WHAT THE DIRECTORY COVERS
- This list includes details of all the private and independent chains of nurseries, kindergartens, playgroups and crèches known to Nursery World. Under the term ‘chain’, we have included groups with only two nurseries up and running if they have specific and imminent plans for expansion, or also offer some other form of childcare provision.
- 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@gmail.com and we can include you in the next edition of Nursery Chains, due out in autumn 2014.
- 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 October 2013.
* Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains.
4CHILDREN NURSERIES
Head office: City Reach, 5 Greenwich Place, London E14 9NN
Tel: 020 7522 2112
Fax: 020 7512 2010
Directors: Anne Longfield, Charles Ellis
Established: 1984
Owns/manages 41 nurseries:
Ashford, Kent (49); Braintree 1 (73), Braintree 2 (40); Bury St Edmunds, Honnington RAF (75); Cheltenham (24); Derby 1 (64), Derby 2 (66), Derby 3 (44); Gateshead 1 (55), Gateshead 2 (54), Gateshead 3 (52), Gateshead 4 (52), Gateshead 5 (36); Gloucester 1 (26), Gloucester 2 (52), Gloucester 3 (60), Gloucester 4 (40), Gloucester 5 (98); Halton RAF (56); Hartsholme (12); Hockley (20); Kinloss, RAF Kinloss, Morayshire (128); Knowsley: Halewood 1 (42), Halewood 2 (59); Leeds, City and Holbeck (45); Lincoln, Waddington RAF (120); Linton-on-Ouse RAF (64); London: Erith (34), Plaistow (44), Plumstead (49), Thamesmead (32); North Tyneside 1 (65), North Tyneside 2 (45); Oxfordshire, Benson RAF (104); Stockton-on-Tees 1 (30), Stockton-on-Tees 2 (36), Stockton-on-Tees 3 (24), Stockton-on-Tees 4 (61), Stockton-on-Tees 5 (20); Witham (37); Wittering RAF (100). Also owns/manages 86 children’s centres.
Out-of-school clubs: 19
Places: 2,187
Employees: 533
ABC NURSERIES
Head office: Main Road, Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire DG11 3BU
Tel/Fax: 01576 300765
Email: abcnurseries1@btconnect.com
Directors: Ann McEwan, Malcolm McEwan
Established: 1988
Owns 3 nurseries: Ecclefechan, Lockerbie (20); Egremont (112), Whitehaven (53) [both in Cumbria]. Also owns a training company.
Places: 185
Employees: 33
ACORN CHILDCARE
Head office: Wesley House, 17 South Street, Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes MK19 7EL
Tel: 01908 510309
Fax: 01908 510222
Email: zoe@acornchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.acornchildcare.co.uk
Managing director: Zoë Raven
Established: 1989
Owns/manages 9 nurseries: Kettering, Burton Latimer (65); Milton Keynes: Castlethorpe (36, plus 16 out-of-school places), Fishermead (40), Kents Hill (56), New Bradwell (33, plus 16 out-of-school places), Shenley Church End (46), Westcroft (64); Newport Pagnell (28, plus 16 out-of-school places); Northampton, Brafield-on-the-Green (36). Also runs Forest Schools, and
a training centre.
Places: 404
Employees: 170
ACORNS NURSERIES
Head office: Acorns House, 7 Park Grove, Cathays, Cardiff CF10 3BJ
Tel: 02920 382009
Fax: 02920 221044
Website: www.acornsnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Martyn Hogg, Susan Hogg, Peter Reynolds, Cherie Wilson
Established: 1988
Owns 8 nurseries: Bristol (100); Cardiff: Llanishen (65), Oakfield Street (42), Park Grove (147), Partridge Road (42), St Mellons (32), Whitchurch (84); Duffryn, Newport (45)
Manages 4 nurseries: Bristol, AXA (30); Cardiff, BBC Wales (61); Coleg Morgannwg, Nantgarw (60);Newport, Office for National Statistics (35)
Places: 743
Employees: 346
Plans: Further expansion of group.
ACTIVE CHILDCARE
Head office: Redwither Tower, Redwither Business Park, Wrexham LL13 9XR
Tel: 01978 661189
Fax: 01978 661717
Directors: Karen Graham, Peter Graham
Established: 1997
Owns/manages 2 nurseries: Glyndwr University (91); Wrexham, Rossett (61)
Owns/manages 1 out-of-school club: Wrexham (40)
Places: 152
Employees: 38
Plans: Opened the Centre for the Child, Family and Society at Glyndwr University, Wrexham. Looking for additional sites in North Wales.
ACTIVE LEARNING
Head office: 88 Compayne Gardens, London NW6 3RU
Tel: 020 3031 4700
Fax: 020 7372 9412
Email: info@activelearningchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.activelearningchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Amanda Johnson, Nick Botterill, Edward Cahn
Established: 2005
Owns 9 nurseries: Dorking (91); London: Chiswick (87), Crouch End (88), Finchley (96), Finchley 2 JW3 (86), Fulham (99), Kingston (98), Southgate (99), West Hampstead (144)
Places: 888
Employees: 200, plus 150 bank staff
ALL ABOUT CHILDREN
Head office: N/A
Tel: 07920 041315
Email: russellford@hotmail.co.uk
Website: Each nursery has its own website, eg. www.westfieldsdaynursery.co.uk
Directors: Russell Ford (chief executive), Marcia Viccars (operations director), Liz Richardson (childcare and education director)
Established: 2010
Owns 9 nurseries: Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire (66); Bracknell, Berkshire (148); Cheltenham (61), Gloucester (72) [both Gloucestershire]; London: Clapham Junction (69), West Norwood (112); Maidenhead (176); Slough (134); Sutton Coldfield (60)
Places: 928
Employees: Approx. 230
Plans: To acquire a further setting during the next 12 months and increase capacity at several existing settings.
ALPHABET HOUSE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Gunthorpe Road, Lowdham NG14 7EN
Tel/Fax: 01159 664556
Website: www.alphabethouse.co.uk
Email: headoffice@alphabethouse.co.uk
Directors: Marie Brentford, Anthony Brentford
Established: 1996
Owns 4 nurseries: Beeston (40), Lowdham (67), West Bridgford (85), White Post (120) [all in Nottinghamshire]
Places: 312
Employees: 82
ALPHABET HOUSE NURSERIES
Head office: Alphabet House, Canberra Road, East Ham, London E6 2RW
Tel: 020 8519 2023
Fax: 01708 705062
Email: razna_alphabethousenurseries@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.alphabethousenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Dele Balogun, Kemi Balogun
Established: 1994
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Beckton (32), East Ham (47), Plashet (57), Stratford (72), Upton Park (62) [all in east London]
Places: 270
Employees: 70
ANGELS AT PLAY NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Dockyard, Star Street, Ware, Herts SG12 7AN
Tel: 01920 486487
Fax: 01920 462778
Email: headoffice@angelsatplay.co.uk
Website: www.angelsatplay.co.uk
Directors: Angela Spencer, Paul Spencer
Established: 1993
Owns 3 nurseries: Hoddesdon (89), Ware 1 (50), Ware 2 (118) [all in Herts]
Places: 257
Employees: 97
ASHFORD PLAY NURSERY SCHOOLS KENT
Head office: Strathmore, 43 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8NU
Tel: 01233 625301
Fax: 01233 610420
Email: email@ashfordplaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.ashfordplaynursery.co.uk
Proprietor: Val Webb
Established: 1971
Owns 4 nurseries: Ashford, Kent: Albert Road (44), Albert Road Crèche (12), Wall Road (44), Willesborough (24), plus a 5-place summer school for five- to six-year-olds. Albert and Wall Road both have an 8-place after-school club and an 8-place summer school for five- to eight-year-olds.
