.co.uk
Directors: Paul Nelson, Ian Howlett
Established: 1989
Owns 9 nurseries: Billingham (50), Brambles Farm (78), Ingleby Barwick (60), Middlesbrough 1 (76), Middlesbrough 2 (85), Middlesbrough 3 (51), Nunthorpe (76), Ormesby (75), Stockton-on-Tees (62) – all in Teesside. Out-of-school and holiday clubs at each setting.
Places: 613
Employees: 100
THE OLD STATION NURSERY
Acquired by La Maison Bleue in 2019
Head office: 7 Park Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 7BP
Tel: 01367 243800
Email: coo@theoldstationnursery.co.uk
Website: www.theoldstation nursery.co.uk
CEO: Sarah Steel
COO: Claire Sephton
Established: 2002
Owns 52 nurseries: Alcester, Warks (71); Alvechurch, Worcs (91); Bampton, Oxon (38); Barnt Green, Worcs (47); Berkhamsted, Herts (102); Boston, Lincs (98); Bridgetown, Warks (24); Bunting, Warks (24); Bromsgrove, Worcs (57); Canterbury, Kent (68); Colchester, Essex (60); Devizes, Wilts (138); Dover, Kent (51); Droitwich, Worcs (76);Faringdon, Oxon(94); Fen Drayton, Cambs (43); Filkins, Oxon (30); Gingham, Warks (56); Granta Park, Cambs (96); Harpole, Northants (34); Heathcote, Warks (24); Heath Mill, Surrey (71); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (75); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (64); Heyford, Oxon (64); High Wycombe, London (31); Houlton, Warks (95);Innsworth, Glos (94); Iver, Bucks (67); Little Houghton, Northants (62); Malvern, Worcs (93); Marlow, Bucks (52); Mottershead, Glos (46); Oxford Science Park, Oxon (72); Peckham, London (78); Pershore, Worcs (87); Royston, Herts (87); Rubery, Worcs (120); Southend-on-Sea, Essex (60); St Neots 1, Cambs (44), St Neots 2 (47); Stowmarket 1, Suffolk (51), Stowmarket 2 (35); Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks (45); Taplow, Bucks (83); Uxbridge, London (67); Wellingborough, Northants (63); Wellesbourne, Warks (67); Whitstable, Kent (79); Wolverhampton, W. Mids (105); Wombourne, Staffs (91); Wylde Green, W. Mids (55)
1 out-of-school club: Watlington, Oxon (32)
Places: 3,472
Employees: 800
Plans: Further growth by acquisition.
ONCE UPON A TIME DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Blair Athol House, Ashfield Avenue, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 5BB
Fax: 020 8844 0800
Website: www.onceuponatimedaynurseries.co.uk
Proprietor: Lorna Hackland-Crowther
Established: 1989
Owns 7 nurseries: Hillingdon: Eastcote (26), Hayes (50), Uxbridge (42), West Drayton (32); Hounslow: Feltham (63), Lower Feltham (35), Hanworth (26) – all in London
Places: 274
Employees: 125
PAPER MOON DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Clock Tower, Compton Acres, Nottingham NG2 7RS
Tel: 01115 982 1122
Email: admin@papermoonnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.papermoonnurseries.co.uk
Director: Dianne Mayfield
Established: 1990
Owns 7 nurseries: Lincs: Boultham Park (34), Doddington Park (50); Notts: Compton Acres (70), Faraday Road (40), Forest Town (108), Gamston (70), Sutton in Ashfield (134)
Places: 506
Employees: 150
PATHWAYS NURSERIES AND CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: 2 Huddesford Drive, Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 7RR
Tel: 01926 484030
Email: office@pathwaysnursery.co.uk
Website: www.pathwaysnursery.co.uk
Directors: Caroline Jones, Beth Casey, Daniel Jones
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Barston, Solihull (27), Balsall Common (24), Chelmsley Wood (60), Holly Lane (26), Warwick (40) – all West Midlands. Also runs an out-of-school club in Warwick.
Places: 177
Employees: 49
PEAR TREE NURSERIES
Head office: 7 Craigengall Farm Crofts, Westfield EH48 3DZ
Tel: 01786 822391
Email: info@peartreenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.peartreenurseries.co.uk, www.arnhallnursery.co.uk
Directors: Nicola Pryde, Stephanie Dodds
Established: 1990
Owns 4 nurseries: Dunblane, Stirling (107); Haddington 1, East Lothian (56), Haddington 2 (94), Haddington 3 (60)
Places: 317
Employees: 117
PINOCCHIO’S CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: School Green, Lasswade, Midlothian EH18 1NB
Tel: 0131 654 2914
Email: katrina@pinocchios nursery.co.uk
Website: www.pinocchios nursery.co.uk
Owners/directors: Stratos Koulis, Lewissa Koulis
Operational director: Katrina Weir
Established: 1997
Owns 5 nurseries: Edinburgh 1 (48), Edinburgh 2 (55); Eskbank (81), Lasswade (67), Penicuik (53) – all in Midlothian
Places: 304
Employees: 90
Plans: Extension at Eskbank nursery to offer 49 more places by autumn 2022.
