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ABC EARLY LEARNING
Head office: Hunter House Lodge, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire DG11 1RP
Tel:01387 811197
Email: eamc@btconnect.com
Directors: Ann McEwan, Malcolm McEwan
Established: 1988
Owns 3 nurseries: Ecclefechan, Dumfries (20); Egremont (112), Whitehaven (53) – Cumbria. Also owns a training company.
Places: 185
Employees:41
ACORN CHILDCARE
Central Support Office: Unit C, Lincoln Lodge, Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes MK19 7HJ
Tel: 01908 510309
Email: info@acornearlyyears.org.uk
Website: www.acornearlyyears.org.uk
Chief executive: Zoë Raven
Established: 1989
Owns/manages 11 nurseries: Brafield-on-the-Green (40), Burton Latimer (85), Stanwick(54) – Northants; Milton Keynes: Castlethorpe (36), Fishermead (64), Kents Hill (56), New Bradwell (33), Shenley Church End (46), Stony Stratford (40), Westcroft (82); Sharnbrook, Beds (62);. Also runs Forest Schools, out-of-school clubs, training and a consultancy.
Places: 598
Employees: 270
Plans: New nursery opening in Milton Keynes in 2019.
ACORNS NURSERIES
Head office: Acorns House, 7 Park Grove, Cardiff CF10 3BJ
Tel: 02920 382009
Email: becca.rees@acornsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.acornsnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Peter Reynolds, Cherie Wilson
Established: 1988
Owns 9 nurseries: Bristol (120); Cardiff: Llanishen (75), Oakfield Street (49), Park Grove (149), Park Nantgarw (72), Partridge Road (55), Whitchurch (84); Duffryn, Newport (48); USW, Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf (60)
Manages 3 nurseries: Bristol, Aviva (33); Cardiff, BBC Wales (60); Newport, Office for National Statistics (35)
Places: 840
Employees: 379
Plans: Further expansion.
ALL ABOUT CHILDREN
Head office: N/a
Tel: 07920 041315
Email: russellford@hotmail.co.uk
Website: Each nursery has its own website, e.g. www.westfieldsdaynursery.co.uk
Directors: Russell Ford, Marcia Viccars
Established: 2010
Owns 30 nurseries: Ascot, Berks (114); Bishops Stortford, Herts (74); Bracknell, Berks (148); Bucks: Aylesbury (84), Beaconsfield (49), Haddenham (46), Halton (44); Cheltenham (69); Gloucester (90); Hoddesdon, Herts (89); London: Clapham Junction (69), Dulwich 1 (43), Dulwich 2 (61), Dulwich 3 (65), Dulwich 4 (40), Paddington (100), South Croydon (56), Wandsworth (90), West Norwood (120); Luton, Beds (114); Maidenhead, Kent (176); 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); Wycombe, Bucks (101)
Places: 2,507
Employees: Approx. 675
Plans: To acquire a further six nurseries in 2019
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; www.alpha-community-nurseries.co.uk
Managing director: David Finch
Operations director: Nick Leeder
Established: 2010
Owns 26 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); Leiston, Suffolk (49); Lowestoft, Suffolk (76); Rotherham, S Yorks (39); Sandwich, Kent (38); Stamford, Lincs (49); Southwold, Suffolk (38); Stratford, London (52); Stoke-on-Trent (60); Uttoxeter, Staffs (44); Woodbridge 1, Suffolk (20), Woodbridge 2 (24)
2 out-of-school clubs: Ipswich: Burlington Road (24); St Margaret’s (32)
Places: 1,088
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: Alphabet House, 1 Didsbury Close, London E6 2SX
Tel: 020 8470 7824
Email: info@alphabethousenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.alphabethousenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Dele Balogun, Kemi Balogun
Area manager: Razna Akhtar
Established: 1994
Owns 7 nurseries: London: Beckton (32), East Ham 1 (47), East Ham 2 (71), Greenwich (50), Stratford (78), Upton Park (60), Waterside Park (66)
Places: 404
Employees: 80
ANGELS AT PLAY NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Dockyard, Star Street, Ware, Herts SG12 7AN
Tel: 01920 486487
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: 90
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
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
Directors: Tina Covill, Claire Mason
Established: 2010
Owns 4 nurseries: Attimore Barn (32), Hardings (24), Knightsfield (22), The Commons (20) – all in Welwyn Garden City, Herts
Places: 98
Employees: 22
BAMBINOS
Head office: Bambinos Childcare Centres,31 Houndiscombe Road, Mutley, Plymouth, Devon PL4 6EU
Tel: 01752 226767
Email: city@bambinosdaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.bambinosdaynursery.co.uk
Directors: William Lane, Alison Lane, Jemma Honey
Established: 1993
Owns 4 nurseries: Plymouth: City (95), Plymstock (64), Tavistock (62), Woolwell (59)
Places: 280
Employees: 85
BANANA MOON
Head office: 8 Olympus Court, Olympus Avenue, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6RZ
Tel: 01926 338497
Email: info@bananamoonfranchise.com
Website: www.bananamoonfranchise.com
Directors: Mark Bates, Mike Bates
Established: 2005
Owns 47 nurseries: Aberdeen 1 (71), Aberdeen 2 (80); Altrincham, Cheshire (75); Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire (34); Billericay, Essex (72); Birmingham 1 (94), Birmingham 2 (56), Bridgend, S Wales (78); Bristol (65); Catterick, N Yorks (72); Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire (51); Colchester, Essex (108); Coventry, W Midlands (68); Crawley, W Sussex (72); Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (110); Gloucester (47); Harbury, Warwickshire (48); Harlow, Essex (65); Hatton, Warwickshire (110); Heanor, Derbyshire (49); Helsby, Cheshire (72); Hyde, Greater Manchester (72); Kempston, Bedfordshire (67); Kingsbury, Staffordshire (30); Leeds, Yorks (78);London: Battersea (52), Chiswick (60), Croydon (80), Hounslow (65), Kingston (122), Nunhead (36), Southwark (78), Wimbledon (60); Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire (34); Manchester 1 (42), Manchester 2 (69); Nottingham (48); Reading 1 (65), Reading 2 (72); Sale, Greater Manchester (71); Sheffield, S Yorks (65); St Albans, Herts (79); Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire (85); Sutton Coldfield, W Midlands (62); Walsall, W Mids (68);West Bromwich, W Midlands (48); Wolverhampton, W Midlands (54)