Places: 124
Employees: 31
ASQUITH DAY NURSERIES AND PRE-SCHOOLS PRE-SCHOOLS
Placement centre: 34 Germain Street, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1LE
Tel: 01753 201122
Fax: 01753 689593
Email: parents@asquithnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.asquithnurseries.co.uk
Managing director: Andy Morris
Financial director: Adam Sage
Established: 1989
Owns 77 nurseries/crèches: Basildon, Essex (87); Bolton, Lancs (87); Brighton, E Sussex (59); Bristol (45); Bromley, Kent (94); Bush Hill Park, Middlesex (52); Bushy Park, Surrey (62); Canterbury, Kent (143); Cardiff (51); Caterham, Surrey (72); Cheadle, Cheshire (55); Chigwell, Essex (49); Crofton, Kent (68); Derby (81); Edinburgh (76); Enfield, Middlesex (44); Epsom, Surrey (99); Guildford, Surrey (61); Harpenden 1, Herts (57), Harpenden 2 (93); Haslemere, Surrey (94); Hatch End, Middlesex (87); Heathrow, Middlesex (84); Hinckley, Leics (104); Hounslow, Middlesex (97); Hull, E Yorks (77); Kenton, Middlesex (86); Kew, Surrey (66); Leeds: Moortown (56), Tingley (89); Lichfield, Staffs (135); Liverpool: Kirkby (67); London: Balham (68), Battersea (79), Crouch Hill (36), Dulwich (86), Eltham (47), Finsbury Park (103), Golders Green (53), Hendon 1 (73), Hendon 2 (53), Kingston-upon-Thames (72), New Eltham (69), Peckham Rye (72), Raynes Park (47), Southgate (79), West Hampstead (84); Maidstone, Kent (95); Milford, Staffs (71); Milton Keynes: The Centre (126), Wavendon (65), Wolverton Mill (113); Nottingham (91); Old Woking, Surrey (79); Portsmouth, Hants (70); Redhill, Surrey (103); Reigate, Surrey (109); Renfrew, Renfrewshire (45); Richmond, Surrey (66); Sidcup, Kent (48); Slough, Berks (64); Solihull, W Midlands (64); Southampton 1, Hants (77), Southampton 2 (77), Southampton 3 (74); Surbiton, Surrey (91); Swindon, Wilts (68); Teddington, Middlesex (97); Tonbridge, Kent (100); Tunbridge Wells 1, Kent (65), Tunbridge Wells 2 (65); Twickenham 1, Middlesex (26), Twickenham 2 (83); Warrington, Cheshire (109); West Dorking, Surrey (74); Wilmington, Kent (51); Windsor, Berks (72)
Places: 5,836
Employees: 2,400
BAMBINOS
Head office: Bambinos Childcare Centres, 31 Houndiscombe Road, Mutley, Plymouth, Devon PL4 6EU
Tel: 01752 226767
Email: bambinosplymouth@aol.com
Directors: William Lane, Alison Lane
Established: 1993
Owns 4 nurseries: Plymouth: City (95), Plymstock (58), Tavistock (62), Woolwell (58)
Places: 273
Employees: 120
BERTRAM NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Bertram House, Block B, Unit 2, Kittleyards, Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PJ
Tel: 01316 622270
Fax: 01316 628504
Email: info@bertramuk.com
Website: www.bertramnurserygroup.com
Chief executive officer: Graeme Scott
Director: Tom Lyons
Operations director: Julie Campbell
Commercial director: Susan McGhee
Established: 2006
Owns 32 nurseries: Banchory (64), Cove Bay (62) [both in Aberdeenshire]; Bishopbriggs,
E Dunbartonshire (97); Bury (79), Castleton (80), Prestwich (98) [all in Lancashire]; Cumbernauld, N Lanarkshire (84); Dunblane, Stirlingshire (85); Edinburgh 1 (120), Edinburgh 2 (100); Falkirk (74); Glasgow: Ballieston (79), Garrowhill (61), Glasgow Airport (91), Kelvinside (46); Haydock, Merseyside (112); Kirkintilloch,
E Dunbartonshire (120); Liverpool Princes Dock (100); Manchester: Altrincham (50), Astley (105), Baguley (56), Gin Pit Village (59), Sandilands (56), Shaw (83), Swinton (140), University of Manchester (86); Salford: Salford (79), Salford Hope Hospital (63), Salford Quays MediaCityUK (180); South Lanarkshire College (75); Stirling (88); Telford (42). Also operates a CACHE and SQA accredited training division, BNG Early Years Training, offering vocational qualifications up to Level 5 in early years and management, functional skills, assessor training and CPD opportunities.
Places: 2,714
Employees: 700
Plans: Four new settings planned over next year plus further expansion of training services.
BONBONS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Taunton Street, Shipley, West Yorkshire BD18 3NA
Tel: 01274 587677
Email: sarah@channon.com
Website: www.bonbonsdaynurseries.com
Director: Sarah Channon
Established: 2001
Owns 3 nurseries: Bradford, W Yorks: Frizinghall (36), Shipley (67), Thornton (52)
Places: 155
Employees: 56
Plans: To open a fourth nursery in West Yorkshire.
BRAMLEYS NURSERIES
Head office: Masons Court, Near Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8TP
Tel: 01235 861254
Email: info@bramleyschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.bramleyschildcare.co.uk
Directors: John Watson, Sue Watson, Jessica Bown
Established: 1990
Owns 7 nurseries: Banbury, Horton Hospital (53), Didcot (88), Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (49), Wantage 1 (102), Wantage 2 (89) [all in Oxon]; Bedford, Bedford Hospital (58); Salisbury, Wilts (46)
Places: 485
Employees: 160
BRIDGE END HOUSE
Head office: Bridge End House Nursery, Bridge End, Brighouse, West Yorkshire HD6 3DH
Tel: 01484 719179
Email: enquiries@bridge-endnursery.co.uk
Website: www.bridge-endnursery.co.uk
Directors: Christopher Stoker, Elizabeth Stoker
Established: 1988
Owns 2 nurseries: Brighouse (73); Huddersfield (42)
2 out-of-school/holiday clubs: Brighouse (42), Huddersfield (36)
Places: 128
Employees: 45
THE BRIDGES PRE-SCHOOL NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Prospect Place, Arnhall Business Park, Westhill, Aberdeenshire AB32 6SY
Tel: 01224 744741
Fax: 01224 744742
Email: mmogford@abd1.com
Directors: Marie Mogford, Graham Mogford, Lois Duncan
Established: 1985
Owns 3 nurseries: Aberdeen, Bridge of Don (116); Westhill 1 (118), Westhill 2 (39) [both in Aberdeenshire]
Out-of-school club: Westhill (18)
Places: 273
Employees: 70
BRIGHT HORIZONS
Operates under three brands: Bright Horizons, Teddies Nurseries and kidunlimited, acquired in April 2013
Head office: 2 Crown Court, Rushden, Northants NN10 6BS
Tel: 01933 415900
Fax: 01933 315199
Website: www.brighthorizons.co.uk
Managing director: Carole Edmond
Established: 1988