PIXIELAND DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 10 Springfield Drive, Milehouse Road, Plymouth PL3 4DU
Tel: 01752 511007
Email: info@pixieland daynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.pixielandday nurseries.co.uk
Proprietor: Caroline Francis
Established: 1984
Owns/manages 4 nurseries: Devonport, MoD (36); Plymouth: Mannamead (79), Milehouse (92) – all in Devon; Saltash, Cornwall (130)
Places: 337
Employees: 100
PORTICO DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Apartment 6, Claremont House, Ruff Lane, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 4UP
Tel: 01695 581545
Email: portico.nicole@me.com
Website: www.porticonurserygroup.co.uk
Directors: Nicole Politis, Craig Jackson
Established: 2002
Owns 6 nurseries: Aughton, Lancs (40); Eccleston Park, Merseyside (32); Moss Bank, Merseyside (50); Ormskirk, Lancs (44); St Helens, Merseyside (118); Thatto Heath, Merseyside (32). Also runs 2 after-school clubs in Ormskirk and St Helens.
Places: 319
Employees: 72
PORTLAND NURSERIES
Head office: Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield HD3 3AL
Tel: 01484 533322
Email: info@portlandnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.portlandnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Anastasia Murphy, Michael Murphy
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Huddersfield, W. Yorks: Harlequin Nursery, Edgerton 1 (31), Holly Bank Nursery, Edgerton 2 (61), Oakwood House Nursery & Forest School, Edgerton 3 (101), Portland House, Lindley (95)
1 after-school club: Lindley (24)
Places: 271
Employees: 90
PREPCARE DAY NURSERIES*
Head office:PO Box 5079, Rugby CV21 9HR
Tel: 01788 537 035
Website: www.prepcaredaynurseries.co.uk
Chairman and founder: Richard Phillips
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Birchfield, Wolverhampton (55), Oswestry (65), Moreton Hall, Bury St Edmunds (55), Arnold Lodge, Leamington Spa (55), Rugby (50)
Places: 280
PUFFINS OF EXETER CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: 13 Mont le Grand, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon EX1 2PD
Tel: 01392 496017
Email: enquiries@ puffinsofexeter.com
Website: www.puffinsofexeter.co.uk
Managing directors: Maureen Gard, Rosalind Taylor, Gemma Rolstone, Gillian Fawcett
Established: 1990
Owns 5 nurseries: Exeter, Devon: Clystheath (60), Heavitree (40), St Leonards (56), Southernhay (70), Sowton (40). Plus apprenticeship courses.
1 after-school club: Exeter: Clyst St Mary (20). Also runs a holiday club at Manston Terrace, Exeter (30)
Places: 266
Employees: 120
RAINBOW NURSERY
Head office: 14 Moss Way, Hillend Industrial Estate, Dalgety, Fife KY11 9JS
Tel: 01383 821970
Email: rainbownursery2@btconnect.com
Website: www.rainbowchildcarefife.co.uk
Directors: Craig Skinner, Ian Skinner
Established: Acquired in 2010
Owns 3 nurseries: Dalgety Bay (89), Glenrothes (117), St Andrews (64) – all in Fife
Places: 270
Employees: 66
RASCALS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 121a Circular Road, Belfast, N. Ireland BT4 2GE
Tel: 028 9076 1333
Fax: 028 9076 9333
Email: reception@rascalsdaynurseries.com
Website: www.rascalsdaynurseries.com
Managing directors: Lynne D’Arcy, Roger D’Arcy
Established: 1988
Owns 6 nurseries: Belfast: Belfast East 1 (119), Belfast East 2 (50), Belfast North (100), Belfast South 1 (58), Belfast South 2 (140); Londonderry (50) – all in Ulster
Places: 499
Employees: 180
RHYMETIME NURSERY
Head office: Connolly Lodge, Berrywood Close, St Crispins, Northampton NN5 4BW
Tel: 01604 586440
Email: michelle@nurseryheadoffice.com
Managing director: Michelle Harris
Established: 2000
Owns 8 nurseries: Corby (70), Kettering (64), Moulton (25), Northampton (96), Rushden (94), Woodleys Farm Day Nursery (40), Woodleys Park Day Nursery (72), Woodleys Village (40) – all in Northants
Places: 501
Employees: 70
ROSEDENE NURSERIES
