Nursery World - Busy Bees to close ‘unviable’ nursery next month

The UK’s largest nursery group, Busy Bees, is to close its Chandler’s Ford setting in Hampshire.

Busy Bees is closing its Chandler's Ford nursery in December

A statement from Busy Bees confirms that the 108-place setting will close on 20 December.

The nursery group says it made the decision following a ‘full and comprehensive review of operations at the nursery and after a range of alternatives had been fully explored’.

It goes on to state that, ‘due to the high rental costs at the nursery, which are increasing each year, and having tried a number of initiatives to improve the financial situation, it is not viable to continue to operate the setting.’

Reports suggest that there is currently a total of 114 children attending the nursery, which employs 16 members of staff.

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