Owns or manages 207 nurseries: Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University (99), Aberdeen Shell (35); Abingdon, Oxon (67); Andover, Hants, HQ Land Forces (40); Ashbourne, Co Meath (52); Banstead, Surrey (107); Barford, Warks (52); Basingstoke, Hants (90); Beckenham, Kent (64); Bexleyheath, Kent (92); Birkenhead, Merseyside (38); Birmingham, West Midlands (58); Bootle, Merseyside (70); Bournemouth, Dorset (86); Bracknell 1, Berks (50), Bracknell 2 (96); Brentford, Middlesex (72); Bristol 1 (50); Bristol 2, MoD (117); Bromley, Kent (74); Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk (97); Cardiff, HMRC (60); Caterham, Surrey (98); Chesham Bois, Bucks (68); Chigwell, Essex (102); Cirencester, Glos (78); Coulsdon, Surrey (84); Crawley, W Sussex (42); Crowthorne, Berks, Broadmoor Hospital (50); Croydon, Surrey (80); Dartford, Kent (147); Didcot, Oxon, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (56); Drogheda, Co Meath (89); Dublin: Balgriffin (102), Dublin College of Technology (124), Leopardstown (107), Nutgrove (33), Swords (47); Dudley, W Midlands (39); Edinburgh: Abbeyhill (59), Annandale (59), Bruntsfield (49), Cramond (101), Morton Mains Farm (75), Royal Bank of Scotland (70), Rutland (46); Epsom, Surrey (70); Esher 1, Surrey (50), Esher 2 (88); Falkirk, Dept for Work and Pensions (43); Farnborough, Hampshire (105); Fleet, Hampshire (120); Frimley Green, Surrey (80); Glasgow: East Kilbride (59), Northgate (49), Uddingston(63); Godalming, Surrey (54); Guildford, Surrey (96); Harrow, Middlesex (140); Hastings, E Sussex (46); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (54); Hinxton, Cambridge (75); Ipswich, Suffolk (90); Irthlingborough, Northants (52); Kenilworth, Warks (68); Kingston, Surrey (119); Leeds (39); Livingston, West Lothian (136); London: Alperton (32), Barbican (54), Beaufort Park (102), Billet’s Corner (45), Broadgate (50), Chiswick Park (75), Dulwich (24), Finchley (35), Fleet Street (45), Greenwich (52), Highams Park (55), Highgate (55), Hyde Park (46), Imperial Wharf (68), Islington (42), Lewisham 1 (48), Lewisham 2 (63), Mount Carmel (73), New Southgate (58), Pimlico (78), Raynes Park (62), Regent’s Park (75), Southfields (50), Spitalfields (50), St John’s Wood (92), Stockwell (64), Streatham (54), SW1, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (36), SW1, MoD (35), Tabard Square (96), Tooting Bec (156), West Dulwich (50), West Hampstead (91); Loughton, Essex (56); Maidstone 1, Kent (54), Maidstone 2 (116); Northampton (57); Northwood, Middlesex (124); Poole, Dorset (42); Plymouth, Devon (40); Reading, Berks: Abbeymore (124), Thames Valley Park 1 (52), Thames Valley Park 2 (120), Reading 4 (169); Richmond, Surrey (150); Rothamsted, Herts (39); Ruislip, Middlesex (74); Rugby, Warks (60); Runcorn, Cheshire (50); Saffron Walden, Essex (85); Salisbury, Wilts (59); Sevenoaks, Kent (63); Sharnbrook, Beds (75); Sheffield, S Yorks (51); Southam, Warks (56); Southampton, Hants (81); Stretford, Manchester (70); Sudbury, Suffolk (50); Sunbury, Surrey (46); Sutton, Surrey (55); Swanscombe, Kent (104); Tonbridge, Kent (60); Tunbridge Wells, Kent (73); Twickenham 1, Middlesex (44), Twickenham 2 (50); Upminster, Essex (66); Wallingford, Oxon (134); Warwick (51); Watford, Herts (63); Wembley, Middlesex (124); Weybridge, Surrey (86); Windlesham, Surrey (105); Witney, Oxon (64); Woking, Surrey (64); Woodford Green, Essex (60); Wimbledon (93)
Kidsunlimited
Abingdon, Oxfordshire (148); Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (62); Basingstoke, Hants (149); Beckenham, Kent (64); Blantyre, Hamilton (100); Burnaston, Derby (57); Cambridge 1 (88), Cambridge 2, Science Park (148); Carlshalton, Surrey (65); Chester (60); Church Crookham, Hampshire (80); Cowley, Oxfordshire (166); Crewe, Cheshire (132); Ely, Cambridgeshire (120); Epping, Essex (93); Esher, Surrey (78); Fulborn, Cambridgeshire (128); Guildford, Surrey (60); Handforth, Cheshire (57); Harwell, Oxon (100); Lancaster (62); Leeds 1, Stourton, (237) Leeds 2 (69); Liverpool 1 (60), Liverpool 2 (89); London: Battersea (61), Bickley (96), Chelsea (49), East Barnet (87), Highbury (70), Ladbroke Grove (79), Regent’s Place (78), Richmond (71), Teddington (80), Teddington 2 (86), Wandsworth (68); Long Road, Cambridgeshire (152); Luton, Bedfordshire (134); Maidstone, Kent (96); Manchester 1 (60), Manchester 2 (144), Manchester 3 (158), Manchester 4 (84); Oxford 1 (100), Oxford 2 (62), Oxford 3 (54), Oxford 4 (49); Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (54); Reigate, Surrey (96); Sale, Greater Manchester (99); Sheffield 1 (56), Sheffield 2 (84); Sutton, Surrey (80); Swindon, Wilts (45); Timperley, Cheshire (88); Tytherington, Cheshire (94); Warrington, Cheshire (123); Watford, Herts (92); Wolfson Court, Cambridge (76); Woodstock, Oxford (85); Wokingham, Berkshire (73); Wilmslow 1 (96), Wilmslow 2 (91)
Places: 16,059
Employees: 5,921 employees, plus 710 bank staff
Plans: New openings planned, including Kingston (February), Crouch End, London (March); Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire (March); Clapham, London (April); Woking, Surrey (April)
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
Group management executive: Jo Lynton
Established: 1999
Owns 3 nurseries: Crabbs Cross, Worcs (47); Northfield, Birmingham (64); Studley, Warks (50)
6 out-of-school clubs: 6Crabbs Cross (24), Northfield (24), Studley (26), Studley Infants (40), Wigwam at Wychall School, Birmingham (24)
Places: 161
Employees: 65
Plans: To open a Training Academy next year and a new setting is under discussion.
BRIGHTSPARKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Meadow Hill, Purley, Surrey CR8 3HL
Tel: 020 8660 2340
Website: www.brightsparksdaynurseries.co.uk
Email: brightsparks@talktalk.net
Directors: Emma Jones, Helen Simpson
Established: 1999
Owns 5 nurseries: New Malden (58), Old Coulsdon (46), Purley (61), Purley Way (58), Selsdon (55) [all in Surrey]
Places: 278
Employees: 75
BRINGING UP BABY
Head office: Unit 1A, The Plough Brewery, 516 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 3JX
Tel: 020 7622 5552
Fax: 020 7622 5570
Email: office@bringingupbaby.co.uk
Website: www.bringingupbaby.co.uk
Established: 1989
Managing director: Anne de Zoysa
Executive director: Sue Woodford
Operations manager: Paul Moore
Owns 5 nurseries: London: Brentford (42), Clapham (72), Hammersmith (70), Kentish Town (55)
Places: 230
Employees: 70
BROOKLANDS CHILDCARE
Head office: 137b Market Street, Hindley, Wigan WN2 3AA
Tel: 01942 760044
Email: h2brooklands@aol.com
Website: www.brooklandschildcare.co.uk
Owners: Ivan Rawlins, Linda Rawlins
Established: 1990
Owns 5 nurseries: Ashton-in-Makerfield (90), Garswood (86), Hindley 1 (89), Hindley 2 (83), Leigh (46) [all in Lancashire]
Places: 394
Employees: 144
BROWN BEAR CHILDCARE
Head office: 18 Douglas Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4JE
Tel: 0161 483 7369
Directors: Renee Dickens, Wendy Hartley
Established: 2002
Owns 4 nurseries: Stockport: Bredbury (37), Brinnington (28), Great Moor(42), Reddish (42)
Places: 149
Employees: 36
Plans: Expanding at Reddish to include 20 new places for two-year-olds.
BUSH BABIES CHILDREN'S NURSERIES
Head office: 170 Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicestershire LE8 4DP
Tel: 0116 2774088
Email: bboffice@bushbabiesnurseries.co.uk
Director: Jane Brailsford
Established: 1992
Owns 7 nurseries: Blaby (60), Countesthorpe (54), Glen Parva (75), Leicester (54), Oadby (54), Thurmaston (86), Wigston Magna (54) [all in Leicestershire]
Places: 437
Employees: 110
Plans: Controlled expansion programme.