Head office: 66a Hutton Lane, Guisborough, TS14 6QP
Tel: 0345 4500208
Email: enquiries@rosedenenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.rosedene nurseries.co.uk
Directors: Clare McCullagh, John McCullagh, Alice McCullagh
Established: 1993
Owns 10 nurseries: Broomfield, Essex (24); Easterside, Middlesbrough, N. Yorks (36); Egglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham (24); Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland, N. Yorks (56); Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham (56); Hemlington Children’s Centre, Middlesbrough, N. Yorks (56); Northallerton, N. Yorks (60); Ormesby, Middlesbrough, N. Yorks (41); Saltburn, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, N. Yorks (54); Sunrise, Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham (56)
Places: 463
Employees: 140
ROSY APPLE CHILDCARE
Trades as Little Achievers Nurseries
Head office: 23 Herschell Street, Preston, Lancashire PR1 3QU
Tel: 01772 374913
Email: sharon@rosyapplechildcare.com
Website: www.rosyapplechildcare.com
Founder/owner: Sharon Alexander
Established: 2003
Owns 4 nurseries: Preston 1 (89), Preston 2 (72), Ramsgreave (75), Skelmersdale (71) – all in Lancs
Places: 307
Employees: 50+
SCHOOLHOUSE DAYCARE
Head office: 45 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2 9EA
Tel: 01792 202900
Email: mail@schoolhouse-daycare.co.uk
Website: www.schoolhouse-daycare.co.uk
Established: 1998
Directors: Amanda Bennett, Kevin Bennett
Owns 4 nurseries: Bridgend (50); Swansea: City (46), Morriston (121), Sketty (118)
Places: 295
Employees: 95
SERENDIPITYSCHILDCARE SERVICES
Head office: 30-32 Nottingham Road, Bingham, Nottingham NG13 8AT
Tel: 01949 836730
Email: enquiries@serendipitys.co.uk
Directors: Kelly and Matt Alls
Established: 1998
Owns 5 nurseries: Balderton (38), Bingham (68), Cotgrave (74), Newark (49) – all in Notts; Grantham, Lincs (40)
Places: 269
Employees: 100
SEYMOUR HOUSE DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 140 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1RN
Tel: 01245 213213
Email: amanda.fee@seymourhouse.co.uk (area head of operations)
Website: www.seymourhouse.co.uk
Directors: John Player, Julie Player, Jonathan Player
Established: 1988
Owns 10 nurseries: Basildon, Essex (34); Chelmsford, Essex: Broomfield Hospital (50), Broomfield Road (50), Lawn Lane (50), Springfield Road (50); Colchester, Essex (51); Laindon, Essex (51); St Albans, Herts (66); Wickford, Essex (73); Witham, Essex (66)
Places: 541
Employees: 260
Plans: Opening purpose-built 72-place Chesterwell Nursery in new housing development in Colchester, September 2023.
SHINE CHILDCARE
Head office: Sycamore Lodge, 7A Woodhouse Cliff, Woodhouse, Leeds LS6 2HF
Tel: 0113 2784 362
Email: admin@shinechildcare.co.uk
Website: www.shinechildcare.co.uk
Managing director international: Graham Abbott
Managing director UK: Amika Abbott
Established: 2004
Owns 4 nurseries: Halifax, W. Yorks (115); Huddersfield, W. Yorks (142); Leeds, W. Yorks (163); Oldham, G. Manchester (150)
Places: 570
Employees: 150
Plans: Looking for opportunities to expand.
SHOOTING STARS NURSERIES
Head office: The Coach House, Old Burcot Lane, Burcot, Bromsgrove B60 1PH
Email: natalie@myshootingstars.com
Website: www.myshootingstars.com
Director: Jon Higgins
Area managers: Natalie McNamara, Tracy Hedges
Established: 2009
Owns 7 nurseries: Bromsgrove, Worcs (81); Gloucester, Glocs (76); Hinckley, Leics (78); Kings Norton, W. Mids (93); Stourbridge, W. Mids (59); Wolverhampton, W. Mids (86); Worcester, Worcs (91)
Places: 564
Employees: 230
SNAPDRAGONS NURSERIES
Head office: Prospect Farm, 43 Bath Road, Atworth, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 8JW
Tel: 01225 707009
Email: atworth@snapdragonsnursery.com
Website: www.snapdragonsnursery.com
Directors: Paul Collard (managing director), Rosemary Collard (managing director), James Collard (director of technology), Jennifer Biddel (finance director)