Places: 3,159
Employees: 703
BERTRAM NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Newfield House, 1 New Street, Musselburgh, Edinburgh EH21 6HY
Tel: 0800 111 4954
Email: enquiries@bertramuk.com
Website: www.bertramnurserygroup.com
Owner: Graeme Scott
Managing director: Cary Rankin
Operations director: Julie Campbell
Financial director: Fergus Dick
Established: 2006
Owns 37 nurseries: Aberdeenshire 1 (64), Aberdeenshire 2 (58), Aberdeenshire 3 (62); Bishopbriggs, E Dunbartonshire (71); Bury, Lancs (67); Castleton, Lancs (79); Prestwich, Lancs (98); Cumbernauld, N Lanarkshire (84); Dunblane, Stirlingshire (65); Dundee 1 (65), Dundee 2 (51), Dundee 3 (65), Dundee 4 (98); Edinburgh 1 (120), Edinburgh 2 (58) Edinburgh 3 (104), Edinburgh 4 (69), Edinburgh 5 (100); Falkirk (74); Glasgow: Ballieston (71), Garrowhill (61), Glasgow Airport (91), Kelvinside (48);Haydock, Merseyside (112);Kirkintilloch, E Dunbartonshire (80);Liverpool Princes Dock (100); Manchester: Altrincham (50), Astley (92), Shaw (83), Swinton (116), University of Manchester (86);Salford 1 (79), Salford 2 (63), Salford 3 (134); South Lanarkshire College (75); Stirling (88); Telford, Shropshire (42)
Places: 2,923
Employees: 800+
BIG LIFE GROUP
Head office: The Big Life Group HQ, 1st Floor, 463 Stretford Road, Manchester M16 9AB
Tel: 0161 848 2420
Email: rhuksana.ahmed@biglifeschools.com
Website: www.biglifenurseries.com
Director: Rhuksana Ahmed
Established: 2004
Owns/manages 3 nurseries: Longsight (112), Slade Lane (62), Unity (78) – all in Manchester. Also runs 2 children’s centres
Places:252
Employees: 181
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
Operations manager: Clair Coope
Owns 3 nurseries: Stone Cross, Pevensey (62), Bluebell Hill, Eastbourne (62), Heathfield (40) – all in East Sussex
Places: 164
Employees: 58
BOWS AND ARROWS GROUP
Operates 6 nurseries: Buttons and Bows, Little 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
Email: info@bowsandarrowsgroup.co.uk
Website: www.bowsandarrowsgroup.co.uk
Director: The nursery is a charity managed by a board of voluntary directors; the group is overseen day to day by a group manager.
Established: 2004
Owns 6 nurseries: Ipswich: Aster Road(120), Bramford Lane (43), Chevallier Street (60), Hogarth Road (60), Paul’s Road (48), Whitton Church Lane (110)
Places: 441
Employees: 91
Plans: To open a Forest School nursery in autumn 2018
BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Newhall Lodge, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9HA
Tel: 07436 289011
Email: naeem@brighterbeginnings.co.uk
Directors: Gill Race (co-founder), David Race (co-founder), Jayne Haigh (director for quality), Sharon Street (director for training), Tom Race (director of HR and premises)
Owns 9 nurseries: Manchester: Burnage (52), Rusholme (52), Charlestown (117), Fallowfield (52), New Moston (67), Newton Heath (83), Wetherby Street (72); Oldham: Chadderton (72), Fitton Hill (50)
Places: 617
Employees: 250+
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS
Acquired Asquith Day Nurseries and Pre-Schools in 2016, and Yellow Dot Nurseries and Zoom Nurseries in 2018
Head office: 2 Crown Court, Rushden, Northants NN10 6BS
Tel: 01933 415900
Email: generalenquiries@brighthorizons.com
Website: www.brighthorizons.co.uk
Managing director: James Tugendhat
General manager: Lydia Hopper
Established: 1988
Owns or manages 308 nurseries: Aberdeen 1 (35), Aberdeen 2 (62), Aberdeen 3 (67), Aberdeen 4 (99), Aberdeen 5 (53), Aberdeen 6 (58), Aberdeen 7 (41); Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria (62); Berkshire: Bracknell 1 (96), Bracknell 2 (50), Chineham (108), Reading 1 (121), Reading 2 (43), Reading 3 (120), Sonning (169), Wokingham (83); Birmingham, W Midlands (64); Bramingham, Beds (134); Bournemouth, Dorset (86); Blantyre, S. Lanarkshire (100); Bristol 1 (56); Burnaston, Derbyshire (57); Cambridgeshire: Cambridge 1 (152), Cambridge 2 (88), Cambridge 3 (76), Cambridge Science Park (148), Ely (120), Fulbourn (108); Cheltenham, Glos (50); Cheshire: Callands (123), Chester (60), Crewe (104), Timperley (88), Tytherington (90), Wilmslow 1 (96), Wilmslow 2 (80); Chesham, Bucks (68);Cirencester, Glos (68); Crawley 1, W Sussex (92); Edinburgh 1 (49), Edinburgh 2 (101), Edinburgh 3 (69), Edinburgh 4 (65), Edinburgh 5 (112), Edinburgh 6 (75), Edinburgh 7 (70), Edinburgh 8 (59); Essex: Brentwood (130), Chigwell (118), Epping (92), Gaynes Park (66), Loughton (56), Saffron Walden 1 (79), Woodford Green (60); Glasgow 1 (113), Glasgow 2 (82), Glasgow 3 (85); Hants: Andover (40), Basingstoke (90), Farnborough (104), Fleet (120), Southampton (81); Herts: Hemel Hempstead 1 (54), Hemel Hempstead 2 (92), Watford 1 (92), Watford 2 (63); Hinxton, S. Cambs (91); Kent: Beckenham 1 (52), Beckenham 2 (64), Bexleyheath (92), Bickley (88), Bromley (74), Dartford (175), Kings Hill (129), Maidstone 1 (96), Maidstone 2 (54), Swanscombe (144), Sevenoaks (63), Tonbridge (62), Tunbridge Wells (79); Lancaster, Lancs (62); Leeds, Yorks (69); Liverpool 1 (89), Liverpool 2 (60); London: Bank Street (53), Barnes (79), Barnet (38), Beaufort Park (102), Brentford (72), Bridgewater Square (54), Broadgate (80), Canada Square (100), Carshalton (65), Chelsea (49), Chiswick(87), Chiswick Park (75), Clapham 1 (137), Clapham 2 (61), Columbus Courtyard (110), Coulsdon (84), Croydon (80), Crouch End 1 (88), Crouch End 2 (79), Dulwich (33), East Barnet (86), East Greenwich (52), East India Dock 1 (84), East India Dock 2 (74), Feltham (55), Finchley (96), Finsbury