THE BUSY BEES GROUP
Operating under the Busy Bees, Tibbi Tots, Just Learning, Nunu and Careshare brands
Head office: St Matthews, Shaftsbury Drive, Burntwood, Staffs WS7 9QP
Tel: 0870 380 6614
Fax: 0871 871 9342
Website: www.busybees.com
Group directors: Margaret Randles, John Woodward, Simon Irons, Clare Phizacklea, Sarah Beene, Steve Eccleston, Cheryl Creaser, Keelie Leahy and Louise Copson
Established: 1983
Owns and manages 213 nurseries and crèches: Altrincham, Cheshire (92); Ashford 1, Kent (87), Ashford 2 (108); Ayr (81); Basingstoke 1, Hants (98), Basingstoke 2 (100), Basingstoke 3 (115); Bedford 1 (100), Bedford 2 (112); Beverley, E Yorks (108); Bexley Heath (100); Bicester, Oxon (108); Birmingham: Aston (77), Edgbaston (116), Longbridge (60), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (133); Bishops Stortford 1, Herts (55), Bishops Stortford 2 (80); Blaydon on Tyne (67); Braintree 1, Essex (109), Braintree 2 (100); Bridgend (108); Brighton (94); Bristol: Barrs Court (116), Bradley Stoke (100), Emersons Green (105), Portishead (91), Stoke Gifford (108); Bromborough, Wirral (105); Bromsgrove, Warks (86); Brough, E Yorkshire (110); Burntwood, Staffs (111); Burton on Trent, Staffs (108); Bury St Edmonds, West Suffolk Hospital (96); Canterbury, Kent (79); Cardiff 1 (66), Cardiff 2 (100); Carshalton, Surrey (98); Chandlers Ford, Hants (116); Chatham, Kent (78); Cheadle 1, Cheshire (67), Cheadle 2 (116); Cheam, Surrey (88); Chelmsford, Essex (99); Cheltenham, Glos (64); Chippenham, Wilts (106); Chislehurst, Kent (100); Chorley 1, Lancs (147), Chorley 2 (60); Colchester 1 (84), Colchester 2 (139); Corby, Northants (85); Coventry 1, Walsgrave Hospital, Warks (117), Coventry 2 (50), Coventry 3 (46); Crawley 1, W Sussex (132), Crawley 2 (27); Croydon, Surrey (112); Darlington (89); Daventry, Northants (97); Deeside, Flintshire (114); Derby: Heatherton (107), Oakwood (110); Dundee (58); Dunfermline 1 (107), Dunfermline 2 (90); Eastbourne (100); East Kilbride (87); Edinburgh 1 (58), Edinburgh 2 (93), Edinburgh 3 (90); Evesham, Worcs (110); Farnborough, Hants 1 (159), Farnborough 2 (96); Formby, Merseyside (66); Gillingham (112); Glasgow 1 (81), Glasgow 2 (91), Glasgow 3 (59); Glenrothes (103); Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (71); Harlow (105); Harpenden 1, Herts (64), Harpenden 2 (55); Haywards Heath (72); Heathrow (100); Hertford (44); High Wycombe, Bucks (92); Holmes Chapel (105); Horsham (124); Hove (71); Hull (60); Huntingdon (100); Inverness (82); Ipswich 1 (88), Ipswich 2 (105); Kettering, Northants (112); Lancaster (166); Leamington Spa (122); Leeds: Colton Mill (175), Guiseley (100); Leicester: Braunstone (130), Narborough (103), St Oswalds (44); Letchworth, Herts (104); Lewes (51); Liverpool (55); Livingston 1 (100), Livingston 2 (156); London: Chingford (108), Chiswick (78), Enfield (120), Greenwich (51), Hammersmith (56), Ilford (124), Leytonstone (100), Mill Hill (78), Royal Victoria Docks (107), Walthamstow (140), Wandsworth (86), Westminster (74); Loughborough (40); Maidenhead, Berks College of Agriculture (82); Maidstone 1 (112), Maidstone 2 (50), Maidstone 3 (30); Manchester: Fallowfield (84), Salford University (104); Market Harborough (118); Melrose (75); Milton Keynes: Milton Keynes General Hospital (96), Oldbrook (100); Morden, Surrey (69); Newbury (104); Newcastle (110); Northampton 1 (104), Northampton 2 (111), Northampton 3 (89); Northwich, Cheshire (107); Norwich: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (114), Norwich 2 (112), Norwich 3 (112), Norwich 4 (72); Nottingham: City Hospital (114), Clifton (55), Daybrook (120), Long Eaton (113), Southwell (48), University of Nottingham (96), Wollaton (108); Perivale, Middlesex (76); Peterborough (104); Plymouth (57); Portsmouth (126); Preston 1, Lancs (161), Preston 2 (136), Preston 3 (39), Preston 4 (30), Preston 5 (57), Preston 6 (60); Quedgeley, Gloucs (106); Reading (109); Reigate, Surrey (98); Rotherham (74); Rugby, Warks (84); Sale, Cheshire (66); Salisbury, Wilts (93); Sandbach (62); Shenley, Herts (110); Shrewsbury (119); Solihull 1, W Midlands (100), Solihull 2 (90); Southport, Lancs (111); St Albans 1, Herts (65), St Albans 2 (50), St Albans 3 (120), St Albans City Hospital (51); Stevenage 1 (98), Stevenage 2 (112); Stockton-on-Tees (100); Stowmarket (112); Sudbury Hill, Middlesex (99); Sunderland 1 (130), Sunderland 2 (90), Sunderland 3 (108), Sunderland 4 (82); Swindon: Broome (72), Peatmore (100), St Andrew’s Ridge (106); Telford 1, Shropshire (108), Telford 2 (45); Thames Ditton, Surrey (89); Thetford (64); Thurrock 1, Essex (98), Thurrock 2 (92); Trowbridge (100); Uxbridge, Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex (114); Walsall, W Midlands (25); Wakefield (112); Warndon, Worcs (112); Warwick Hospital, Warks (40); Watford General Hospital, Herts (46); Wellingborough (100); Welwyn, Herts (46); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (74); Weston Super Mare (100); Weymouth, Dorset (52); Wigan 1 (76), Wigan 2 (101); Woking, Surrey (117); Worthing (69); York (120)
Crèche: Glasgow (10)
8 after-school schemes: Burntwood; Chorley; Farnborough; Lancaster; Leeds, Colton Mill; Preston; St David’s, Flintshire; Southport
Places: 19,597
Employees: 6,500
BUSY NOUGHT TO FIVES
Head office: 10 Brimstage Road, Gayton, Wirral CH60 1XG
Tel: 0151 342 2714
Fax: 0151 348 4265
Email: info@busy05.co.uk
Website: www.busy05.co.uk
Directors: Emma Collins, Kevin Collins
Established: 1992
Owns 7 nurseries: Liverpool 1 (84), Liverpool 2 (63); Preston (64); South Wirral (102); Warrington 1, Cheshire (129), Warrington 2 (119); Wirral (84)
Places: 645
Employees: 150
Plans: Seeking sites for expansion throughout UK.
BUTTERCUPS
Head office: 9 Florence Road, Ealing, London W5 3TU
Tel: 020 8840 4838
Director: Carol Whitehouse
Established: 1980
Owns 8 nurseries: Chalfont St Peter, Bucks (48); London and the south-east: Acton (41), Brentford (52), Chiswick 1 (31), Chiswick 2, Homefields (31), Ealing (60), Isleworth (52), Teddington (31)
Places: 346
Employees: 95
BUTTONS DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 99 Oaklands Road, Hanwell, London W7 2DT
Tel: 020 8840 3355
Email: info@buttonsdaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.buttonsdaynursery.co.uk
Proprietors: Satnam Parhar, Julie Parhar
Established: 2001
Owns 4 nurseries: Bournemouth (90); London: Hampton (52), Hanwell (77), Teddington (58)
Places: 277
Employees: 70
CARING DAYCARE
Head office: Pitfold House, Woolmer Hill, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 1QA
Tel: 01428 661960
Fax: 01428 653929
Email: peter@caringdaycare.co.uk
Director: Peter Churchley
Established: 1989
Owns 12 nurseries: Camberley (91), Dorking 1 (52), Dorking 2 (44), Godalming 1 (140), Godalming 2 (91), Guildford (86), Haslemere (88), Lightwater (50), Woking 1 (111), Woking 2 (65) [all in Surrey]; Midhurst (41), Petworth (71) [both in W Sussex]
Places: 930
Employees: 292
Plans: Actively seeking nurseries to develop or acquire in Surrey.
CARING KINDERGARTENS
Head office: 2 Ferro Fields, Brixworth, Northants NN6 9UA
Tel: 01604 882241
Fax: 01604 882233
Email: mail@caringkindergartens.co.uk
Website: www.caringkindergartens.co.uk
Proprietor: George Wright
Established: 1992
Owns 6 nurseries: Daventry (90), Duston (104) [both Northants]; Moulton Park Industrial Estate, Northampton (70); Peterborough Business Park, Cambs (112); Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks (55); Wellingborough, Northants (120)
Places: 551
Employees: 117
CAROUSEL NURSERIES
Head office: Glenfield House, 69 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton G82 1RE
Tel: 01389 763763
Fax: 01389 730469
Directors: Anne Jenkins, Claire Rowan
Email: carouselnursery@aol.com
Website: www.carouselnurseries.co.uk
Established: 1995
Owns 3 nurseries: Alexandria (73), Clyde (56) [in Argyll and Bute]; Dumbarton (75), West Dunbartonshire
1 out-of-school club: Dumbarton (54)
Places: 204
Employees: 106
Plans: To continue to provide high-quality childcare and pre-school education.