Established: 1998
Owns 10 nurseries: Atworth (50), Broadwood (70), Corsham (100) – all in Wilts; Bath and North East Somerset: Grosvenor (70), Keynsham (176), Weston (164); Bristol: Horfield (124), Redland (250), Shirehampton (128); South Gloucestershire: Cribbs Causeway (185)
2 out-of-school clubs: Broadwood (16), Corsham (48)
Places: 1,317
Employees: 400
SNOWDROP HOUSE MONTESSORI
(previously Tudor House Montessori)
Head office: Franklands Village, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3RS
Tel: 01444 616 617
Email: info@snowdrophousegroup.co.uk
Website: www.snowdrophousemontessorigroup.co.uk
Managing director: Carole-Ann Benson
Established: 1998
Owns 3 nurseries: Haywards Heath 1 (44), Haywards Heath 2 (100); Lindfield (30) – all in W. Sussex
Places: 174
Employees: 70
SOUTH HILLS NURSERY
Head office: Home Farm Road, Wilton, Wiltshire SP2 8PJ
Tel: 01722 744971
Email: admin@southhillsschool.com
Website: www.southhillsschool.com
Directors: John Proctor, Alicia Proctor, Andrew Proctor
Established: 1994
Owns 10 nurseries: Burcombe (24), Calne (42), Corsham (60), Froxfield (40), Great Cheverell (34), Salisbury 1 (70), Salisbury 2 (60), St Peter’s (30), Trinity (28), Wilton (150) – all in Wilts
Places: 422
Employees: 100+
SPL EDUCATION AND EXETER NURSERIES
Nursery team office: 36 Alphington Road, Exeter EX2 8HN
Tel: 01392 435 071
Finance office: 143 Exeter Road, Exmouth EX8 5AU
Email: denise.russell@splnurseries.co.uk
Director: Jon Middleton
Established: 2006
Owns 4 nurseries: Exeter 1 (60), Exeter 2 (80), Exeter 3 (63); Exmouth (56) – all in Devon
Places: 259
Employees: 100
SPRING
From October 2017, Action for Children’s nurseries started operating under the brand Spring
Head office: 3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road, Watford WD18 8AG
Tel: 01923 361500
Website: www.actionforchildren.org.uk; www.springnurseries.co.uk
Interim chief executive: Melanie Armstrong
Deputy chief executive and managingdirector of children’s services: Carol Iddon
Commercial director: Emma Horne
Head of Spring and Oscars: Joanne French
Established: 1869
Owns/manages 37 nurseries: Bedlington 1, Northumberland (24), Bedlington 2 (24); Braintree 1, Essex (49), Braintree 2 (37), Braintree 3 (54); Derby 1, Derbs (40), Derby 2 (44); Exeter, Devon (46); Gateshead 1, Tyne and Wear (54), Gateshead 2 (76), Gateshead 3 (52), Gateshead 4 (36), Gateshead 5 (52); Kinloss, Morayshire (100); Knowsley, Merseyside (51); Erith, London (34); Medmenham, Bucks (46); Norfolk 1, E. Anglia (62), Norfolk 2 (56); RAF Benson, Oxon (79); RAF Boscombe Down, Wilts (66); RAF Boulmer, Northumberland (45); RAF Cosford, Wolves (100); RAF Halton, Bucks (54); RAF High Wycombe, Bucks (46); RAF Honington, Suffolk (92); RAF Scampton, Lincs (88); RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (60); RAF Valley, Anglesey (68); RAF Waddington, Lincs (98); RAF Wittering, Cambs (75); RAF Wyton, Cambs (78); Sandwich, Kent (80); Stockton-on-Tees 1, Co. Durham (24), Stockton-on-Tees 2 (48); Wallsend, Tyne-and-Wear (50); Winchester, Hants (47). Also owns 27 out-of-school clubs and 18 holiday clubs, including 25 locations operating under the brand Spring Oscars.
Places: 2,135
Employees: 683
STEPPING STONES NURSERIES
Previously known as Little Acorns Group
Head office: Acorn House, Houghton Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 7DD
Tel: 01925 232202
Email: enquiries@steppingstonesgroup.com
Website: www.steppingstonesgroup.com
Managing director: Neil Ritchie
Established: 1992
Operates 8 nurseries: Gomersal, W. Yorks (48); Manchester (65); Worsley, G. Manchester (47); Mirfield, W. Yorks (62); Rothwell, Leeds, W. Yorks (43); Warrington 1, Cheshire (98), Warrington 2 (48); Washington, Tyne and Wear (98)
Places: 509
Employees: 170
Plans: Purchasing an existing nursery and a new build due for completion in March 2022.