Park (97), Fulham 1 (137), Fulham 2 (99), Greenwich (61), Hackney (48), Heron Quays (162), Highams Park (61), Highbury (70), Highgate (55), Holland Park (79), Hyde Park (46), King Charles Street – FCO (46), Kingston 1 (98), Kingston 2 (119), Lee Park (54), Lewisham (63), Mount Carmel (84), Mount Vernon (124), New Southgate (58), North Cheam (80), Northwick Park (140), RAF Northolt (74), Raynes Park (62), Regents Park (75), Richmond 1 (71), Richmond 2 (71), Southfields (50), Southgate (99), Spitalfields (50), Streatham (52), St John’s Wood (92), Sutton (55), Tabard Square (96), Teddington 1 (78), Teddington 2 (80), Tooting (156), Twickenham 1 (44), Twickenham 2 (71), Wandsworth (105), Wandsworth Common (68), Wembley (120), West Dulwich (76), West Hampstead (164), Whitehall – MoD (38), Wimbledon (95); Leeds (200); Manchester 1 (75), Manchester 2 (100), Manchester 3 (114), Manchester 4 (70), Manchester 5 (99); Milton Keynes, Bucks (100); Northampton (58); Oxhill, S. Warks (95); Oxon: Abingdon 1 (130), Abingdon 2 (84), Didcot 1 (105), Didcot 2 (92), Didcot 3 (112), Oxford 1 (54), Oxford 2 (60), Oxford 3 (47), Oxford 4 (144), Oxford 5 (89), Oxford 6 (100), Oxford 7 (82), Wallingford (134); Poole 1, Dorset (42), Poole 2 (48); Renfrew, Renfrewshire (52); Salisbury, Wilts (65); Sheffield 1, S Yorks (84), Sheffield 2 (51); Solihull, W. Mids (90); Stoke Gifford, S. Glocs (117); Suffolk: Bury St Edmunds (97), Ipswich (90), Sudbury (62); Surrey: Banstead (107), Caterham (98), Church Crookham (80), Dorking (91), Egham (72), Epsom (70), Esher 1 (85), Esher 2 (50), Farnham 1 (92), Farnham 2 (97), Frimley Green (80), Godalming (56), Guildford 1 (96), Guildford 2 (89), Hinchley Wood (78), Reigate (96), Sunbury-on-Thames (50), Windlesham (105), Woking 1 (64), Woking 2 (80), Weybridge (86); Swindon, Wilts (45); Warks: Barford (45), Kenilworth (67), Rugby (64), Southam (56)
Asquith Day Nurseries and pre-schools: Basildon, Essex (83); Bolton, Lancs (75); Bristol (48); Canterbury, Kent (143); Cardiff (51); Caterham, Surrey (72); Cheshunt, Herts (77); Chigwell, Essex (71); Chingford, Essex (61); Crofton, Kent (68); Derby (70); Epping, Essex (77); Epsom, Surrey (84); Harpenden 1, Herts (57), Harpenden 2 (110); Haslemere, Surrey (93); Hinckley, Leics (104); Hull, E Yorks (77); Kew, Surrey (66); Kirkby, Liverpool (67); Lichfield, Staffs (134); London: Balham (65), Battersea (77), Chancellor Grove (76), Bromley (115), Enfield 1 (38), Enfield 2 (69), Enfield 3 (52), Enfield 4 (75), Golders Green (53), Harrow (88), Hampton Wick (74), Hatch End 1 (79), Hatch End 2 (72), Hounslow (91), Hendon (73), Kingston (73), New Eltham (90), Peckham Rye (81), Putney (62), Raynes Park (45), Richmond 1 (60), Sidcup (47), Teddington (97), Twickenham 1 (121), Twickenham 2 (24), West Hampstead (84), Wood Green (82); Longfield, Kent (98); Macclesfield, Cheshire (65); Maidstone, Kent (56); Milford, Staffs (76); Milton Keynes: Stony Stratford (93), Wavendon (65); Moortown, Leeds (56); Nottingham (87); Portsmouth, Hants (70); Potters Bar, Herts (130); Redhill, Surrey (93); Reigate, Surrey (109); Sawbridgeworth, Herts (56); Sidcup, Kent (54); Slough, Berks (62); Solihull, W Midlands (64); Southampton 1, Hants (83), Southampton 2 (78), Southampton 3 (62); Surbiton, Surrey (80); Swindon, Wilts (68); Thatcham, Berks (85); Tingley, Leeds (78); Tunbridge Wells 1, Kent (40), Tunbridge Wells 2 (72); Warrington, Cheshire (108); Wilmington, Kent (70); Windsor, Berks (80); Woking, Surrey (84)
Yellow Dot Nurseries: Ampfield (64), Andover (75), Chandlers Ford 1 (64), Chandlers Ford 2 – kindergarten (24), Chilworth (64), Eastleigh (75), Fair Oak (67), Hedge End (64), North Baddesley (64), Otterbourne (90), Romsey (66), Winchester (75) – all in Hants
Zoom Nurseries: London: Blackheath (73), Brockley (101), Eltham (71), Hither Green 1 (73), Hither Green 2 (30)
2 after-school clubs: Loughton (25);Epping (24) – both in Essex
Places: 24,805
Employees: Circa 8,600
BRIGHT KIDS
Head office: Millennium House, High Street, Studley, Warks B80 7HL
Tel: 01527 452430
Email: tricia@bright-kids.co.uk
Website: www.bright-kids.co.uk
Chief executive: Tricia Wellings
Head of operations: Emma Beard
Established: 1999
Owns 3 nurseries: Crabbs Cross, Worcs (55); Northfield, Birmingham (80); Studley, Warks (52)
4 out-of-school clubs: Crabbs Cross (24); Matchborough, Worcs (24); Studley (26); Wigwam at Wychall School, Birmingham (32). Also runs atraining academy offering short courses to settings across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Places: 187
Employees: 65
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 (33), New Malden (58), Old Coulsdon (46), Purley (61), Purley Way (58), Selsdon (55) – all Surrey
Places: 311
Employees: 75
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 (80) – all in Bristol
Places: 202
Employees: 49
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: 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, Greater Manchester: Bredbury (37), Brinnington (28), Great Moor (42), Reddish (60)
Places: 167
Employees: 36