CASTLE DAYCARE AND PRE-SCHOOL
Central office: The Old Post Office, Antlands Land East, Shipley Bridge, Horley, Surrey RH6 9TE
Tel: 01293 772561
Managing director: Robert Shannon
Email: admin@daycare.co.uk
Website: www.castledaycare.co.uk
Established: 1995
Owns 3 nurseries: Guildford: Markenfield (80), South Hill (39); Shamley Green, Surrey (39)
Places: 158
Employees: 50
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@catherinehousedaynursery.com
Website: www.catherinehousedaynursery.com
Directors: Rita Howe-Douglas, Matthew Poray
Established: 1987
Owns 6 nurseries: Birmingham:Moseley (60), Northfield (40); Brockley, London (70); Leamington Spa, Warks (58); Northampton (55); Walsall, W Midlands (50)
Places: 333
Employees: 120
CHERRY CHILDCARE
Head office: Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Surrey GU12 5NZ
Tel: 01252 546190
Chairman: Barry Rolfe
Managing director: Nigel Rolfe
Director: Trisha Fisher
Email: info@cherrychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.cherrychildcare.co.uk
Established: 1993
Owns 8 nurseries: Addlestone, Surrey (106); Ash Vale, Hants (98); Epsom, Surrey (90);
High Wycombe, Bucks (62); Pirbright, Surrey (73); Sandhurst, Berks (48); Stoneleigh, Surrey (94); Weybridge, Surrey (30)
Places: 601
Employees: 180
CHERUB NURSERIES AND PRE-SCHOOLS
Head office: Lindsey Place, Anlaby Road, Hull HU4 6AJ
Tel: 01482 509598
Fax: 01482 576650
Email: anlaby-manager@cherubnurseries.com
Website: www.cherubnurseries.com
Proprietor: Beaconhouse Group
Established: 1976
Owns 3 nurseries: Beverley, E Yorks (73); Hull: Anlaby Road (125), Leads Road (67)
Places: 265
Employees: 53
THE CHESHIRE DAY NURSERY
Head office: Grammar School Road, Warrington WA4 1JN
Tel: 01925 230233
Fax: 01925 230408
Email: cheshiredaynursery@btconnect.com
Directors: Julie Mannering, Brenda Burling
Established: 2000
Owns 5 nurseries: Uttoxeter, Staffs (77, plus holiday and after-school club); Warrington 1, Cheshire (80), Warrington 2 (31), Warrington 3 (115); Wirral, Cheshire (125, plus holiday and after-school club)
Places: 428
Employees: 100
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 12 nurseries: Cambridge (60); London: Barking 1 (66), Barking 2 (52), Beckton (28), Brixton (67), Dagenham (54), Forest Gate 1 (55), Forest Gate 2 (68), Forest Gate 3 (20), Manor Park (26), North Woolwich (57), Plaistow (39)
Places: 592
Employees: 120
Plans: Looking to expand within London.
CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP
Acquired Grasshoppers in 2013.
Head office: Kingston House, Northampton Road, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK16 8NJ
Tel: 01908 211699
Fax: 01908 211698
Email: info@childbase.com
Website: www.childbasepartnership.com
Established: 1989
Directors: Michael Thompson (chief executive), Lynda Gostelow (operations director), Helen Bass (HR director), Geoff Hiskett (finance director)
Operates 47 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks, Stoke Mandeville Hospital (82); Aylesbury, Bucks (52); Barnet, Herts (60); Bath (94); Bedford (112); Birmingham 1 (48), Birmingham 2 (53), Birmingham 3 (36), Birmingham 4 (86); Buckingham (70); Cambridge: University of Cambridge 1 (100), University of Cambridge 2 (60); Chobham, Surrey (84); Coventry, Warks (66); Cranfield, Beds, Cranfield University (43); Finchampstead, Berks (67); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (73); Hitchin, Herts (74); Hertford (74); Kettering, Northants (88); Leamington Spa, Warks (56); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (92); London: Chiswick (88), Winchmore Hill (80); Luton, Beds, Luton and Dunstable Hospital (94); Maidenhead, Berks (66); Marlow, Bucks (54); Milton Keynes, Bucks (75); Newbury, Berks (58); Newport Pagnell, Bucks (57); Northampton, Northampton General Hospital (101); Nottingham (80); Orpington, Kent (136); Oxford: Churchill Hospital (117), John Radcliffe Hospital (113); Purley, Surrey (58); Reading, Berks (116); Sandhurst, Berks (90);
St Albans (35); Southall (131); Staines, Surrey (108); Swindon, Wilts (94); Twyford, Berks (83); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (75), Welwyn Garden City, QEII Hospital (100);Winchester, Hants (124), Winchester, University College (68)
Places: 3,771
Employees: 1,563
CHILDCARE AND LEARNING GROUP
Head office: The Old Post Office, Antlands Lane East, Horley, Surrey RH6 9TE
Tel: 01293 772561
Fax: 01293 772971
Director: Robert Shannon
Established: 1983
Owns 7 nurseries: Haywards Heath (56), Crawley (84) [both W Sussex]; Charlwood 1 (32), Charlwood 2 (51), Horley 1 (58), Horley 2 (50) [all Surrey]; Fulham, London (45)
2 after-school clubs: Crawley, W Sussex (32); Horley, Surrey (36)
Places: 376
Employees: 100+
CHILDCARE (EAST MIDLANDS)
Operates under four brands, including Cherubs Day Nurseries, Longdale Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Saville House School and Busy Bee Day Nursery.
Head office: Cherubs Childcare Centre, Welbeck Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Notts NG19 9LA
Tel: 01623 420940
Fax: 01623 634269
Managing director: Susan Mills
Director: Robert Everist
Established: 1993
Owns 9 nurseries: Kimberley (90), Mansfield 1 (60), Mansfield 2 (55), Mansfield Woodhouse (147), Newark (44), Ravenshead (120), Ryton Park (50) [all in Nottinghamshire]; Nottingham: Bulwell 1 (80), Bulwell 2 (82)
1 preparatory school: Saville House Prep School
Places: 728
Employees: 240
Plans: In negotiations for other nurseries in the Nottingham/Mansfield areas.
CHILCARE ENTERPRISE
Head office: c/o Roseden Way, Newcastle Great Park, NE13 9BD
Tel: 0191 236 5989
Fax: 0191 250 1863
Chief executive: Julia Wilcock
Established: 1994
Manages 3 nurseries, plus 1 in partnership with Brunton Nursery: Newcastle Great Park (66); Scarborough, N Yorks (56); York: DEFRA Ducklings (44), FERA Sandmartins (47)
Places: 213
Employees: 150
Plans: Expansion programme for the next three years.
CHILDCARE SCOTLAND
Head office: Burnside House, Kilwinning Road, Irvine KA12 8RU
Tel: 01294 277950
Fax: 01294 312765
Directors: Meg McLeod, Les Macleod, Yvonne McDowall
Email: childcarescothq@aol.com
Website: www.childcarescotlandnurseries.com
Established: 1989
Owns 9 nurseries: Aberdeen (108); Edinburgh (105); Falkirk (68); Glasgow: Caledonian University (59), Glasgow University (79), Strathclyde University (56); Irvine, Ayrshire (142); Kilmarnock, Ayrshire (119); Largs, Ayrshire (36)
Places: 772
Employees: 190
CHILD CENTERED NURSERIES
Head office: Highwood House, Maldon Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 2JP
Tel: 01245 382582
Fax: 01245 382581
Email: info@childcentrednurseries.co.uk
Website: www.childcentrednurseries.co.uk
Directors: Stephen Field, Melanie Field
Established: 1995
Owns 6 nurseries: Colchester 1 (88), Colchester 2 (48), Colchester 3 (46), Hatfield Peverel (60), Kelvedon (58), Witham (49)[all in Essex]
Places: 349
Employees: 126
Plans: To develop existing nurseries and look at potential for new-build and acquisition.