ST GEORGE’S NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 2 Grace Road, Leicester LE2 8AD
Tel: 01162 290023
Email: enquiries@stgeorgesnursery.com
Website: www.stgeorgesnursery.com
Directors: Birju Ghelani, Jaimie Ghelani, Shalin Ghelani, Shainee Ghelani
Established: 1994
Owns 4 nurseries: Aylestone (94), Enderby (84), Narborough (60), Oadby (85) – all in Leics
Places: 323
Employees: 85
STORAL LEARNING
Head office: 111 Baker Street, Paddington Central, London W1U 6RR
Website: https://storal-learning.co.uk
Directors: Varun Chanrai, Ashwin Grover
Established: 2017
Owns/manages 28 nurseries: Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1, Leics (50), Ashby-de-la-Zouch 2 (60); Basingstoke, Hants (80); Blandford Forum, Dorset (77); Brentwood, Essex (70); Brighton 1, E. Sussex (84); Brighton 2 (64); Bristol (115); Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (190); Edgbaston, Birmingham, W. Mids (94); Gravesend, Kent (84); Lincoln (82); Maidstone 1, Kent (34), Maidstone 2 (48); Manchester, G. Manchester (111); Portishead, Somerset (76); Romford, Essex (120); Salisbury, Wilts (70); Sittingbourne, Kent (61); Steeple Langford, Wilts (70); Urmston, G. Manchester (79); Warminster, Wilts (70); Warrington, Cheshire (100); Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (69); Whitwick, Leics (80); Widnes, Cheshire (78); Winchester, Hants (70); Woodville, Derbs (110)
Places: 2,296
Employees: Approx. 600
TENDERLINKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Lampard Investments, 122 Hill House, 210 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 6NP
Tel: 07940 391682
Email: fkhaki@ lampardinvestments.com
Website: www.tenderlinksdaynursery.co.uk
Managing directors: Farouq Khaki, Sanjeev Mall
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Godalming, Surrey (32); London: Norbury (19), Streatham (38), Twickenham (18), Wandsworth (26)
Places: 133
Employees: 42
THRIVE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION
Formerly Bertram Nursery Group
Head office: Newfield House, 1 New Street, Musselburgh, Edinburgh EH21 6HY
Tel: 0131 285 1541
Website: www.thrivechildcare.com
Chief executive: Cary Rankin
Operations director, England: Andre Fallows
Operations director, Scotland: Julie Campbell
Chief financial officer: Will Newton
Established: 2007
Owns 38 nurseries: Aberdeenshire 1 (58), Aberdeenshire 2 (64), Aberdeenshire 3 (63); Bishopbriggs, E. Dunbartonshire (71); Castleton, Lancs (80); Chester, Cheshire (130); Cumbernauld, N. Lanarkshire (84); Dundee 1 (60), Dundee 2 (51), Dundee 3 (98); Edinburgh 1 (58), Edinburgh 2 (104), Edinburgh 3 (69), Edinburgh 4 (100); Falkirk 1 (95), Falkirk 2 (74); Glasgow: Ballieston (79), Erskine (63), Garrowhill (61), Glasgow Airport (91), Greenock (75), Inverkip (76), Kirkintilloch (80), Robroyston (81), Thornliebank (103); Leyland, Lancs (68); Liverpool Princes Dock (100); Manchester: Salford 1 (63), Salford 2 (79), Salford 3 (134), Shaw (83), Swinton (140), University of Manchester (86), Wigan (100); Perth, Perthshire (80); Prestwich, Lancs (89); South Lanarkshire College (75); Stirling, Stirlingshire (88)
Plus 8 holiday clubs
Places: 3,153
Employees: circa 900
TIDDLYWINKS DAY NURSERY
Head office: 6 Manchester Old Road, Bury BL9 0TB
Tel: 0161 764 1265
Email: info@tiddlywinks nursery.com
Website: www.tiddlywinksnursery.com
Managing director: Imelda Mihell
Operational director: David Mihell
Financial director: Ashley Mihell
Established: 1994
Owns 7 nurseries: Ancoats (72), Blackley (62), Bury (108), Clayton (70), Crumpsall (78), Higher Blackley (72), Walmersley (130) – all in G. Manchester
5 out-of-school clubs: Blackley, Clayton, Higher Blackley, Middleton, Walmersley
Places: 592
Employees: 138
TINY TEDDIES DAY NURSERY
Head office: The Old Fire Station, Chetton Avenue, Daimler Green, Radford, Coventry CV6 3LA
Tel: 02476 590059
Email: info@tinyteddies.co.uk
Website: www.tinyteddies.co.uk
Principals: Paul Ingram, Michelle Ingram
Established: 2003
Owns 3 nurseries: Coventry, W. Mids: Mount St, Chappelfields (61), Radford (89), Whitley (37)
Places: 187
Employees: 50
TINY TOEZ
Head office: Bredon House, Suite G3, 321 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton WV6 0JZ
Tel: Contact each nursery directly
Email: admin@tinytoez.com
Website: www.tinytoez.com
Directors: Ranjana Mair, Kamal Mair
Established: 2004
Owns 12 nurseries: Coventry, W. Mids (36); Feltham, London (116); Sandwell, W. Mids (66); Staffs: Biddulph (72), Cannock Chase (83), East Staffs (60), Newcastle-under-Lyme (98), Stoke-on Trent 1 (58), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (62), Stoke-on-Trent 3 (57), Tamworth (92); Stourport, Worcs (41)
Places: 841
Employees: 237
TNB GARRISON EARLY YEARS & PLAY
Head office: 1-2 St Andrews Road, Tidworth SP9 7EP
Tel: 01980 633962
Email: finance@tnbearlyyears.org
Website: www.tnbearlyyears.org
Executive co-ordinator: SarahHawkins
Finance and office manager: Alison Mellor
Established: 2000
Manages 7 nurseries: Bulford 1 (55), Bulford 2 (64), Larkhill (51), Tidworth 1 (69), Tidworth 2 (54), Tidworth 3 (49), Tidworth 4 (60) – all in Wilts. Also runs 1 after-school and holiday clubin Tidworth.
