While it is often the case that established nurseries launch training arms, Future Creative is a training company which has decided to launch a nursery.
The social enterprise is opening its Creative Minds nursery in April, based in Deal, Kent. It will provide a centre of excellence for practice and give added impetus to the company's wide-ranging training programmes.
As a consultancy Future Creative works nationwide with local authorities, schools, nurseries and the youth sector on education and creative learning, early years training, arts and community engagement and professional development. It originally grew out of the Government-funded Creative Partnerships initiative in 2002, which finished two years ago. When the end of funding came into view, chief executive Esme Chilton took an entrepreneurial approach and set up Future Creative as a social enterprise.
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