CHILD FIRST
Head office: N/A
Tel: 07831 635802
Email: tom.s@childfirst.co.uk
Website: www.childfirst.co.uk
Director: Tom Shea
Established: January 2007
Owns and manages 6 nurseries: Aylesbury 1, Bucks (95), Aylesbury 2 (100); Banbury, Oxon (75); Bicester, Oxon (116); Moulton, Northants (126); Solihull, W Midlands (106)
Places: 618
Employees: 159
CHILDREN 4 MOST
Head office: Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood, Cemetery Road Audenshaw, Manchester
M34 5AH
Tel: 0161 336 3221
Email: info@children4most.co.uk
Website: www.children4most.co.uk
Owners: Nicola Sullivan, Alison Davies
Established: 2000
Owns 3 nurseries: Ashton-under-Lyne (36); Audenshaw, Manchester (95); Hyde, Cheshire (50)
Places: 181
Employees: 90
CHILDREN'S CORNER CHILDCARE
Head office: Springbank School, Wesley Street, Farsley, Leeds LS28 5LE
Tel: 0113 257 7868
Email: la.dawson@btinternet.com
Directors: Lesley Dawson, Allan Dawson
Established: 1998
Owns 5 nurseries: Leeds: Farsley (46, plus 24 out-of-school), Granary Wharf (27), Headingley (20), Moorlands (27), Valley View (46, plus
40 out-of-school)
2 out-of-school playschemes: The Grammar School (40), Wigton Moor Primary School (39)
Places: 166
Employees: 110
CHILDREN'S PLACE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Hind Street, Wyke, Bradford BD12 8JT
Tel: 01274 601575
Fax: 01274 679854
Email: office@childrens-place.co.uk
Website: www.childrens-place.co.uk
Directors: Debbie Burke, David Burke
Established: 1991
Owns and manages 10 nurseries: Bradford: Barkerend (61), Burnett Fields (50), Daisy Hill (56), Heaton (51), Mayfield (40), Owlet (70); Dewsbury(51); Halifax (59); Huddersfield (53); Ravensthorpe (66) [all in West Yorkshire]
Places: 557
Employees: 180
CHIPMUNKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 6 Herringston Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2BS
Tel: 01305 260002
Email: wellsicmrs@aol.com
Website: www.chipmunksdaynursery.co.uk
Owners: Ian Wells, Christine Wells
Established: 1991
Owns 2 nurseries: Dorchester (99, plus 23-place out-of-school club), Weymouth (98, plus 24-place out-of-school club) [both in Dorset]
Places: 197
Employees: 65
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 31 Claremont Avenue, Woking, Surrey GU22 7SF
Tel: 01483 757507
Website: www.daynurseriessurrey.co.uk
Director: Penny Owen
Established: 1986
Owns 5 nurseries: Cranleigh, Surrey (44); Guildford, Surrey: Burpham (44), Merrow (47), Wood Street Village (46); Woking, Surrey (44). Also operates children’s centre at Cranleigh (community services for families and young children)
Places: 225
Employees: 80
Plans: Looking for new sites.
CLEAR DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Clear Day Nurseries, 157-173 Roden Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 5QA
Tel: 02890 419199
Fax: 02890 484273
Email: audrey@cleardaynurseries.com
Website: www.cleardaynurseries.com
Owner: Colin Johnston
Established: 2005
Owns 5 nurseries: Belfast: Dundonald (96), Ulsterville Avenue (83); Dollingstown,
Co Down (83); Glengormley, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim (140); Portadown, Co Armagh (54)
Places: 456
Employees: 159
Plans: New nursery opening in Bangor, Co Down (100)
CLEVER CLOGS NURSERIES
Head office: New Ferens Park, Belmont Business Park, Durham DH1 1GG
Tel: 0191 384 3610
Email: info@cclogs.com
Website: www.cclogs.com
Owner: Andrea Townsley
Established: 2007
Owns 3 nurseries: Durham: Belmont (122), Bowburn (92); Hartlepool (80)
Places: 294
Employees: 71
COCOON NURSERIES
Head office: Penthouse Suite, Moritz House, Ballycullen, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 1419 9999
Fax: 00 353 1419 9998
Email: nicolaob@cocoonchildcare.ie
Website: www.cocoonchildcare.ie
Managing director: Barry Cunningham
Operations manager: Nicola Ball
Established: 2003
Manages 15 childcare centres: Blessington, Co Wicklow (123); Co Dublin and Dublin City: Artane (58), Balbriggan (110), Citywest (73), Clonsilla (72), Kimmage (78), Longmile Road (76), Lucan (75), Newcastle (33), Rathfarnham (88), Santry (76), Tallaght (70); Co Kildare: Celbridge (78), Naas (114), Sallins (90)
Places: 1,214
Employees: 220
Plans: Looking for new sites.
COMPLETE CHILDCARE GROUP
Head office: Unit 1B, Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5SJ
Tel/Fax: 01635 262271
Email: enquiries@completechildcare.co.uk
Website: www.completechildcare.co.uk
Directors: Alec Hodson, Phil Hennessy, Jonathan Boss Established: 1986
Owns 10 nurseries: Arborfield (91), Bracknell (95), Finchampstead (33), Newbury (70), Reading 1 (47), Reading 2 (60), Wokingham 1 (24), Wokingham 2 (59), Winnersh (83) [all in Berks]; Banbury (80)
Places: 642
Employees: 180
Plans: To extend existing number of registrations and expand geographical coverage further into Berks and Oxon.
THE CO-OPERATIVE CHILDCARE GROUP
Acquired Places for Children, Wolverhampton College Nurseries, Petit
Enfant/Le Club, Walsall Wood Early Birds Nursery, 2 Banana Moon Nurseries in Leamington Spa and Sussex University Nursery in 2012. The Body Shop Nursery in Little Hampton was acquired in June 2013.
Part of Midcounties
Co-operative Society
Head office: Co-operative House, Warwick Technology Park, Warwick CV34 6DA
Tel: 0800 954 0669
Email: info@ccc.coop
Website: www.thecooperativechildcare.coop
Group manager: Mike Abbott
Established: 2003
Owns 50 nurseries: Bristol (72); Burnley General Hospital, Lancs (51); Burton, Staffs (58); Cainscross, Stroud (61), Cam, Dursley (48) [both in Glos]; Carterton (90); Chichester, W Sussex (60); Dewsbury, W Yorks (49); Kidderminster (117); Leamington: Grove Street (140), Spencer Street (58); Little Hampton, Body Shop (103); London: Bounds Green (83), Charlton (62), Croydon, Mayday Hospital NHS Trust (65), Croydon, New Addington (84), Hackney (50), Heathrow (39), Hounslow (90), Islington (96), Maida Vale (109), Waterloo (60), Wimbledon (57), Woolwich (52); Madley Park (70); Maidenhead, Berks (84); Manchester, Wythenshawe (100); Newcastle 1 (116), Newcastle 2 (108), Newcastle 3 (49); Oxford: Blackbird Leys (72), John Radcliffe Hospital (96), Oxford (62), Rose Hill (61); Poole, Dorset (59); Reading (78); Rissington (64); Southampton (100); Sutton, Surrey (66); Sussex University Nursery and Pre-School (71); Swindon: Great Western Hospital (101), Walcot (61); Tadworth, Surrey (56); Thrapston (105); Walsall Wood (50); Watford (55), Watford South Oxhey (60); Wolverhampton 1 (57), Wolverhampton 2 (32), Wolverhampton 3 (48)
Places: 3,635
Employees: 1,160
Plans: Opening a new nursery at Glen Garry in Wolverhampton (97).
COUNTRYSIDE NURSERIES
Head office: Tythe Barn, Dean Lane, Cookham Dean, Berks SL6 9BB
Tel: 01628 476153
Fax: 01628 487019
Email: enquiries@countrysidenurseries.co.uk
Director: Angela Palmer-Moore
Established: 1991
Owns 8 nurseries: Ascot, Berks (38); Burnham, Bucks (35); Cookham Dean, Berks (30); Flackwell Heath 1, Bucks (37), Flackwell Heath 2, (25); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (75); Sunninghill, Berks (45); Windsor, Berks (50)
Places: 335
Employees: 110
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 (71), Colinton (25), Craiglockhart (57)
Places: 153
Plans: To open a fourth nursery.
CRECHE-N-CO
Head office: Cityview Business Centre, Office 12, 99 Long Street, Middleton, Manchester
M24 6UN
Tel/Fax: 0161 643 4747
Email: crèchencoltd@aol.com
Directors: Lorraine Darlington, Marilyn Prescott
Established: 1989
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Bury, Lancs: Fairfield General Hospital (68), Woodfields (60); Rochdale: Hopwood Hall College (60, plus 50-place holiday playscheme), Newbold, Sure Start Children’s Centre Nursery (46), Sandbrook, Sure Start Children’s Centre Nursery (60). Also provides childcare services for corporate events.
Places: 294
Employees: 72
CRYSTAL CHILDCARE
Head office: 202 Venner Road, Sydenham, London SE26 5HT
Tel: 020 8659 6417
Fax: 020 8659 6712
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 (20)
Places: 109
Employees: 40
DAISY AND JAKE DAY NURSERY
Head office: 185 Spital Road, Spital Bromborough, Wirral CH46 0SF
Tel: 0151 343 1007
Email: info@daisyand jakedaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.daisyandjakedaynursery.co.uk
Managing director: Lisa Collins
Established: 2005
Owns 3 nurseries: Irby (86), Moreton (105), Spital (105) [all in Wirral]
Places: 296
Employees: 110
DAISY CHAIN CHILDCARE
Head office: 2a Tile Lane, Adel, Leeds LS16 8DY
Tel: 0113 2857000
Email: info@daisychainchildcare.com
Website: www.daisychainchildcare.com
Directors: Jo Gomersall, Helen Somers
Established: 2001
Owns 3 nurseries: Leeds: Adel (54), Rothwell (50); Wakefield (52)
Places: 156
Employees: 61, and 12 bank staff
DAVIDSON ROBERTS
Head office: 2 Opeford Close, Offord Cluny, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 5QA
Tel: 01767 688713
Email: info@davidson-roberts.co.uk
Website: www.davidson-roberts.co.uk
Director: Jane Roberts
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Buckden (70), Gamlingay (30), Ramsey (56) [all in Cambridgeshire]; Rushden, Northamptonshire (52); Sandy, Bedfordshire (77) 4 after-school clubs: Gamlingay; Little Paxton; Ramsey [all in Cambs]; Rushden, Northamptonshire
1 holiday club: Buckden, Cambridgeshire
Places: 285
Employees: 95
Plans: To open a sixth nursery.
DIANDJIMS
Head office: The Pavilion, Wanless Lane, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 1BU
Tel/Fax: 01434 600000
Website: www.diandjims.co.uk
Directors: Di Richardson, Jim Richardson
Established: 1995
Owns 2 nurseries: Hexham (26, plus 50 out-of-school places), Prudhoe (52) [both in Northumberland]
Places: 88
Employees: 20
DIZZY DUCKS
Head office: Mayflower High School, Billericay, Essex CM12 0RT
Tel: 01277 633555
Email: sian.nisbett@dizzyducks.co.uk
Website: www.dizzyducks.co.uk
Director/owner: Sian Nisbett
Established: 2005
Owns 5 nurseries: Billericay 1 (30), Billericay 2 (91), Harlow (44), Ongar (45) [all in Essex]; Haverhill, Suffolk (100)
Places: 310
Employees: 150
Plans: Looking for opportunities in London/SE.
EARLYWORLD CHILDCARE
Head office: Darwin Court, Oxon Business Park, Welshpool Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 5AL
Tel: 01743 244600
Fax: 01743 341500
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, Oxford (72); Shrewsbury (74), Telford (74)
Places: 371
Employees: 157
EATON SQUARE SCHOOLS
Head office: 79 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PP
Tel: 020 7931 9469
Fax: 020 7828 0164
Email: nursery@eatonsquareschool.com
Website: www.eatonsquareschool.com
Headmaster: Sebastian Hepher
Established: 1981
Owns 6 nursery schools: London: Eccleston Street 1 (22), Eccleston Street 2 (33), Fulham Road (36), Knightsbridge (31), Pimlico (34); Twickenham Park, Middlesex (60)
Places: 216
Employees: 48
THE EDINBURGH NURSERY
Head office: 127 Broughton Road, Edinburgh EH7 4JH
Tel: 0131 557 5675
Email: edinburghnursery@btconnect.com
Website: www.edinburghnursery.com
Director: Karen Fairlamb
Established: 1986
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Edinburgh: Beaverhall Road 1 (34), Beaverhall Road 2 (18), Broughton Road (27), Broughton Street (9), East London Street (18)
Places: 106
Employees: 30
*ENCHANTED FOREST NURSERIES
Head office: Clyde View, Riverside Business Park, Greenock, PA15 2ER
Tel: 01475 545794
Email: info@enchantedforestnursery.co.uk
Website: www.enchantedforestnursery.co.uk
Directors: Mariessa Devlin, Bernie Devlin
Established: 2006
Owns 4 nurseries: Erskine (63); Greenock (75); Inverkip (61); Thornliebank (103) [all in Renfrewshire]
Places: 302
Employees: 85
Plans: Fifth setting due to open before January 2013.
THE EVELINE DAY AND NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 30 Ritherdon Road, Tooting Bec, London SW17 8QD
Tel: 020 8672 7549
Fax: 020 8672 7259
Established: 1964
Directors: Maria Keaveney-Jessiman, Alfred Clifford Jessiman, Eveline Drut,
Gordon Jessiman
Owns 6 nurseries: London: Raynes Park (54), Tooting (50), Tooting Bec (36), Tooting Broadway (41), Wandsworth (63), Wimbledon (50)
Owns 1 prep school: Tooting Bec (100)
Places: 297
Employees: 180
FENNIES UNDER 5s DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Christchurch Road, Pampisford Road, Purley, Surrey CR8 2NL
Tel: 020 8770 3222
Email: admissions@fennies.com
Website: www.fennies.co.uk
Chief executive: Chris Foot
Director: Sarah Fenn
Established: 1992
Owns 5 nurseries: Beckenham, Kent (72); Croydon (104), Purley (105), Sanderstead (44), South Croydon (72) [all in Surrey]
Places: 397
Employees: 120
Plans: Expanding in 2014 with new sites.
FIRST CLASS CHILD CARE
Head office: 43-49 Pickup Street, Clayton le Moors, Lancs BB5 5NS
Tel: 01254 397734
Fax: 01254 383172
Website: www.fccc.co.uk
Directors: Andrew Clifford (managing director), Emma Clifford (marketing and HR), Judith Gannon (early years)
Senior manager: Michelle Brown (EYPS)
Established: 1984
Owns 9 nurseries: Accrington (63), Clayton (48), Clitheroe (53), Dill Hall (55), Whalley (58) [all in Lancs]; Halifax (92), Harrogate (80), Idle, Bradford (66), Yeadon, Leeds (65) [all in W Yorks]
Places: 580
Employees: 170
Plans: Launch of wedding créche and roll out of Forest Schools programme in spring 2014.
FLEDGLINGS
Head office: 2 Hazelfields, Worsley, Manchester M28 2LS
Tel: 0161 281 2821
Fax: 0161 281 2822
Email: fledglings.hq@ntlbusiness.com
Website: www.fledglingsnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Christopher Gray, Michelle Smith, Jackie Kerr
Established: 1990
Owns 4 nurseries: Manchester: Bredbury (90), Irlam (159), Stretford (70), Worsley (120)
2 out-of-school clubs: Worsley and Irlam
Places: 439
Employees: 130
FLYING START
Head office: Penweeth, 1 Trelawney Road, Camborne, Cornwall TR14 7LN
Tel: 01209 611811
Website: www.flyingstart.uk.com
Owner: Sharon Cowburn
Established: 1993
Owns 9 nurseries: Camborne (30), Duchy College, Callington (25), Helston (55), Penryn (86), Redruth 1 (36), Redruth 2, Cornwall College (96), Saltash (64) [all in Cornwall]; Plymouth 1, Devon (52), Plymouth 2, Marjon (55)
Places: 499
Employees: 120
FOR UNDER FIVES
Head office: 33 Abbey Road, Grimsby, Lincs DN32 0HQ
Tel: 01472 232300
Fax: 01472 232301
Website: www.forunderfives.co.uk
Directors: David Lang, Steven Lampard
General manager: Amanda Gilbert
Established: 1987
Owns 5 nurseries: Cottingham, Hull (50, plus 8 out-of-school); Grimsby: Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (55, plus 8 out-of-school), Grimsby 2 (77), Lincoln (64); Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham (120)
Manages 10 nurseries and children’s centres: Boston, Pilgrim Hospital (59); Goole, Goole and District Hospital (48); Grimsby: Broadway Children’s Centre Day Care (47), Central Children’s Centre Day Care (44), Franklin College (44), Queensway Children’s Centre Day Care (42); Lincoln: Central Children’s Centre Day Care (45), County Hospital (42), Welbourne Gardens (40); Selby, Selby College (53)
Places: 830
Employees: 305
Plans: To seek further contracts with local authorities, NHS trusts and colleges, as well as providing services locally.
FOUNDATIONS FOR LEARNING
Head office: 46 Cumberland Drive, Esher, Surrey KT10 0BB
Tel/Fax: 020 8398 1172
Website: www.foundationsforlearning.co.uk
Chairman: Michael Brandon
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: London: Newham 1 (79), Newham 2 (33), Newham 3 (30); Bury, Lancs: Bury 1 (99), Bury 2 (79), Bury 3 (69)
Places: 389
Employees: 83
FRAN 'N' BRU
(trading as little unicorn day nurseries)
Head office: 50 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5NS
Tel/Fax: 020 7719 1933
Principal/proprietor: Kate Williamson
Established: 1997
Owns 4 nurseries: London: Bank Street (53), Canada Square (100), Columbus Courtyard (100), Westferry Circus (26). Bank Street nursery also offers emergency childcare.
Places: 279
Employees: 90
GIRAFFE CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTRES
Head office: Brookfield House, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin
Tel: 00 1850 20 10 99
Fax: 00 353 1654 7140
Email: info@giraffe.ie
Chairman: Tony Kilduff
Managing director: Simon Dowling
Finance director: Siobhan Moore
Non-executive directors: Maryann McCormack, Tony McCormack
Director of childcare: Dolores O’Donnell
Owns 21 nurseries: Greater Dublin area: Adamstown (96), Belermine (144), Blanchardstown (96), Celbridge (130), Central Park (58), Clonsilla (120), Elm Park (79), Grifeen (96), Harcourt Road (120), Irish Financial Services Centre (96), Leopardstown (106), Liffey Valley (110), Loughlinstown (185), Lucan (95), Milltown (116), National College of Ireland (78), Navan (85), Northern Cross (120), Park West Business Park (120), Rathbourne (130), Rathfarnham (65).
Places: 2,255
Employees: 470
GOOSEBERRY BUSH DAY NURSERY
Head office: Kemble Enterprise Park, Kemble, Wiltshire GL7 6BY
Tel: 01285 771456
Email: Each nursery has own email – kemble@gooseberrybushdaynursery.co.uk; hullavington@gooseberrybushdaynursery.co.uk (Chippenham); colerne@gooseberrybushdaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.gooseberrybushdaynursery.co.uk
Proprietor: Claire Stringer
Operations manager: Julie Swann
Established: 2002
Owns 3 nurseries: Chippenham: Azimghur Barracks(60), Buckley Barracks (60); Kemble, Gloucestershire (70)
1 after-school club: Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Places: 190
Employees: 71
GRANBY NURSERIES
Head office: Granby House, Aldwarke Road, Rotherham, S Yorks S62 6BU
Tel: 01709 710709
Fax: 01709 719180
Proprietors: Joanne Gray, Cameron Gray
Established: 1994
Owns 3 nurseries: Rotherham, S Yorks: Parkgate (96), Wickersley (41); Worksop,
Notts (49)
Places: 186
Employees: 90
HAPPY CHILD
Head office: 109 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London W5 5TL
Tel: 020 8579 8558
Fax: 020 8579 3109
Email: admin@happychild.co.uk
Website: www.happychild.co.uk
Managing director: Tracey Storey
Finance director: Nick Penter
Established: 1990
Owns 15 nurseries: Cheltenham 1 (56), Cheltenham 2 (90); London: Ealing Common (39), Eltham, Montessori Day Nursery (58), The Grove (50), The Grove Montessori (52), Harlesden (66), Harrow (50), Kenton (58), Kilburn (70), Mottingham Baby (26), Northfields (35), Shepherd’s Bush (27), West Ealing Baby (18), West Ealing Day (35)
Owns 3 preparatory schools for ages 3 to 11 years: Kingsbury, St Nicholas School; Wembley, Buxlow Preparatory School; Wembley Park, St Christopher’s School. Also owns Happy Child Training, provider of NVQ childcare qualifications.
Places: 728
Employees: 300
Plans: To establish and/or acquire nurseries over the next few years in the London and Shires region.
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
Directors: Jackie Arthur (executive director), Robin Karkeek, Sarah Karkeek and Ian Sanders (managing directors)
Established: 1993
Owns 15 nurseries: Bodmin (74), Falmouth (80), Liskeard (57), Newquay (50), St Austell (80), St Blazey (54), St Minver (30), Summercourt (90), Treloggan (42), Treloweth (120), Truro 1 (42), Truro 2 (71), Truro 3 (80), Truro Playbox (52) [all in Cornwall]; Derriford, Devon (139)
Places: 1,061
Employees: 240
Plans: To continue expanding in the South West and increasing the number of childcare places offered within the group, supported by an ISIS Equity Partners investment.
HAPPY JAYS NURSERIES AND CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: Lancaster Park, Audax Close, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4RA
Tel: 01904 479261
Website: www.happyjays.co.uk
Directors: Jacqueline Gernon, Tony Gernon
Established: 1996
Owns 5 nurseries: Batley (80), Boroughbridge (45), Harrogate (60), Scarborough (95), York (92) [all in Yorkshire]
Places: 372
Employees: 95
Plans: To open additional units throughout Yorkshire over the next five years.
HAPPY KIDZ
Head office: 1 James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, E Yorks HU8 7TH
Tel/Fax: 01482 788848
Email: info@happykidznursery.co.uk
Website: www.happykidznursery.co.uk
Director: Anita Anderson
Established: 1996
Owns 2 nurseries: Hull 1 (84), Hull 2 (42)
1 out-of-school club: Hull (26)
Places: 126
Employees: 28
HONEYBUNS NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Grainger Drive, Leegomery, Talbot TF1 6UL
Tel: 01952 246 002
Email: office@honeybunsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.honeybunsnurseries.com
Director: Alison Shipton
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: Cannock Norton Canes (46), Stafford (59) [both in Staffordshire], Telford, Shropshire (189)
Places: 294
Employees: 88
THE HONEYTREE DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL
Head office: Weston General Hospital Nursery, Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare
Tel: 01934 414471
Director: Philip Weston
Established: 1980
Owns 3 nurseries: Bristol (60), Portishead (46), Weston General Hospital (58) [all in Somerset]
Places: 164
Employees: 30
HOPSCOTCH CHILDREN'S NURSERIES
Head office: 9 Aymer Road, Hove, E Sussex BN3 4GB
Tel: 01273 385577
Fax: 01273 774154
Email: office@hopscotch.uk.com
Website: www.hopscotch.uk.com
Business development director: Barbara Watson
Operations director: Jo Halling
Established: 1988
Owns 5 nurseries: Brighton (58), Hove 1 (92), Hove 2 (51), Peacehaven (39), Seaford (92, plus 1 out-of-school club) [all in E Sussex]
Places: 332
Employees: 120
HOPSCOTCH DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Legion, 13 The High Street, Lee on Solent, Gosport, Hants PO13 9BS
Tel: 02392 545090
Email: lorna@hopscotchnursery.com
Website: www.hopscotchnursery.com
Director: Freya Derrick
Established: 2005
Owns 4 nurseries: Botley, Southampton (100), Gosport (85), Lee on the Solent, Gosport (83), Titchfield, Fareham (75) [all in Hampshire]
Places: 343
Employees: 100
HUNGRY CATERPILLER DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Acton Park Children’s Centre, East Acton Lane, Action W3 7LJ
Tel: 01895 678682
Fax: 01895 625344
Email: oliviafoley@aol.com
Owners: Olivia Foley, Tim Hodgson
Established: 1999
Owns 9 nurseries: London: Acton (32), Acton Park (30), Hanwell, Hathaway Primary School (30), Northolt (41), Northwood (40), Perivale (20), Stanburne (37), West Twyford (40), Yeading (57)
2 crèches: Northolt (12), Northwood (27)
3 out-of-school clubs: Acton (28), Hanwell, Hathaway Primary School (26),
Ruislip, Warrender Primary School (100)
2 holiday clubs: Perivale (20), New Denham, Bucks (120)
Places: 366
Employees: 123
Plans: To open a new setting in the next 12 months.