Places: 402
Employees: 130
TOAD HALL NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Glover House, 23-25 Bury Mead Road, Hitchin SG5 1RT
Tel: 01462 427020
Email: headoffice@toadhall-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.toadhall-nursery.co.uk
Co-managing directors: ClaireFrench, Gail Tanner
Established: 1998
Owns 11 nurseries: Berks: Langley (101), Winnersh (72); Herts: Berkhamsted (77), Hitchin (104), Watford (100); Surrey: Chessington (76), Haslemere (73), Horley (99), Ottershaw (41), Walton-on-Thames (102), Woking (109)
Places: 954
Employees: 360
Plans: To increase the group.
TODDLETOWN and TODDLEWORLD GROUP
Head office: 14 Kingsway, London SW14 7HS
Tel: 07966 396187
Email: hello@ toddletownnursery.co.uk, enquiries@toddleworld.co.uk
Commercial and operations director: Eamonn O’Connor
Director of compliance and regulations: Urvashi O’Connor
Director of childcare: John Warren
HR and marketing director: Sophie Haylock
Established: 2013
Owns 2 nurseries under Toddletown: Chandler’s Ford, Hants (65); Godalming, Surrey (51)
Places: 116
Employees: 40
Plans: New Toddleworld franchise nursery in Thrapston, Northampton to open in March 2022.
TOMMIES CHILDCARE
Head office: Four Brooks Nursery & Pre-school, Parkville Highway, Coventry CV6 4HZ
Tel: 01676 540244
Email: info@tommieschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.tommieschildcare.co.uk
Directors: Caroline Fooks (chief executive), Matt Fooks (finance director), Danielle Butler (operations director), Kelly Andrews (area manager)
Established: 1998
Owns 8 nurseries: Birmingham, W. Mids (60); Coventry 1, W. Mids (61), Coventry 2 (108), Coventry 3 (39); Derby, Derbs (78); Kenilworth, Warks (32); Nuneaton 1, Warks (34), Nuneaton 2 (28)
Places: 440
Employees: 115
TOPS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 3 Wollaston Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset BH6 4AR
Tel: 01202 551553
Email: admin@topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: Cheryl Hadland, Charlotte Percival, Andrew Dearsley, Harriet Pacey, Micah Faure, Dr Sam King
Established: 1990
Owns 33 nurseries: Babbacombe, Devon (50); Boscombe (135), Bournemouth, Bearwood (55), Bournemouth, Royal Bournemouth Hospital (131), Charminster (59), Christchurch (77), Corfe Mullen (86), Gillingham 1 (96), Gillingham 2 (36), Parkstone (56), Poole (132), Wareham (47), Wimborne (80) – all in Dorset; Hants: Fawley (67), Havant (54), Lymington (100), Portsmouth 1, Queen Alexandra Hospital (115), Portsmouth 2 (92), Portsmouth 3 (78), Portsmouth 4 (35), Winchester, Royal Hampshire County Hospital (61); Lancing, W. Sussex (79); Newport, Isle of Wight – IoW College (92); Plymouth 1, Devon (38), Plymouth 2 (48), Plymouth 3 (53), Plymouth 4 (68), Plymouth 5 (122); Salisbury, Wilts (104); Taunton 1, Somerset (36), Taunton 2, Musgrove Park Hospital (122); Yeovil 1, S. Somerset (56), Yeovil 2 (40). Crèche opportunities available. Also provides training.
Places: 2,500
Employees: 770
TORRIDON EDUCATION GROUP
Head office: East Beech Nursery School, 1 Queen’s Lane, Lossiemouth IV31 6DR
Tel: 01343 810091
Email: eastbeechnurseryschool@outlook.com
Managing director: Sharon Hayward
Operations manager: Lauren Hayward
Established: 1994
Owns 4 nurseries: Elgin 1 (54), Elgin 2 (34), Lossiemouth 1 (44), Lossiemouth 2 (34) – all in Moray. Also runs a holiday club.
Places: 166
TOWNSEND MONTESSORI NURSERIES
Head office: The Grange Montessori, Westcliffe Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9LJ
Tel: 01843 852575
Email: office@tmnurseries.com
Website: www.tmnurseries.com
Managing director: Philippa Townsend
Established: 2005
Owns 7 nurseries: Broadstairs (85), Faversham (110), Herne Bay (75), Maidstone (91), Margate 1 (77), Margate 2 (72), Ramsgate (94) – all in Kent
Places: 604
Employees: 197
TWINKLES NURSERY GROUP
Head office: 11 The Shambles, Wetherby, West YorkshireLS22 6NG
Tel: 01423 869982
Email: jill@twinklesnurseries.com
Website: www.twinklesnurseries.co.uk
Owner: Jill Smith
Established: 2003
Owns 6 nurseries: Boston Spa, W. Yorks (95); Knaresborough, N. Yorks (92); Leeds 1, W. Yorks (108), Leeds 2 (95), Leeds 3 (64); Wetherby, W. Yorks (73). Also runs 1 out-of-school club.
Places: 527
Employees: 142
Plans: New 84 place nursery due Spring 2023.
TWIZZLE TOPS DAY NURSERY
Head office: Marsh Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex CM3 5WP
Tel: 08450 345123
Email: janette.stagg@twizzletops.co.uk
Website: www.twizzletops.co.uk
CEO: James Sinclair
Managing director: Katie Franklin
HR and compliance director: Janette Stagg
Quality and improvement officer: Erum Syed
Established: 2009
Owns 8 nurseries: Basildon, Essex (71); Brent Cross, London (46); Cambridge, Cambs (66); Ipswich, Suffolk (50); Marsh Farm, Essex (70); Stevenage, Herts (50); Thurrock, Essex (58); Wembley, London (42)
Places: 453
Employees: 125
Plans: Adding two new nurseries to the group.
VILLAGE NURSERY GROUP
Head office: West Wing 1 & 2, Crewe Hall, Crewe CW1 6UZ
Tel: 01270 667064
Email: joyce@villagenurserygroup.co.uk
Website: www.village-nursery.co.uk
Owners and directors: Ian and Julie Lightley
Operations director: Emma Jones
Established: 2005
Owns 9 nurseries: Alsager 1 (74), Alsager 2 (65), Congleton (64), Knutsford (68), Warrington 1 (78), Warrington 2 (24), Weston, Crewe (80), Wistaton, Crewe (80) – all in Cheshire; Trafford Park, G. Manchester (131)
Places: 664
Employees: 250
WELCOME NURSERIES
Head office: 5 Crompton Street, Bury BL9 0AD
Tel: 07450 443140
Email: hello@welcomenurseries.com
Website: www.welcomenurseries.com
Directors: Jonathan Jay, Linda Cuddy
Established: 2019
Owns 48 nurseries: Alfreton, Derbs(92); Ashton-under-Lyne 1, G. Manchester (220), Ashton-under-Lyne 2 (160); Barnard Castle, Co. Durham (112); Barnsley, S. Yorks (87); Birkenshaw, W. Yorks (71); Blackburn, Lancs (168); Bolton, G. Manchester (102); Bury, G. Manchester (205); Cannock, Staffs (34); Catterick, N. Yorks (128); Chatham, Kent (160); Colchester, Essex (92); Congleton, Cheshire (75); Eastham, Merseyside (60); Enderby, Leics (150); Essex (90); Greetland, W. Yorks (128); Halifax, W. Yorks (91); Haxby, N. Yorks (30); Huddersfield 1, W. Yorks (68), Huddersfield 2 (128); Ingol, Lancs (90); Langho, Lancs (58); Leeds, W. Yorks (128); Leicester 1 (205), Leicester 2 (150); Leyland, Lancs (62); Liverpool (85); London (124); Longton, Staffs (30); Manchester (160); Mansfield 1, Notts (81), Mansfield 2 (46); Newark, Notts (168); Padgate, Cheshire (84); Preston, Lancs (104); Sandbach, Cheshire (176); St Helens, Merseyside (112); Stalybridge, G. Manchester (85); Swinton, G. Manchester (92); Thrybergh, S. Yorks (177); Treeton, S. Yorks (105); Wakefield, W. Yorks (120); Wem, Shropshire (54); Wellingborough, Northants (90); Wigan, G. Manchester (34); York, N. Yorks (54)
Places: 5,125
Employees: 750
Plans: To open a 68-place nursery in the Wirral in April, and nurseries in Cheshire (50), Manchester 2 (70) and Manchester 3 (65). To acquire another 32 nurseries in 2022.
WIND IN THE WILLOWS CHILD CARE
Head office: Ronald Ross Avenue, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside L30 5RH
Tel: 0151 521 1555
Website: www.witwchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Ginnyand Neil Taylor
Established: 1993
Owns 3 nurseries: Sefton, Merseyside (70); Warrington, Cheshire: Longbarn (26), Woolston (100)
Places: 196
Employees: 40
WISE OWLS CHILDCARE
Head office: Unit 2, Thimble Farm, Stud Green, Holyport, Maidenhead SL6 2JH
Tel: 01628 620013
Email: info@wiseowlschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.wiseowlschildcare.co.uk
Owner: Tanya Galitzine
Business manager: Laura Hughes
Established: 2000
Owns 6 nurseries and pre-schools: Abingdon, Oxon (40); Maidenhead 1, Berks (30), Maidenhead 2 (30); Reading 1, Berks (40), Reading 2 (60); Slough, Berks (30). Also runs 3 breakfast clubs, 4 after-school clubs and 2 holiday clubs.
Places: 230
Employees: 100
WOODBERRY DAY NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Threefield House, Threefield Lane, Southampton SO14 3LP
Tel: 02382 021451
Email: accounts@woodberrynursery.co.uk
Website: www.woodberrynursery.co.uk
Directors: Kathy Beauchamp, Shane Beauchamp, Kelly Sampson, Richard Beauchamp
Established: 2008
Owns 4 nurseries: Southampton 1 (68), Southampton 2 (75), Southampton 3 (65), Waterlooville (78) – all in Hants
Places: 286
Employees: 55
Plans: Expansion
YMCA
A federation of local YMCAs
Website: www.ymca.org.uk
Owns 78 nurseries and pre-schools: Brunel YMCA (previously Bath YMCA): Bath (26); Calne (36), Chippenham (56), Corsham (38), Lyneham (50), Malmesbury (52), Trowbridge 1 (55), Trowbridge 2 (38), Westbury (18) – all in Wilts.
YMCA Black Country Group: Dudley (30), Walsall 1 (32), Walsall 2 (65), West Bromwich 1 (119), West Bromwich 2 (65), Wolverhampton (57) – all in W. Midlands. Bournemouth YMCA: Boscombe, Dorset (75).
YMCA Dulverton (previously Somerset Coast): Axbridge, Somerset (100); Devon (40); Bristol 1 (20), Bristol 2 (22), Bristol 3 (40); Tiverton, Devon (40); Wrington, Somerset (100).
YMCA East Surrey: Reigate (35), Merthsham (40) – both Surrey. YMCA Essex: Chelmsford (60). YMCA Fairthorne Group: Andover (121), Eastleigh (108), Gosport (44), Havant 1 (90), Havant 2 (108), Havant 3 (48), Havant 4 (24), Isle of Wight 1 (95), Isle of Wight 2 (56), New Milton (47), Portsmouth 1 (66), Portsmouth 2 (56), Southampton 1 (128), Southampton 2 (60), Southampton 3 (30), Southampton 4 (32), Southampton 5 (108), Southampton 6 (44) – all Hants. YMCA Heart of England (previously Birmingham): Birmingham (56), Solihull (100) – both in W. Mids.
YMCA Lincolnshire: Gainsborough (62), Lincoln 1 (42), Lincoln 2 (24) – all in Lincs. YMCA Liverpool and Sefton (previously Sefton): Southport, Merseyside (52). YMCA Maidstone: Loose (28), Tovil (30) – both in Kent.
YMCA North Tyneside: North Shields, Tyne and Wear (65).
One YMCA: Abbots Langley, Herts (94); Bedford 1, Beds (60), Bedford 2 (50), Bedford 3 (40).
YMCA Reading: Reading, Berks (48). YMCA South Devon: Paignton (32). YMCA St Paul’s Group: Hampton (28), Ealing (47) – both in London. YMCA St Helens: St Helens, Merseyside (96). YMCA Taunton: Taunton, Somerset (40). YMCA Thames Gateway: Dartford 1, Kent (62), Dartford 2 (25); Romford, London (24); Thamesmead, London (58). YMCA Trinity Group: Cambridge 1, Cambs (48), Cambridge 2 (73); Ipswich (60), Lowestoft 1 (51), Lowestoft 2 (55), Woodbridge (24) – all in Suffolk. YMCA Worcestershire: Kidderminster 1 (41), Kidderminster 2 (36), Malvern (24), Redditch (48), Worcester (94) – all in Worcs. Also owns out-of-school and holiday clubs across the UK.
Places: 4,291
Employees: 1,481
What the directory covers
This list includes details of all the private, voluntary and independent chains of nurseries, kindergartens, playgroups and crèches known to Nursery World. Under the term ‘chain’, we have included groups with at least three nurseries up and running.
While we have tried to be comprehensive, we may have omitted some chains not known to us. If your chain is not in our listing, please contact us at nurserychains@markallengroup.com and we can include you in the next edition of Nursery Chains, due out in spring 2023.
Individual nurseries have not usually been named. Figures after each nursery’s location denote the number of places it is registered for. The number of employees includes full-time and part-time staff unless otherwise stated. Nurseries are listed alphabetically by location.
‘Places’ denotes the total number of registered nursery places. This does not include nursery classes in schools, out-of-school care or holiday places, but does include crèche provision and places in any nurseries that are owned and managed by each group.
The information in each entry reflects the state of play at the end of January 2022.
Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains