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 353 nurseries: Apsley, Herts (88);Ashford 1, Kent (87), Ashford 2 (108), Ashford 3 (108); Ayr (81); Basingstoke 1, Hants (98), Basingstoke 2 (100), Basingstoke 3 (100); Bedford 1 (100), Bedford 2 (112), Bedford 3 (78); Beverley, E Yorks (108); Bicester, Oxon (108); Biggleswade, Beds (106); Birmingham: Aston (77), Edgbaston (116), Longbridge (64), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (133); Bishops Stortford 1, Herts (55), Bishops Stortford 2 (80); Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead (68); Braintree 1, Essex (87), Braintree 2 (100); Bridgend (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); Burntwood, Staffs (111); Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs (108); Bury St Edmonds, West Suffolk Hospital (96); Camberley, Surrey (89); Canterbury, Kent (79); Cardiff 1 (66), Cardiff 2 (100); Carshalton, Surrey (98); Chandlers Ford, Hants (114); Chatham, Kent (78); Cheadle 1, Cheshire (67), Cheadle 2 (116); Cheam, Surrey (88); Chelmsford 1, Essex (96), Chelmsford 2 (102); Cheltenham 1, Glos (56), Cheltenham 2 (90); Chichester, Hants (98); Chippenham, Wilts (106); Chislehurst, Kent (100); Chorley, Lancs (147); Colchester 1, Essex (84), Colchester 2 (109); Corby, Northants (85); Coventry 1, Walsgrave Hospital, Warks (117), Coventry 2 (54), Coventry 3 (46); Crawley, W Sussex (132); Darlington, Co Durham (88); Daventry, Northants (97); Derby 1 (107), Derby 2 (110); Dorking 1, Surrey (44), Dorking 2 (52); Droitwich Spa, W. Mids (120); Dundee 1 (58), Dundee 2 (92); Dunfermline 1, Fife (108), Dunfermline 2 (89); Eastbourne, E Sussex (100); East Kilbride (86); East Malling, Kent (84); Edinburgh 1 (58), Edinburgh 2 (93), Edinburgh 3 (90), Edinburgh 4 (55), Edinburgh 5 (85), Edinburgh 6 (88), Edinburgh 7 (132); Egham, Surrey (97); Evesham, Worcs (110); Ewloe, Flintshire (129); Farnborough 1, Hants (159), Farnborough 2 (96); Formby, Merseyside (66); Gillingham 1, Kent (112), Gillingham 2 (98), Gillingham 3 (140); Glasgow 1 (51), Glasgow 2 (91), Glasgow 3 (77); Glenrothes, Fife (103); Godalming 1, Surrey (87), Godalming 2 (136); Gravesend, Essex (116); Grays 1, Essex (98), Grays 2 (92); Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (71); Guildford 1, Surrey (86), Guildford 2 (84); Harlow, Essex (105); Harpenden 1, Herts (64), Harpenden 2 (55); Haslemere, Surrey (88); Haywards Heath, W Sussex (72); Hempstead, Kent (76); Hertford (44); High Wycombe, Bucks(91); Holmes Chapel, Cheshire (105); Horsham, W Sussex (130); Hove, E Sussex (74); Hull (60); Huntingdon, Cambs (100); Ingleby Barwick, S. Yorks (86); Inverness (80); Ipswich 1, Suffolk (94), Ipswich 2 (105); Kettering, Northants (112); Lancaster (151); Leamington Spa, Warks (109); Leeds 1, Yorks (175), Leeds 2 (100); Leicester 1 (130), Leicester 2 (116), Leicester 3 (110); Letchworth, Herts (104); Lewes, E Sussex (51); Lightwater, Surrey (50); Liverpool (55); Livingston 1, W Lothian (92), Livingston 2 (103); London: Battersea (95), Bexley Heath (100), Charlton (95), Chingford (108), Chiswick 1 (74), Chiswick 2 (80), Croydon 1 (112), Croydon 2 (67), Enfield (120), Finchley (69), Greenwich (51), Hammersmith 1 (99), Hammersmith 2 (81), Heathrow (100), Hillingdon (114), Ilford (124), Leytonstone (100), Lewisham (68), Mill Hill (78), Putney (24), Royal Victoria Docks (107), Russell Square (40), Shadwell (106), Walthamstow (140), Wandsworth 1 (118), Wandsworth 2 (109), West Hampstead (73), Westminster (100), Whitechapel (121); Long Eaton, Derbyshire (113); Loughborough, Leics (40); Maidenhead 1, Berks (90), Maidenhead 2 (80), Maidenhead 3 (85); Maidstone 1, Kent (112), Maidstone 2 (50), Maidstone 3 (30), Maidstone 4 (47); Manchester: Fallowfield (79), Salford University (104); Market Harborough, Leics (118); Melrose, Scottish Borders (75); Meopham, Kent (104); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (96), Milton Keynes 2 (101), Milton Keynes 3 (100); Morden, Surrey (66); Newbury, Berks (104); Newcastle (110); Northampton 1 (104), Northampton 2 (111), Northampton 3 (92); Northwich, Cheshire (107); Norwich: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (114), Norwich 2 (112), Norwich 3 (112), Norwich 4 (72); Nottingham: City Hospital (114), Daybrook (120), Southwell (48), University of Nottingham (96), Wollaton (96); Oxford (110); Perivale, Middlesex (76); Peterborough, Cambs (104); Plymouth, Devon (67); Portsmouth, Hants (126); Preston 1, Lancs (60), Preston 2 (160), Preston 3 (30), Preston 4 (136); Quedgeley, Glos (105); Rainham, Kent (81); Reading 1, Berks (109), Reading 2 (93); Reigate, Surrey (93); Rotherham, S Yorks (85); Rugby, Warks (84); Sale, Greater Manchester (66); Salisbury, Wilts (93); Sandbach, Cheshire (62);Sevenoaks, Kent (92); Shellingford, Oxon (55);Shenley, Herts (110); Shrewsbury, Shropshire (119); Sittingbourne, Kent (77); Solihull 1, W Midlands (100), Solihull 2 (103); Southport, Lancs (111);St Albans 1, Herts(63), St Albans 2 (65), St Albans 3 (120), St Albans City Hospital (51); Stevenage 1, Herts (98), Stevenage 2 (112);Stokenchurch, Bucks (58);Stowmarket, Suffolk (106); Sudbury Hill, Middlesex (99); Sunderland 1, Tyne and Wear (129), Sunderland 2 (90), Sunderland 3 (82), Sunderland 4 (99); Swindon 1, Wilts (76), Swindon 2 (100), Swindon 3 (106); Telford 1, Shropshire (108), Thames Ditton, Surrey (89); Thetford, Norfolk (73); Trowbridge, Wilts (100); Tunbridge Wells, Kent (90); Walsall, W Midlands (25); Wakefield, W Yorks (112); Warwick, Warks (115); Watford General Hospital, Herts (46); Wellingborough, Northants (100); Welwyn 1, Herts (46), Welwyn 2 (72), Welwyn Garden City (74);West Byfleet, Surrey (53);Weston-super-Mare, Somerset (49); Weymouth, Dorset (52); Wigan 1, Greater Manchester (76), Wigan 2 (94); Wirral 1, Merseyside (95), Wirral 2 (95), Wirral 3 (135), Wirral 4 (95), Wirral 5 (135), Wirral 6 (105); Woking 1, Surrey (117), Woking 2 (65), Woking 3 (77); Worcester (104); Worthing, W Sussex (69); York (120)
2 children’s centres:
Godalming; Woking – both in Surrey
1 independent school:
Meredale Independent School, Rainham, London
Bush Babies Children’s Nurseries: Blaby (60), Countesthorpe (54), Leicester (54), Oadby (52), Thurmaston (86), Wigston 1 (49), Wigston 2 (75) – all in Leicestershire
Kids 1st Day Nurseries: Ashington, Northumberland, Wansbeck General Hospital (112);Ashbrooke, Sunderland (108); Billingham, Tees Valley, Wynyard Business Park (108);Bowesfield, Stockton-on-Tees (108); Darlington (108); Durham, University Hospital (99); Gateshead, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (108); Gosforth, Tyne and Wear (108); Hexham, Northumberland, Hexham General Hospital (112); Jesmond, Tyne and Wear (108); Low Fell, Tyne and Wear (108);Newcastle, Quorum Business Park (108); North Shields, North Tyneside General Hospital (112)
Treetops Nurseries:
Ashbourne (81), Barlborough (83), Belper 1 (90), Belper 2 (90), Derby 1 (58), Derby 2 (65), Derby 3 (64) – all in Derbyshire; Beechwood, Wirral (68); Biggleswade (112), Sandy (70), Stotford (64) – all in Beds; Birlingham, Worcs (62); Bolton, Lancs (78); Cheam, Surrey (83); Chester, Cheshire (76); Dudley, W Midlands (100); Epsom, Surrey (84); Gloucester (68); Guildford, Surrey (104); Headingley, Leeds (54); Hyde, Cheshire (90);Irby, Wirral (70); Kettering, Northants (92); King’s Heath, Birmingham (74); London: Ealing 1 (52), Ealing 2 (50), Ealing 3 (39), Ealing Common (39), Fulham (130), Harlesden (66), Harrow (56), Kenton (72), Kilburn (70), Mottingham (50), Teddington (63), West Ealing (104); Mansfield, Notts (75); Matlock, Derbyshire (82); Oaklands, Wirral (65); Peterborough, Cambs (50); Pudsey, Leeds (92); Reading, Berks (58); St Neots, Cambs (93); Sutton 1, Surrey (46), Sutton 2 (79); Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (45); Tewkesbury, Glos (56); Toton, Nottingham (65); Uttoxeter, Staffs (77); Worksop, Notts (85)
Kindercare: East Keswick (105), Harrogate 1 (60), Harrogate 2 (85), Harrogate 3 (126), Harrogate 4 (35), Harrogate 5 (146), Leeds 1 (55), Leeds 2 (130), Leeds 3 (75), York (45) – all in Yorkshire
Bramleys: Oxfordshire 1 (102), Oxfordshire 2 (89), Oxfordshire 3 (88); Salisbury, Wilts (46)
Places: 31,514
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: Liverpool 1 (84), Liverpool 2 (63); South Wirral (102); Warrington 1, Cheshire (129), Warrington2 (119); Wirral (84)
Places: 581
Employees: 150
Plans: Seeking sites for expansion throughout the UK.
BUTTERCUPS
Head office: 24a Popes Lane, South Ealing W5 4NB
Tel: 020 8840 4838
Director: Carol Whitehouse
Established: 1980
Owns 8 nurseries: Chalfont St Peter, Bucks (71); London: Acton (41), Brentford (52), Chiswick 1 (42), Chiswick 2, Homefields (31), Ealing (72), Isleworth (52), Teddington (31)
Places: 392
Employees: 105
BUTTONS DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: c/o Eduko Education, Regus, 400 Pavilion Drive, Northampton, NN4 7PA
Tel: 020 8840 3355
Email: admissions@buttonsdaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.buttonsdaynursery.co.uk
Proprietors: Eduko Education
Established: 2001
Owns 4 nurseries: Bournemouth, Dorset (101); London: Hampton (49), Hanwell (86), Teddington (52)
Places: 288
Employees: 78
CARING KINDERGARTENS
Head office: 2 Ferro Fields, Brixworth, Northants NN6 9UA
Tel: 01604 882241
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
CAROUSEL NURSERIES
Head office: Glenfield House, 69 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton G82 1RE
Tel: 01389 763763
Directors: Anne Jenkins, Claire Rowan
Email: carouselnursery@aol.com
Website: www.carouselnurseries.co.uk
Established: 1995
Owns 3 nurseries: Alexandria, W Dunbartonshire (73); Clyde, Argyll and Bute (56); Dumbarton, W Dunbartonshire (75)
1 out-of-school club: Dumbarton (54)
Places: 204
Employees: 106
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 5 nurseries: Birmingham: Moseley (60), Northfield (40); Brockley, London (70); Northampton (55); Walsall, W Midlands (50)
Places: 275
Employees: 120
CHAPTER ONE CHILDCARE
Head office: Country Park Nursery, Dalkeith Country Park, Dalkeith, Midlothian EH22 2NA
Tel: 0845 1771008
Email: info@chapteronechildcare.com
Websites: www.chapteronechildcare.com, www.chapteronetreetops.com
Owners: Diane Gillam, Jon Gillam
Established: 2004
Owns 7 nurseries: Edinburgh: Douglas Gardens (12), Kirk Brae (36), Shawfair (56), Treetops Outdoor Nursery (30); Dalkeith, Midlothian (70); Farnley 1, N Yorks (19), Farnley 2 (20). Also owns 2 nurseries in Oman
Places: 243
Employees: 85
CHEEKY MONKEYS DAY NURSERY & PRE SCHOOLS
Head office: William Harris Road, Colchester, Essex CO2 8JW
Tel: 01206 574402
Email: colchester@cheekymonkeysessex.co.uk
Website: www.cheekymonkeyessex.co.uk
Directors: Helen Palmer, Stephen Hall
Operations manager: Tracy Hughes
Established: 2002
Owns 3 nurseries: Colchester 1 – Earls Colne (66), Colchester 2 (66), Colchester 3 (26)
Places: 158
Employees: 70
Out of school: School drop-offs, collection and school holiday club services for children up to the age of 8.
Plans: To open 3 new nurseries.
CHERRY CHILDCARE
Head office: Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Surrey GU12 5NZ
Tel: 01252 546190
Managing director: Nigel Rolfe
Directors: Trisha Fisher, Rachael Wolfenden, Zoe Rolfe
Email: info@cherrychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.cherrychildcare.co.uk
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.cherrytreenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Lisa Bennet, Stewart Bennet and David Robertson
Established: 2000
Owns 4 nurseries: Dunbar, E Lothian (83); Edinburgh (116); Hawick (64), Melrose (83) –both in Scottish Borders
Places: 346
Employees: 90
CHERUB NURSERIES AND PRE-SCHOOLS
Head office: Lindsey Place, Anlaby Road, Hull HU4 6AJ
Tel: 01482 509598
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
CHERUBS NURSERIES
Part of Childcare East Midlands
Head office: Welbeck Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire NG19 9LA
Tel: 01623 420940
Managing director: Susan Mills
Director: Robert Everist
Operations manager: Sarah Savage
Established: 1993
Owns 11 nurseries: Kimberley (114), Mansfield 1 (55), Mansfield 2 (55), Mansfield 3 (63), Mansfield 4 (50), Mansfield Woodhouse (147), Nottingham 1 (80), Nottingham 2 (80), Ravenshead (120), Worksop (55) – all in Notts; Derby (55). Also offers wraparound care and holiday clubs at various locations.
Places: 874
Employees: 250
Plans: To expand throughout Nottinghamshire and the Midlands.
THE CHESHIRE DAY NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Winwick
Hollins Drive, Winwick,
Cheshire WA2 8RS
Tel: 01925 655498
Email: winnick@cheshiredaynurserygroup.com
Website: www.thecheshiredaynursery.co.uk
Directors: Julie Mannering, Brenda Burling
Established: 1999
Owns 5 nurseries: Warrington 1 (31), Warrington 2 (116), Warrington 3 (80), Warrington 4 (78), Warrington 5 (137) – all in Cheshire
Places: 442
Employees: 120
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 17 nurseries: Cambridge 1 (99), Cambridge 2 (38); London: Barking 1 (89), Barking 2 (57), Barking 3 (76), Barking 4 (80), Brixton (66), Dagenham 1 (52), Dagenham 2 (61), Dagenham 3 (69), Dagenham 4 (49), Forest Gate 1 (44), Forest Gate 2 (50), Forest Gate 3 (46), Woodford Green (63); Norwich 1 (71), Norwich 2 (119)
Places: 1,129
Employees: 378
Plans: To expand in Cambridge, London and Norwich.
CHILD CENTRED NURSERIES
Head office: Highwood House, Maldon Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 2JP
Tel: 01245 382582
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 (73) – all in Essex
Places: 373
Employees: 126
Plans: To develop existing nurseries and look at potential for new-build and acquisition.
CHILD FIRST
Head office: Moulton Lodge, Moulton Way, Moulton, Northampton NN3 7RW
Tel: 07831 635802
Email: tom.s@childfirst.co.uk
Website: www.childfirst.co.uk
Director: Tom Shea
Established: 2007
Owns and manages 6 nurseries: Aylesbury 1, Bucks (95), Aylesbury 2 (100); Banbury 1, Oxon (75); Bicester, Oxon (116); Moulton, Northants (126); Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire (90)
Places: 602
Employees: 187
CHILD’S PLAY
Head office: Unit 3, Metropolitan Business Park, Preston New Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY3 9LT
Email: info@childsplayblackpool.co.uk
Website: www.childsplayblackpool.co.uk
Directors: David Sloane, Sarah Sloane
Established: 2001
Owns 6 nurseries: Blackpool North (80), Blackpool Marton 1 (60), Blackpool Marton 2 (60), Blackpool Central (60), Blackpool South 1 (60), Blackpool South 2 (120)
Places: 440
Employees: 130
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
Directors: Michael Thompson (chairman), Virginia Mead-Herbert (managing director), Emma Rooney (operations director), Louise Hill (deputy operations director), Paul Thompson (finance director)
Operates 41 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks – Stoke Mandeville Hospital (101), Aylesbury, Bucks (73);Bedford (108); Edgbaston, Birmingham (94); Buckingham (79); Cambridge: University of Cambridge 1 (120), University of Cambridge 2 (79); Chobham, Surrey (113); Coventry, Warks (70); Cranfield, Beds, Cranfield University (92); Finchampstead, Berks (71); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (102); Hitchin, Herts (83); Hertford (67); Kettering, Northants (116); Leamington Spa, Warks (116); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (99); London: Chiswick (88), High Barnet (77), Southall (136), Winchmore Hill (86); Luton, Beds (100); Maidenhead, Berks (91); Marlow, Bucks (43); Milton Keynes, Bucks (83); Newport Pagnell, Bucks (64); Northampton – Northampton General Hospital (105); Nottingham (88); Orpington, Kent (148); Oxford: Churchill Hospital (131), John Radcliffe Hospital (128); Purley, Surrey (67); Reading, Berks (116); Sandhurst, Berks (89); St Albans, Herts (51); Staines, Surrey (133); Swindon, Wilts (121); Twyford, Berks (104); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (75); Winchester 1, Hants (124), Winchester 2 – University College (68)
Places: 3,899
Employees: 1,950
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 15 nurseries: Crawley, West Sussex (84); Guildford, Surrey 1 (80), Guildford 2 (39); Haywards Heath, West Sussex (56); Horley 1, Surrey (50), Horley 2 (72); London: Clapham 1 (86), Clapham 2 (66), East Sheen (77), Fulham 1 (84), Fulham 2 (74), Hammersmith (60), Mortlake (54), New Malden (70); Shamley Green, Surrey (39)
1 after-school club: Horley, Surrey (36)
Places: 991
Employees: 284
CHILDCARE SCOTLAND
Head office: Burnside House, Kilwinning Rd, Irvine KA12 8RU
Tel: 01294 277950
Directors: Meg McLeod and 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 (142), Kilmarnock (119), Largs (48) – all in Ayrshire
Places: 784
Employees: 190
CHILDREN 1ST
Head office: Mayfield House, 1 Nottingham Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1HQ
Tel: 0800 6521052
Email: enquiry.children1st@breedonhouse.co.uk
Website: www.children1stdaynurseries.com
Founder and executive chair: Margaret Mason
Co-founder: Hugh Mason
Directors: Adrian Mason, Cathy Griffin, Julia Mason (operations)
Established: 1988
Owns 24 nurseries: Birstall, Leics (73); Chesterfield 1, Derbyshire (60), Chesterfield 2 (136); Clowne, Derbyshire (120); Hathern, Leics (69); Grantham, Lincs (112); Leek 1, Staffordshire (80), Leek 2 (32); Leicester (96); Lincoln 1 (96), Lincoln 2 (96), Lincoln 3 (90); Nottingham 1 (120), Nottingham 2 (52), Nottingham 3 (90), Nottingham 4 (96), Nottingham 5 (120), Nottingham 6 (70); Newark, Notts (80); Sheffield, S Yorks (145); Loughborough, Leicestershire (96); Stoke-on-Trent 1, Staffs (140), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (96); Syston, Leics (99)
Places: 2,264
Employees: 650
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, Greater Manchester (36); Audenshaw, Greater Manchester (95); Hyde, Cheshire (76)
Places: 207
Employees: 90
Children’s Corner Childcare
Head office: Unit 1 Sandsgate, Sunnybank Mills, Farsley Town Street, Leeds LS28
Tel: 0113 257 5625
Email: info@childrenscornerchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.childrenscornerchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Lesley Dawson, Allan Dawson
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: Leeds: Bardsey (22, plus 40 out-of-school), Farsley (46, plus 24 out-of-school), Granary Wharf (27), Headingley (20), Moorlands (27), Valley View (46, plus 40 out-of-school)
4 out-of-school play schemes: The Grammar School, Rose Court, Wigton Moor Primary School and Chapel Allerton.
Also runs holiday clubs at Bardsey Primary, Chapel Alterton Primary, Farsley – Springbank Primary, Rose Court, The Grammar School At Leeds, Moorlands School, Valley View Primary and Wigton Moor Primary – all in Leeds.
Places: 188
Employees: 120
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 14 nurseries: Bradford: Barkerend (61), Burnett Fields (50), Daisy Hill (56), Gateway (52), Great Horton (48), Heaton (32), Mayfield (40), Owlet (70), St James (40), Summerfield (39); Dewsbury (51); Halifax (59); Huddersfield (53); Ravensthorpe (66) – all in W Yorks
Places: 717
Employees: 200
Christopher Robin Day Nurseries
Head office: Elmdon House,116 London Road, Guildford GU1 1TN
Tel: 01483 452554
Website: www.daynurseriessurrey.co.uk
Director: Penny Owen
Established: 1986
Owns 5 nurseries: Cranleigh, Surrey (44); Guildford, Surrey: Burpham (52), London Road (64), Wood Street Village (46); Woking, Surrey (60). Also operates children’s centre at Cranleigh (community services for families and young children).
Places: 266
Employees: 93
clear day nurseries
Head office: Block D, 17 Heron Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT3 9LE
Tel: 02890 419199 Email: audrey@cleardaynurseries.com
Website: www.cleardaynurseries.com
Owner: Colin Johnston
Operations director: Audrey McCracken
Established: 2005
Owns 6 nurseries: Belfast: Dundonald (96), Ulsterville Avenue (83); Dollingstown, Co Down (72); Glengormley, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim (140); Portadown, Co Armagh (54), Bangor (100)
Places: 545
Employees: 193
Plans: To open 2 nurseries: Pipers Quay, Lisburn (100); Waterside Centre, Londonderry (78).
COMPLETE CHILDCARE GROUP
Head office: i2 Offices, 450 Brook Drive, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire RG2 6UU
Tel: 0118 965 4154
Email: enquiries@completechildcare.co.uk
Website: www.completechildcare.co.uk
Director: Alec Hodson
Established: 1986
Owns 14 nurseries: Arborfield (91), Bracknell (124), Finchampstead 1 (44), Finchampstead 2 (60), Lower Earley (80), Earley (28), Newbury (70), Reading 1 (57), Reading 2 (60), Wokingham 1 (34), Wokingham 2 (59), Winnersh (83), Woosehill (54) – all in Berks; Banbury, Oxon (80)
Places: 924
Employees: 280
Plans: To continue expanding in Berks and Oxon.
THE CO-OPERATIVE CHILDCARE
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: Sally Mayer
Established: 2003
Owns 44 nurseries: Birmingham 1 (60), Birmingham 2 (120), Birmingham 3 (120); Bristol (98); Burton, Staffs (58); Cainscross, Stroud (61), Cam, Dursley (45) – both in Glos; Carterton, Oxon (86); Chichester, W Sussex (66); Dewsbury, W Yorks (49); Leamington Spa, Warks (140); Littlehampton, W Sussex (113); London: Bounds Green (83), Charlton (62), Croydon, Mayday Hospital NHS Trust (65), Croydon, New Addington (84), Hackney (44), Hounslow (90), Islington (96), Maida Vale (109), Waterloo (60), Woolwich (52); Madley Park, Oxon (70); Maidenhead, Berks (84); Wythenshawe, Manchester (100); Newcastle 1 (116), Newcastle 2 (108), Newcastle 3 (63); Oxford: Blackbird Leys (72), John Radcliffe Hospital (96), Oxford (62), Rose Hill (61); Reading, Berks (78); Southampton, Hants (100); Sutton, Surrey (66); Sussex University Nursery and Pre-School (71); Swindon, Wilts: Great Western Hospital (114), Walcot (61); Tadworth, Surrey (56); Walsall Wood, W Midlands (74); Watford, Herts (55), Watford South Oxhey (60); Wolverhampton 1, W Midlands (108), Wolverhampton 2 (50)
Places: 3,486
Employees: 1,300
COUNTRYSIDE NURSERIES
Head office: Park House, Maidenhead Road, Cookham SL6 9DS
Tel: 01628 476153
Email: enquiries@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: 100
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 4 nurseries: Edinburgh: Buckstone (71), Colinton (25), Craiglockhart (57), Lanark Road (69)
Places: 222
Employees: 50
CRÈCHE-N-CO
Head office: Office 32, Arrowmill, Rochdale OL11 2YW
Tel: 01706 641781
Email: crèchencoltd@aol.com
Director: Lorraine Darlington
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 (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
Managing director:
Linda Duly
Established: 1999
Operates 3 nurseries: Poole: Canford Heath (217), Parkstone (124), Poole Stadium (60). All three have breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs.
Places: 401
Employees: 110
CYBERTOTS
Head office: 38 Heathfield Road, London W3 8EJ
Tel: 020 8560 5821
Email: info@cybertots.co.uk
Website: www.cybertots.co.uk
Directors: Nina Ozols, Katya Ozols, Irena Mailer
Established: 1998
Owns 4 nurseries: London: Acton (27), Brentford (120), Hanwell (37), West Ealing (58)
Places: 242
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) – all in Hants; Bournemouth, Dorset (54)
Places: 159
Employees: 46
Plans: Possibly opening a new nursery in Dorset.
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 4 nurseries: Leeds: Adel (54), Lofthouse (52), Middleton (52), Rothwell (50)
Places: 208
Employees: 61, and 12 bank staff
DAVIDSON ROBERTS
Head office: Unit 23, Greenewable Park, Offord Cluny, Cambs PE19 5ZA
Tel: 01767 688714
Email: info@davidson-roberts.co.uk
Website: www.davidson-roberts.co.uk
Director: Jane Roberts
Established: 2006
Owns 8 nurseries: Arlesey (51), Buckden (70), Offord (24), Ramsey (90) – all in Cambs; Rushden, Northants (70); Sandy, Beds (77); Royston, Herts (106); Flitwick, Beds (85)
6 out-of-school clubs and holiday clubs: Offord, Ramsey, St Ives, St Neots, Royston, Rushden
Places: 573
Employees: 200
Plans: Looking at opportunities for acquisitions as they arise.
DIZZY DUCKS
Head office: Mayflower Nursery, Stock Road, Billericay CM12 0RT
Tel: 01277 636408
Email: sian.millar@dizzyducks.co.uk
Website: www.dizzyducks.co.uk
Director/owner: Sian Millar
Established: 2005
Owns 4 nurseries: Billericay 1 (30), Billericay 2 (91), Hainault (80), Harlow (44) – all in Essex. Also runs an out-of-school club in Billericay.
Places: 245
Employees: 150
Plans: Looking for opportunities in London/South East.
DOMALO
Head office: The Park Nursery, 103 Frederick St, Werneth, Oldham OL8 1RD
Tel: 0161 652 1871
Email: catherine.scott@domalo.co.uk
Website: www.domalochildcare.co.uk
Directors: JF and MC Scott
Established: 1994
Owns 4 nurseries: The New Village, Lees (45), The Park, Werneth (60), The Hillside, Sholver (62) – all in Oldham; Stepping Stones, Hazel Grove, Stockport (45). The three Oldham nurseries each have 20 places for before- and after-school clubs.
Places: 212
Employees: 50+
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 (65) and Old Coates House (45), Edinburgh 4 – Walker Street Nursery School (30) and Walker Street Nursery (48)
Places: 333
EARLYWORLD CHILDCARE
Head office: Darwin Court, Oxon Business Park, Welshpool Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 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: 157
EATON SQUARE SCHOOLS
Head office: 79 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PP
Tel: 020 7931 9469
Email: nursery@eatonsquareschool.com
Website: www.eatonsquareschool.com
Headmaster: Sebastian Hepher
Established: 1981
Owns 3 nursery schools: London: Belgravia (40), Knightsbridge (32), Pimlico (32)
Places: 104
Employees: 40
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
Directors: S Molnar and D Cross
Established: 2001
Owns 6 nurseries: Altrincham (70), Chester (94), Hale 1 (65), Hale 2 (75), Nantwich (80), Timperley (57) – all in Cheshire. Also runs 8 out-of-school clubs.
Places: 441
ENCHANTED FOREST NURSERIES
Head office: Erskine Home Estate, Bishopton PA7 5PU
Tel: 01475 741731
Email: info@enchantedforestnursery.co.uk
Website: www.enchantedforestnursery.co.uk
Directors: Mariessa Devlin, Bernie Devlin
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Erskine (70), Greenock (75), Inverkip (75), Robroyston (81), Thornliebank (103) – in East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire
Places: 404
Employees: 105
THE EVELINE DAY AND NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 30 Ritherdon Road, Tooting Bec SW17 8QD
Tel: 020 8672 7549
Established: 1964
Directors: Maria Keaveney-Jessiman, Eveline Drut, Gordon Jessiman
Owns 7 nurseries: London: Raynes Park (57), Tooting (57), Tooting Bec (36), Tooting Broadway (41), Wandsworth 1 (63), Wandsworth 2 (57), Wimbledon (50)
Owns 1 prep school: Tooting Bec (100)
Places: 361
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 4 nurseries: Lower Whitley(100), Warrington 1 (97), Warrington 2 (95), Weaverham (100) – all in Cheshire
As part of franchise: Balham, London (50); Blackburn (80); Cheltenham, Glos (66); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (40); Newcastle (75); Wolverhampton, W Mids (38)
As part of UAE franchise: Abu Dhabi 1 (130), Abu Dhabi 2 – Etihad (80); Bahrain (100), Bahrain 2 (100), Bahrain 3 (70), Bahrain 4 (50); Batteen (80); Dubai (120); Mushrif (120)
Places: 741
Employees: 175
Plans: To open a China franchise in April 2019
FENNIES DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 1a Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8TH
Tel: 020 8770 3222
Email: info@fennies.com
Website: www.fennies.com
Directors: Sarah Fenn, Steven Fenn (chief executive), Russell Pickford (financial)
Established: 1992
Owns 10 nurseries: Beckenham,(73), Bromley (94) – both in Kent;London: Croydon (112), Purley (113), Sanderstead (48), South Croydon (72), Wimbledon (84); Horley (103), Epsom (130), Woking (123) – all in Surrey
Places: 952
Employees: 300
Plans: To open a new nursery in Oxford in 2019.
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 (120), Stretford (70), Worsley (120). Also runs an out-of-school club in Irlam.
Places: 400
Employees: 142
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 7 nurseries: Camborne (30), Duchy College, Callington (25), Helston (55), Redruth 1 (36), Redruth 2, Cornwall College (96), Saltash (64) – all in Cornwall; Plymouth, Devon (64)
Places: 370
Employees: 130
FOOTSTEPS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Dairy Barn, Mile Oak Farm, Plantation Lane, Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3DQ
Tel:01827 285566
Email: info@footstepsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.footstepsnurseries.co.uk
Managing director: Gavin Harvey
Operations director: Dawn Huckerby
Established: 2002
Owns 9 nurseries: Cannock(117), Canwell (56), Lichfield (89), Stafford (81), Tamworth Dosthill (55), Tamworth Lich Road (86), Tamworth Fazeley (65), Walmley (85) – all in Staffs; Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks (100)
1 out-of-school club: Tamworth (50)
Places:734
Employees:280
FOR UNDER FIVES
Head office: 33 Abbey Road, Grimsby, Lincs DN32 0HQ
Tel: 01472 232300
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 1, Lincs – Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (55, plus 8 out-of-school), Grimsby 2 (77); Lincoln (64); Wath-upon-Dearne, S Yorks (120)
Manages 9 nurseries and children’s centres: Boston, Lincs (59); Goole, Yorks (48); Grimsby, Lincs: Broadway Children’s Centre Day Care (47), Central Children’s Centre Day Care (88), Queensway Children’s Centre Day Care (42); Lincoln: Central Children’s Centre Day Care (45), County Hospital (42), Welbourne Gardens (40); Selby, N Yorks (53)
Places: 830
Employees: 300
FOUNDATIONS FOR LEARNING
Head office: 46 Cumberland Drive, Esher, Surrey KT10 0BB
Tel: 020 8398 1172
Website: www.foundationsforlearning.co.uk
Chairman: Michael Brandon
Established: 1998
Owns 4 nurseries: London: Newham 1 (79), Newham 2 (33); Bury 1, Lancs (99), Bury 2 (79)
Places: 290
Employees: 54
FUNCARE
Head office: 111 Wetherby Road, Harrogate HG2 7SH
Tel: 01423 545980
Email: office@funcare.co.uk
Website: www.funcare.co.uk
Directors: Ian and Josephine Thompson
Established: 2005
Manages 3 nurseries: Little Dragons (73), Play Away (76), Woodlands (54) – all in Harrogate. Also runs a 90-place before- and after-school club.
Places: 203
Employees: 89
FUTUREPATH CHILDCARE*
Head office: Warwick House, Beacon Bottom, Park Gate, Southampton SO31 7GQ
Tel: 01489 577778
Email: jacky@fpchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.fpchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Jacky and Peter Barnett
Established: 2011
Owns 4 nurseries: Ower (55), Park Gate (60), Romsey (80), Whiteley (100) – all in Hants
Places: 295
Employees: 92
Plans: To open a nursery in Fareham in 2019
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
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 6 nurseries: Cowplain (42), Fareham 1 (42), Fareham 2 (36), Havant (57), Waterlooville 1 (57), Waterlooville 2 (48) – all in Hants
6 out-of-school clubs: Emsworth, Fareham and Waterlooville (x4)
2 holiday clubs: Fareham and Waterlooville
Places: 282
Employees: 110
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@gmail.com and we can include you in the next edition of Nursery Chains, due out in autumn 2019.
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 November 2018.
*Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains
