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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 (managing director), Sarah Karkeek (founding director), Kim Herbert (operations director), Kevin Higgs (development director), Jo Beighton (C&E director), Ian Sanders (finance director)
Established: 1993
Owns 18 nurseries: Bristol 1 (100), Bristol 2 (82), Bristol 3 (81); Bodmin (66), Falmouth (67), St Austell (67), St Blazey (54), St Minver (30), Summercourt (90), Treloggan (44), Treloweth (100), Truro 1 (42), Truro 2 (71), Truro 3 (67), Truro 4 (52) – all in Cornwall; Derriford (146), Exeter (78) – both in Devon; Poole, Dorset (81)
Places: 1,318
Employees: 350
Plans: To continue expanding in the South West and increase the number of childcare places offered within the group, supported by Livingbridge, a private equity company.
HAPPY JAYS NURSERIES AND CHILDCARE CENTRES
Acquired by First for Childcare in May 2017
Head office: Lancaster Park, Audax Close, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4RA
Tel: 01904 479261
Website: www.happyjays.co.uk
Owner: Sue Denton
Established: 1996
Owns 6 nurseries: Batley (80), Boroughbridge (45), Harrogate (60), Scarborough 1 (95) Scarborough 2, Eastfield Children’s Centre (30), York (92) – all in Yorks
Places: 402
Employees: 100+
Plans: To open additional units throughout Yorks over the next five years.
HAPPY KIDS CHILDCARE
Head office: 20 Cowley Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield S35 1SW
Email: info@happykids-childcare.co.uk
Website: www.happykids-childcare.co.uk
Directors: Steve Scott and Deborah Scott
Established: 2012
Owns 4 nurseries: Manchester: Delamere Park (20), Heybury Close (63); S Yorks: Clifton (39), East Dene (70)
Places: 192
Employees: 32
HONEYBUNS NURSERY GROUP
Head office: 17 Whitchurch Road, Wellington, Telford TF1 3DS
Tel: 01952 246 002
Email: office@honeybunsnurseries.com
Website: www.honeybunsnurseries.co.uk
Director: Alison Shipton
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: Cannock Norton Canes (46), Stafford (59) – both in Staffs; Telford, Shropshire (128). Also runs a holiday club at Stafford.
Places: 233
Employees: 88
HONEY POT NURSERIES
Head office: Chestnut Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool L158HS
Tel: 0151 305 2022
Email: julie@honeypotnursery.co.uk
Website: www.honeypotnursery.co.uk
Nursery owner: Julie Hurst
Area managers: Jenna Geggie and Melissa Kalli
Food and nutrition manager: Michael Geggie
Quality and training manager: Ashley Williams-Day
Established: 2007
Owns 5 nurseries: Liverpool: Aigburth (44), Childwall (44), Garston (65), Wavertree (91);
Birkenhead, Wirral (56)
Places: 300
Employees: 100+
THE HONEYTREE DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL
Head office: Weston General Hospital Nursery, Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare BS23 4TQ
Tel: 01934 414471
Email: weston@thehoneytree.co.uk; portishead@thehoneytree.co.uk; bristol@thehoneytree.co.uk
Director: Philip Weston
Lead manager: Jay Sparkle
Established: 1989
Owns 3 nurseries: Bristol (60), Portishead (84), Weston General Hospital (98) – all in Somerset
Places: 242
Employees: 50
HOPSCOTCH NURSERIES
Head office: First Floor, 14 Bavant Road, Brighton BN1 6RD
Tel: 01273 385577
Fax: 01273 774154
Email: office@hopscotch.uk.com
Website: www.hopscotch.uk.com
Business development director: Barbara Watson
Operations director: Jo Halling
Established: 1988
Owns 6 nurseries: Brighton (88), Hove 1 (92), Hove 2 (56), Hove 3 (44), Peacehaven (60), Seaford (92) – plus 1 out-of-school club – all in E Sussex
Places: 432
Employees: 180
HOPSCOTCH DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Hopscotch Day Nurseries c/o Funkidories Ltd, 9 Fielder Drive, Fareham, Hants PO14 1JE
Tel: 02392 559 840
Email: danielle@hopscotchnursery.com
Website: www.hopscotchdaynurseries.co.uk
Director: Freya Derrick
Finance manager: Danielle Protheroe
Head of early years: Belinda Rowles
Established: 2005
Owns 4 nurseries: Botley, Southampton (100), Gosport (88), Lee on the Solent, Gosport (83), Titchfield, Fareham (75) – all in Hants. Owns a 200-capacity indoor play centre in Fareham.
Places: 346
Employees: 150
Plans: To open one more nursery in 2018.
HUMPTY DUMPTY CHILDCARE
Head office: Brimhay, Gidley’s Meadow, Dartington, Devon TQ9 6JZ
Tel: 01803 866863
Email: enquiries@humptydumptychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.humptydumptychildcareltd.co.uk
Director: Connie Wilcocks
Established: 1989
Owns 3 nurseries: Dartington (79), Dartmouth (42), Newton Abbot (52) – all in Devon. Also runs an out-of-school club in Dartington.
Places: 173
Employees: 46
Plans: Looking to expand.
HUNGRY CATERPILLAR DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 12, 17, 18 Park Place, Newdigate Road, Harefield UB9 6EJ
Tel: 01895 678682
Email: info@hungrycaterpillars.co.uk
Owners: Olivia Foley, Tim Hodgson
Established: 1999
Owns 10 nurseries: Bucks: Chalfont St Peter (80); London: Acton (32), Acton Park (30), Hanwell (60), Northolt (41), Perivale (20), Stanmore (37), West Ealing (35), West Twyford (50), Yeading (60). Also runs a crèche in Northolt.
Places: 445
Employees: 128
Plans: To open new nurseries in Northolt and Buckinghamshire.
JANCETT CHILDCARE AND JACE TRAINING/JACE CATERING AND TRAINING
Head office: Jancett House,16 Stanley Park Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 OEU
Tel: 020 8669 1725
Founder directors: Chris Pritchard, John Pritchard
Managing director: Tracy Pritchard-Drummond Directors: Kirsty Pritchard, Trevor Pritchard, Nicky Hopper, Stephen Drummond
Established: 1969
Owns 4 nurseries: Carshalton (60), Wallington 1 (106), Wallington 2 (55), Wallington 3 (50) – all in Surrey. Also runs 21 out-of-school clubs. Provides traineeships, study programmes, apprenticeships and professional qualifications.
Places: 271
Employees: 200
JUST CHILDCARE
Head office: Ridgway House, Progress Way, Denton M34 2GP
Tel: 0161 320 2750
Email: enquiries@justchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.justchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Jacqueline Johnson, David Johnson
Established: 2004
Owns 33 nurseries: Accrington (63); Atherton 1, Greater Manchester (68), Atherton 2 (96); Birkenhead, Cheshire (63); Blackpool (54); Bradford 1, W Yorks (70), Bradford 2 (92); Burnley 1, Lancs (76), Burnley 2 (71), Burnley 3 (48); Chorley, Lancs (56); Clitheroe 1, Ribble Valley (72), Clitheroe 2 (58); Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (49); Fulwood, Lancs (98); Glossop, Derbyshire (70); Halifax, W Yorks (57); Harrogate, N Yorks (72); Leeds 1, Yorks (103), Leeds 2 (65), Leeds 3 (49); Lytham St Annes, Lancs (78); Oxton, Merseyside (50); Preston, Lancs (98); Runcorn, Cheshire (56); Sale, Greater Manchester (81); Sandbach, Cheshire (140); Shipley, W Yorks (52); Southport, Merseyside (78); Spurstow, Cheshire (31); Widnes, Cheshire (76); Wirral, Merseyside (61); Worsley, Greater Manchester (81)
Places: 2,332
Employees: 520
KALEIDOSCOPE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Adwalton Court, Hodgson Lane, Drighlington BD11 1BJ
Tel: 0113 2852 572
Fax: 0113 2524 924
Email: headoffice@knurseries.com
Website: www.knurseries.com
Directors: Jane Middlebrook, Steve Middlebrook
Established: 1990
Owns 4 nurseries: Acomb, York (80); Leeds: Drighlington (78), Gildersome (92), Morley (77)
7 out-of-school clubs: Acomb, York (32); Leeds: Gildersome (40), Park Grove (50), Lower Wortley (32), Hill Top (40), Morley (30), Drighlington (40)
Places: 327
Employees: 143
KANGAROO POUCH NURSERIES*
Head office: Oakham Library, Tividale, Oldbury B69 1RD
Tel: 01384 850599
Email: anita@kangaroopouch.org.uk
Website: www.kangaroopouch.org.uk
Owner: Anita Patel Sahota
Established: 2011
Owns 7 nurseries: West Midlands: Hateley Heath (52), Tividale (62), Charlemont (32), Great Bridge (69), Harden (53), Willenhall (60), Bloxwich (49)
Places: 377
Employees: 60
KID EASE
Head office: Kid Ease, The Prospect Centre, Southern Cross, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 4HG
Tel: 0844 854 6990
Email: info@kidease.co.uk
Website: http://kidease.co.uk
Managing director: Ian Atkey
Established: 2001
Owns and operates 5 nurseries: Dover, Kent: Buckland (58), Triangles (102); Hawkinge, Kent (104); Swingfield, Kent (57); Norwich, Norfolk (61)
Places: 382
Employees: 127
KIDDI CARU DAY NURSERIES/MAGIC NURSERIES
Both acquired by Les Petits Chaperons Rouges in 2017
Head office: Tuscany House, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4AF
Tel: 01256 383440
Email: marketing@kiddicaru.com
Websites: www.kiddicaru.com, www.westchesterhouse.co.uk
Chief operating officer: Adrian Moore
Established: 1998
Owns and manages 37 nurseries: Basingstoke, Hants (121); Bedford (75); Burgess Hill, W Sussex (100); Chelmsford, Essex (100); Colchester, Essex (103); Exeter 1, Devon (132); Exeter 2 (111); Farnham, Surrey – Westchester House Nursery School (97); Harlow, Essex (100); London: Earls Court (104); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (69), Milton Keynes 2 (89); Northampton (114); Peterborough, Cambs (121); Plympton, Devon (100); Redhill, Surrey (100); Taunton, Somerset (129); Torquay, Devon (105); Wellingborough, Northants (103); Whiteley, Hants (128); Writtle, Essex (118)
Magic Nurseries: Hitchin, Herts (95); Leicester 1 (80), Leicester 2 (57), Leicester 3 (29), Leicester 4 (29), Leicester 5 (49); Kirby Muxloe (45), Market Harborough (115), Melton Mowbray (59), Shepshed (45), Whitwick (71) – all Leics; Northampton (75); Oundle, Northants (43); Redbourn, Herts (94); Rushden, Northants (96); Somersham, Cambs (95)
Places: 3,296
Employees: 1,250
KIDDYCARE
Head office: 71 Melton Road, Leicester LE4 6PN
Tel: 0116 2681471
Email: nadine@kiddycarenurseries.co.uk; kala@kiddycarenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kiddycarenurseries.co.uk
Director: Kala Patel
Operations manager: Nadine Farrington
Established: 1985
Owns 5 nurseries: Angels pre-school (30), Kiddycare nursery (65), Little Willows (45), Parkview (45) – all in Leicester; Royal Mail Childsplay, Farringdon, London (30)
Places: 215
Employees: 70
KIDS ALLOWED
Head office: Joshua House, Christie Fields Office Park, Manchester M21 7QS
Tel: 0161 434 6555
Email: info@kidsallowed.com
Website: www.kidsallowed.com
Chief executive: Jennie Johnson
Established: 2005
Owns 6 nurseries: Cheadle Royal, Cheshire (192); Christie Fields, Greater Manchester (224); Knutsford, Cheshire (188); Macclesfield, Cheshire (174); Stockport, Greater Manchester (188), UHSM Greater Manchester (78). Also runs a training academy.
5 out-of-school clubs: (196)
Places: 1,044
Employees: 400
Plans: Opening a nursery in Altrincham in 2018.
KIDS INC NURSERIES
Head office: Crown House, 227 Aldborough Road South, Ilford, Essex IG3 8HZ
Tel: 020 8598 2600
Website: www.kidsincnurseries.co.uk
Established: 2003
Owns 12 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (68); Bluewater, Kent (106); Crowthorne, Berks (82); Enfield, Middlesex (101); Ilford 1 (30), Ilford 2 (100), Ilford 3 (112); Guildford, Surrey (129); Loughton, Essex (60); London: Chingford (73), East Sheen (36), South Woodford (55)
Places: 952
Employees: 300
Plans: Further acquisitions in London and the M25 area.
KIDS PLANET DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 231 Higher Lane, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0NA
Tel/fax: 01925 753 448
Email: mail@kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: John Hoban, Clare Roberts, Lucy Kaczmarska, Rebecca Green, Ben Barker, Mark McMenemy
Established: 2008
Owns 22 nurseries: Cheshire: Beamont (39), Congleton (80), Crewe (67), Hale (85), Lymehurst (75), Lymm (137), Warrington (94), Widnes (80); Davenport, Stockport (60); Greater Manchester: Dukinfield (80), Higher Broughton (160), Prestwich (126), Sale (80), Salford 1 (130), Salford 2 (136), Springhead (55), Swinton (130); Merseyside: Billinge (78), Liverpool 1 (107), Liverpool 2 (88), Liverpool 3 (112), Liverpool 4 (104)
Places: 2,103
Employees: 700
Plans: To open or acquire new nurseries in 2018.
KIDS PLAY
Head office: 1A Roebuck Way, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8HL
Tel: 01908 209211
Email: paulsharp@kidsplaychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.kidsplaychildcare.co.uk
Managing director: Paul Sharp
Childcare director: Sharon Elliott
Established: 1999
Owns 8 nurseries and pre-schools: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (87); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (44); London: Brent Cross (59); Milton Keynes: Bletcheley (47), Knowlhill (149), Neath Hill (83), Wolverton (42); St Albans (161)
8 out-of-school clubs: Beaconsfield (32), Knowlhill (90), Long Meadow (60), Portfields (48), Tickford Park (24), Willen (100) – all in Bucks; Leighton Buzzard (32), Lincoln (32) – both in Beds
Places: 672
Employees: 280
Plans: To open one new nursery and expand one setting in 2018.
KIDZCARE
Head office: Norwood House, 9 Kilgraston Road, Edinburgh EH9 2DX
Tel: 0131 668 2797
Email: info@kidzcare.org
Website: www.kidzcare.org
Directors: Anne Marie Dunn
Established: 2001
Owns 4 nurseries: Edinburgh 1, Craigmillar (25), Edinburgh 2, Astley Ainslie Hospital (99), Edinburgh 3 (66), Edinburgh 4, Portobello (54). Also runs 6 after-school clubs, 5 breakfast clubs and 2 holiday clubs.
Places: 244
Employees: 175
THE KINDERGARTENS
Head office: 25 Mallinson Road, London SW11 1BW
Tel: 01622 833331
Email: registrar@thekindergartens.co.uk
Website: www.thekindergartens.com
Director: Carol Evelegh (principal)
Established: 1991
Owns 13 nurseries: London: Balham 1 (46), Balham 2 (50), Battersea (68), Clapham 1 (160), Clapham 2 (60), Clapham 3 (60), Fulham (30), Kensington 1 (100), Kensington 2 (28), Kensington 3 (60), Streatham (60), Streatham Hill (40), Wandsworth (80)
Places: 842
Employees: 110
KINDER HAVEN
Head office: 14a Waterloo Road, Pudsey LS28 7PW
Tel: 01132 577737
Email: admin@kinderhaven.co.uk or danielle@kinderhaven.co.uk
Website: www.kinderhaven.co.uk
Managing directors: Danielle Dixon, Darren Dixon
Established: 2001
Owns 7 nurseries: Bradford: Halifax Road (117), Pasture Lane (85), Sticker Lane (98), Wakefield Road (102), Westgate Hill (56); Horsforth: Wood Lane (149); Waterloo Road, Pudsey (70)
1 out-of-school club: Lower Fields (24)
Places: 677
Employees: 145
Plans: To open two nurseries in Bradford in 2018.
KIRKTONHOLME EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE
Head office: 57 Blair Road, Coatbridge ML5 1NG
Tel: 01236 425912
Email: sarah@kirktonholmenursery.com
Website: www.kirktonholmenursery.com
Area manager: Karen Flynn
Development manager: Sarah Kelly
Established: 1995
Owns 10 nurseries: Ayr (75); Bearsden, E Dunbartonshire (102); Coatbridge 1, N Lanarkshire (64), Coatbridge 2 (67); East Kilbride, S Lanarkshire (188); Govan, Glasgow (95); Newton Mearns, E Renfrewshire (70); Shettleston, Glasgow (73), Tollcross, Glasgow (78); Wishaw, N Lanarkshire (63)
Owns 2 after-school clubs: East Kilbride 1 (66), E Kilbride 2 (16)
Places: 875
Employees: 223
Plans: To open a new nursery in 2018.
LILLIPUT MONTESSORI DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Railway House, Hotel Street, Coalville, Leics LE67 3EQ
Tel: 01530 813913
Fax: 01530 817898
Email: samgraveling@aol.com
Directors: Samantha Graveling, Paul Graveling
Established: 1994
Owns 5 nurseries: Anstey (79), Coalville (66), Glenfield (27), Leicester Forest East (100), Whetstone (63) – all in Leics.
Also runs before- and after-school clubs.
Places: 335
Employees: 105
LINCOLNSHIRE CHILDCARE
Head office: The Old School, 107a-107b Dudley Road, Grantham, Lincs NG31 9AB
Tel: 01476 591744
Email: headstart07@aol.com
Website: www.headstartnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Sue Jenkins & Diane Smith
Area manager: Rita McMath
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Bourne (80), Grantham 1 (145), Grantham 2 (120), Market Deeping (109), Ruskington (70) – all in Lincs
3 out-of-school clubs: Bourne (32), Grantham (124), Ruskington (40)
Places: 524
Employees: 109
LITTLE ACORNS GROUP
Head office: Acorn House, Houghton Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 7DD
Tel: 01925 232202
Email: enquiries@littleacornsgroup.com
Website: www.littleacornsgroup.com
Managing director: Neil Ritchie
Established: 1992
Operates 9 nurseries: Gomersal, W Yorks (48); Manchester (65), Worsley (47); Mirfield, W Yorks (62); Rothwell, Leeds (43); Warrington 1, Cheshire (98), Warrington 2 (48), Warrington 3 (40); Washington, Tyne and Wear (98)
Places: 549
Employees: 170
Plans: Looking to open two new settings in the next 12 months.
LITTLE FOREST FOLK*
Head office: 106 Cottenham Park Road, Wimbledon, London SW20 0SX
Tel: 07707 545913
Email: info@littleforestfolk.com
Website: www.littleforestfolk.com
Directors: Leanna and James Barrett
Established: 2015
Owns 5 nurseries: Barnes (20), Chiswick (20), Fulham (20), Wandsworth (20), Wimbledon (30) – all in London
Places: 110
Employees: 30
Plans: Future site locations TBC.
LITTLE GARDEN DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 3 Purden Street, London SW8 3BW
Tel: 020 7622 5552
Fax: 020 7622 5570
Email: office@lgnurseries.com
Website: www.lgnurseries.com
Chief executive: David Hancock
Area director: Beverly Hallett
Owns 4 nurseries: London: Brentford (42), Clapham (72), Hammersmith (70), Kentish Town (55)
Places: 239
Employees: 66
LITTLE EINSTEIN’S NURSERIES
Head office: Unit 5, Mitchelson Industrial Estate, Kircaldy KY1 3NF
Tel: 01592 722227
Email: accounts@littleeinsteinsnurseries.co.uk
Website: http://littleeinsteinsnurseries.co.uk
Director: Colin Smart
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Arbroath (61); Dundee (43); Glasgow 1 (66), Glasgow 2 (63); Perth (116). Plus 24 out-of-school places. Owns Thistle Training Company.
Places: 349
Employees: 90
LITTLE ELMS DAYCARE
Head office: 29 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4PR
Tel: 020 8658 4282
Website: www.littleelmsdaycare.co.uk
Directors: Matthew and Spencer Lancaster
Owns 9 nurseries: Beckenham 1, Kent (134), Beckenham 2 (60); Crofton, Orpington (93); London: Catford (45), Greenwich (60), Greenwich Peninsula (47), Lee (77), Shirley (65), Sydenham (46)
Places: 627
Employees: 200
LITTLE ONES CHILDCARE
Head office: Pinbrook Industrial Estate, Chancel Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon EX4 8JS
Tel: 01392 469909
Email: info@littleoneschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.littleoneschildcare.co.uk
Managing director: Katie Porter
Established: 2000
Owns and manages 5 nurseries: Bovey Tracey (44), Budlake (29), Honiton (33), Westexe (38), Whipton (36) – all in Devon
Places: 180
Employees: 70
LITTLE RIPLEY DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 42 Warwick Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B73 5PQ
Tel: 01213 547878
Email: info@ripleymail.co.uk
Website: www.littleripley.co.uk
Directors: Ruth Appleby, Tom Oakey, Jenny Appleby, Sarah Oakey
Established: 1988
Owns and manages 12 nurseries: Birmingham 1 (51), Birmingham 2 (28), Birmingham 3 (50), Birmingham 4 (60), Birmingham 5 (52), Birmingham 6 (60), Birmingham 7 (52), Birmingham 8 (55), Birmingham 9 (90), Birmingham 10 (60), Birmingham 11 (53), Birmingham 12 (60)
Places: 671
Employees: 218
LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION (LEYF)
Head office: 121 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4LX
Tel: 020 7834 8679
Email: info@leyf.org.uk
Website: www.leyf.org.uk
Chief executive: June O’Sullivan
Established: 1903
Legal structure/status: Registered charity, company limited by guarantee andsocial enterprise
Manages 37 community, workplace and children’s centre nurseries: London: Abbots Manor (25), Angel (30), Bessborough (51), Bird in Bush (55), Brixton (40), Burgess Park (63), Carlton Hill (66), Colville (46), Conservatoire, Blackheath (45), Earls Court (42), Eastbury (81), Fire Station, Hackney (45), Fitzrovia (24), Ford Road, Dagenham (57), Furze, Romford (52), Gumboots, Dulwich (61), Henry Fawcett, Lambeth (47), Holcroft (31), House of Commons, Westminster (40), Katharine Bruce, N Kensington (57), Leys (49), Marks Gate, Romford (52), Marsham Street, Westminster (55), Micky Star, Westminster (64), New Cross (69), Noah’s Ark, Tower Hamlets (54), Pembury (55), Playhouse, New Cross (51), Queens Park (44), Queensborough (39), Soho (43), South Bermondsey (104), Stockwell (62), Townmead (52), Tresham Crescent (52), Warwick (48), Weir Link (43)
Places: 1,894
Employees: 500+
Plans: To cater for 5,000 children.
MACE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS
Head office: Units 21-22Factory Quarter, Warple Way, London W3 7FW
Tel: 020 8749 2871
Email: northchiswick@macemontessori.com
Website: www.macemontessori.com
Director: Shahid Hamid
Established: 1997
Owns 10 nurseries: London: East Putney (81), Finchley (88), Fortune Green (40), Hammersmith 1 (70), Hammersmith 2 (40), North Chiswick (96), Russell Square (24), Wandsworth (60), Wapping 1 (65), Wapping 2 (44)
Places: 608
Employees: 225
MAGIC ROUNDABOUT NURSERIES
Head office: MRN House, Binfield Road, London SW4 6TB
Tel: 020 7498 1195
Email: hashim@mrnnursery.co.uk
Website: www.mrnnursery.co.uk
Director: Farukh Najabat
Established: 1995
Owns 5 nurseries: Bristol (108); London: Docklands (39), Kennington (111), Stockwell (186), Walthamstow (120)
Places: 564
Employees: 112
MAMA BEAR’S DAY NURSERY
Head office: 1st Floor, 60-62 High Street, Hanham, Bristol BS15 3DR
Tel: 0117 958 2030
Email: tony.driffield@mamabear.co.uk
Website: www.mamabear.co.uk
Directors: Bev Driffield, Tony Driffield, Nicola Thorne, Kerry Sturmey
Established: 2002
Owns 23 nurseries: Bristol: Brislington (72), Bradley Stoke 1 (102), Bradley Stoke 2 (62), Clifton 1 (72), Clifton 2 (120), Crews Hole (68), Downend 1 (52), Downend 2 (64), Fishponds (59), Hanham Hall (79), Hengrove (61), Shirehampton (68), Soundwell (73), Totterdown (80), Whitchurch (32); Paignton 1, Devon (62), Paignton 2 (52), Paignton 3 (57); Plymouth 1 (115), Plymouth 2 (30); Taunton, Somerset (53); Torquay, Devon (30); Yeovil, Somerset (68)
Places: 1,531
Employees: 425
Plans: Further 80-place setting planned in Bristol for 2018.
MILTON KEYNES PREPARATORY SCHOOLS GROUP
Head office: Milton Keynes Preparatory School, Tattenhoe Lane, Milton Keynes MK3 7EG
Tel: 01908 642111 Fax: 01908 366365
Email: info@mkps.co.uk
Website: www.mkps.co.uk
Contact: Mrs Hilary Pauley
Established: 1975
Owns 3 nurseries: Broughton Manor Preparatory School (150), Milton Keynes Preparatory School (150), Walton Pre-Preparatory School (160) – all in Milton Keynes
Places: 460
Employees: 130
MON AMI CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: Ormsby Lodge, 12 East Street, Alford, Lincs LN13 9EQ
Tel/fax: 01507 462228
Email: info@monaminurseries.co.uk
Website: www.monaminurseries.co.uk
Proprietors: Samantha Britton, Jarrod Britton
Senior manager: Kristina Johnson
Established: 2002
Owns 4 nurseries: Alford (86), Boston (90), Swineshead (63), Wragby (70) – all in Lincs
Places: 309
Employees: 46
MONKEY PUZZLE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Ground Floor,4 Churchgates, Berkhampstead, Herts HP4 2UB
Tel: 01442 878887
Email: info@monkeypuzzledaynurseries.com
Website: www.monkeypuzzledaynurseries.com
Managing director: Will Campbell
CEO: Mark Crosby
Group operations director: Rebecca Crosby
Established: 1978
Owns/manages 53 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (72); Bedford (96); Bexleyheath, Kent (140); Billericay, Essex (55); Borehamwood, Herts (97); Bromley, Kent (64); Cambridge (65); Chesham, Bucks (51); Cheshunt, Herts (72); Didsbury, Greater Manchester (83); Edenbridge, Kent (72); Glasgow (79); Hartley Wintney, Hants (72); High Wycombe, Bucks (60); Irthlingborough, Northants (63); Kettering, Northants (72); London: Angel (70), Catford (120), Chadwell Heath (82), Ealing (70), East Finchley (82), Enfield (52), Eltham (60), Golders Green (52), Highbury Park (71), Kingston (100), Mitcham (88), Notting Hill (43), Stoke Newington (52), Streatham (72), Twickenham (48), Uxbridge (96), West Acton (54), West Norwood (60), West Kensington (84); Otley, Yorks (75); Portsmouth, Hants (80); Shefford, Beds (51); Sidcup, Kent (100); Solihull, Birmingham (44); Southport, Merseyside (87); St Albans 1 (47), St Albans 2 (87); Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks (69); Tatsfield, Surrey (56); Thirsk, Yorks (72); Walderslade, Kent (72); Ware, Herts (60); Warwick (72); Weybridge, Surrey (75); Wilmslow, Cheshire (44); Woodlesford, Leeds (72); Worcester (74)
Places: 3,806
Employees: 1,415
Plans: To open eight new nurseries in the next six months.
MULBERRY BUSH NURSERY GROUP
Head office: 741 Walmersley Road, Bury, Lancs BL9 5JW
Tel: 0161 761 0169
Email: jo.kinloch@mulberrybush-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.mulberrybush-nursery.co.uk
Directors: Joanne Kinloch, Paul Robinson, Andrew Robinson
Established: 1990
Owns 5 nurseries: Bury, Greater Manchester: Dumers Lane (122), Tottington (98), Walmersley (80), Walshaw (104), Whitefield (56)
Places: 460
Employees: 195
NATURAL CHOICE NURSERIES*
Acquired Desirable Childcare in 2017
Tel: 01454 527627
Email: alveston@ncnltd.co.uk
Website: http://ncnltd.co.uk
Owners: Nicky and Fred Edwards
Owns 4 nurseries: Alveston, South Glos (44); Charfield, South Glos (47); Cheltenham 1, Glos (38), Cheltenham 2 (38)
Places: 167
Employees: 51
Plans: Expanding with another 30 places in early 2018.
NATURALLY LEARNING
Head office: The Old Church Hall, Church Road, Charlestown, St Austell PL25 3NS
Tel: 01726 339855Email: info@naturallylearning.co.uk
Website: www.naturallylearning.co.uk
Director: Mandy Richardson
Established: 2012
Owns 4 nurseries: Charlestown (36), Poltair, St Austell (56), Truro High School (50), Truro, Lemon Street (30) – all in Cornwall. Runs holiday clubs.
Places: 172
Employees: 65
NELLY’S NURSERIES
Head office: 27 Turney Road, London SE21 8LX
Tel: 020 8761 4178
Email: info@nellys.co.uk
Website: www.nellys.co.uk
Owners: Jez Hill, Sarah Hill
Established: 2002
Owns 4 nurseries: Lancaster Avenue (46), Rosendale Road (51), Turney Road (37), Dulwich Sports Ground (36) – all London
Places: 170
Employees: 75
NEWPARK CHILDCARE
Head office: 67 Highbury New Park, London N5 2EU
Tel/fax: 020 7503 0961
Website: www.newparkchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Barry Clutterbuck, Janice Clutterbuck, Tiffany Clutterbuck
Established: 1994
Owns 5 Montessori nursery schools: London: Barbican (26), Clerkenwell (64), Highbury (34), Shepherds Bush (82), Wandsworth (64)
Places: 270
Employees: 95
Plans: Ongoing expansion.
NOAH’S ARK*
Head office: 39 Walsdon Street, Plymouth PL1 5EH
Tel: 01752 276224
Email: info@noahsonline.co.uk
Website: www.noahsonline.co.uk
Director: Nyree Squires
Established: 1996
Owns 8 nurseries: Plymouth 1 (38), Plymouth 2 (50), Plymouth 3 (53), Plymouth 4 (55), Plymouth 5 (77), Plymouth 6 (59), Plymouth 7 (50), Torquary (46) – all in Devon
Places: 428
Employees: 120
NORTHUMBRIAN TRUST DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 301 Chillingham Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5SB
Tel: 0191 265 6501
Fax: 0191 265 6353
Email: enquiries@northumbriantrustdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.northumbriantrustdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: JP Gould, EG Gould, JJ Gould
Established: 1994
Owns 4 nurseries: Newcastle upon Tyne (87, plus out-of-school club); Spennymoor, Co Durham (43); Stockton-on-Tees (80, plus out-of-school club); York (30)
Places: 240
Employees: 64
NUNTHORPE NURSERIES GROUP
Head office: 2 The Crescent, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0JP
Tel/fax: 01642 325312
Email: carmel@nunthorpenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.nunthorpenurseriesgroup.co.uk
Directors: Paul Nelson, Ian Howlett
Established: 1989
Owns 9 nurseries: Billingham (50), Brambles Farm (78), Ingleby Barwick (60), Middlesbrough 1 (76), Middlesbrough 2 (85), Middlesbrough 3 (51), Nunthorpe (76), Ormesby (75), Stockton-on-Tees (62) – all in Teesside. Out-of-school and holiday clubs at each setting
Places: 613
Employees: 145
THE OLD STATION NURSERY
Head office: 7 Park Road, Faringdon, Oxon SN7 7BP
Tel: 01367 243800 Email: enquiries@theoldstationnursery.co.uk
Website: www.theoldstationnursery.co.uk
Managing director: Sarah Steel
Established: 2002
Owns 7 nurseries: Henley-on-Thames (64), Faringdon(60), Filkins (28), Oxford Science Park (64) – all in Oxon; Innsworth 1, Glos (92), Innsworth 2 (42); Stoke Park Crèche, Bucks (30)
1 out-of-school club: Watlington (32)
Places: 380
Employees: 85
ONCE UPON A TIME DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Blair AtholHouse, Ashfield Avenue, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 5BB
Tel: 020 8751 5810
Fax: 020 8844 0800
Website: www.onceuponatimedaynurseries.co.uk
Proprietor: Lorna Hackland-Crowther
Established: 1989
Owns 7 nurseries: Hillingdon: Eastcote (26), Hayes (50), Uxbridge 1 (42), Uxbridge 2 (26); Hounslow: Feltham (63), Lower Feltham (35), Hanworth (26)
1 playgroup: Hayes, Hillingdon (26)
Places: 268
Employees: 135
PAINTPOTS PRE-SCHOOL AND NURSERY
Head office: Paintpots House, 1 Spring Crescent, Portswood, Southampton SO17 2FZ
Tel: 023 8032 2197
Email: info@paintpotsnursery.co.uk
Website: www.paintpotsnursery.co.uk
Owners: David Wright, Anna Wright, Joseph Wright
Established: 1992
Owns 9 nurseries: Southampton: City Centre (48), Harefield (44), Freemantle (52), Portswood (64), Sholing (52), Shirley 1 (52), Shirley 2 (32), Swaythling (64), West End (52)
1 out-of-school club: Bannister School, Southampton (30)
Places: 460
Employees: 150
Plans: To expand to 12 nurseries.
PAPER MOON DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Clock Tower, Compton Acres, Nottingham NG2 7RS
Tel: 01115 982 1122
Email: papermoonnurseries@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.papermoondaynursery.co.uk
Director: Dianne Mayfield
Established: 1990
Owns 7 nurseries: Lincolnshire: Boultham Park (34), Doddington Park (50); Nottinghamshire: Compton Acres (70), Faraday Road (40), Forest Town (108), Gamston (70), Sutton in Ashfield (134)
Places: 506
Employees: 150
PATHWAYS NURSERIES AND CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: 2 Huddesford Drive, Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 7RR
Tel: 01926 484030
Email: office@pathwaysnursery.co.uk
Website: www.pathwaysnursery.co.uk
Directors: Caroline Jones, Beth Casey, Daniel Jones
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Bafton, Solihull (27), Balsall Common (24), Chelmsley Wood (60), Holly Lane (26), Warwick (40) – all West Midlands. Also runs 2 out-of-school clubs in Balsall Common and Warwick.
Places: 177
Employees: 47
PINOCCHIO’S CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: School Green, Lasswade, Midlothian EH22 3NX
Tel: 0131 654 2914
Email: lewissa@pinocchiosnursery.co.uk
Website: www.pinocchiosnursery.co.uk
Directors: Stratos Koulis, Lewissa Koulis
Quality assurance manager: Katrina Weir
Established: 1997
Owns 5 nurseries: Edinburgh 1 (48), Edinburgh 2 (55), Eskbank (60), Lasswade (60), Penicuick (53) – all in Midlothian. Also runs 2 breakfast and after-school clubs.
Places: 276
Employees: 100
PIXIELAND DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 10 Springfield Drive, Milehouse Road, Plymouth PL3 4DU
Tel: 01752 511007
Email: info@pixielanddaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.pixielanddaynurseries.co.uk
Proprietor: Caroline Francis
Established: 1983
Owns/manages 4 nurseries: Devonport, MoD (36); Plymouth: Mannamead (79), Milehouse (92); Saltash (100) – all in Devon and all but MoD have out-of-school clubs and holiday clubs.
Places: 307
Employees: 92
PLAYTIME NURSERIES*
Head office: 5 North Street, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 1DQ
Email: victoria@playtimenurseries.com
Website: www.playtimenurseries.com
Founder and operations director: Victoria Robson
Established: 2005
Owns 3 nurseries: Wandsworth (90), Shepperton (90) – both in London; Staines, Surrey (44)
Places: 224
PLUS THREE NURSERIES
Head office: Hope House, 21c Balliol Way, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, Berks GU47 0QN
Tel: 07970 030769
Email: plusthreenursery@aol.com
Website: www.plusthreenurseries.com
Director: Sue Butler
Nursery managers: Heather Woad, Vicky Jones and Lisa Adams
Established: 1985
Owns 3 nurseries: Bracknell, Berks: Farley Wood (50), Martins Heron (50), Newell Green (60)
Places: 160
Employees: 20
POPPY & JACK’S
Head office: Unit 1, New Media House, 8 Hardhorn Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire FY6 7SR
Tel: 01253 978011
Website: www.poppyandjacks.co.uk
Chief executive: Sarah Bellamy
Established: 2011
Owns 8 nurseries: Astley Bridge, Greater Manchester (60); Cleveleys, Lancs (60); Crewe, Cheshire – 3 Stepping Stones settings (180); Fulwood, Lancs (60); Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs (60); Warrington, Cheshire (60)
Places: 480
Employees: 220
PORTICO DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Apartment 6, Claremont House, Ruff Lane, Ormskirk, Lancs L39 4UP
Tel: 01695 581545
Email: portico.nicole@me.com
Website: www.porticonurserygroup.co.uk
Directors: Nicole Politis, Craig Jackson
Established: 2002
Owns 8 nurseries: Aughton, Lancashire (40); Eccleston Park, Merseyside (32); Moss Bank, Merseyside (44); Ormskirk, Lancashire (30); Prescot, Merseyside (87); Skelmersdale, Lancashire (52); St Helens, Merseyside (80); Thatto Heath, Merseyside (32). Also runs 2 after-school clubs in Aughton and St Helens.
Places: 397
Employees: 104
PORTLAND NURSERIES
Head office: Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield HD3 3AL
Tel: 01484 533322
Email: info@portlandnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.portlandnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Rosemary Murphy, Michael A. Murphy
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Huddersfield: Harlequin Nursery, Edgerton 1 (27), Holly Bank Nursery, Edgerton 2 (56), Oakwood House Nursery & Forest School, Edgerton 3 (84), Portland House, Lindley (90)
1 after-school club: Lindley (24)
Places: 257
Employees: 97
PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE
Head office: 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Tel: 020 7697 2527 Email: info@pre-school.org.uk
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk
Chief executive: Neil Leitch
Established: 1961
Owns/manages 108 nurseries: Arbury, Cambs (36); Ashby, N Lincs (20); Barnstaple, Devon (24); Basildon 1, Essex (50); Basildon 2 (50); Bestwood, Notts (20); Birmingham 1 (60), Birmingham 2 (42), Birmingham 3 (50), Birmingham 4 (24); Bolton, Greater Manchester (70); Brinsley, Notts (36); Bude, Cornwall (32); Bulwell, Notts (54); Cambridge (24); Canterbury, Kent (56); Cawston, Norfolk (24); Congleton, Cheshire (30); Egloskerry, Cornwall (20); Exmouth, Devon (26); Fulbourn, Cambs (52); Gainsborough, Lincs (33); Gateshead 1, Tyne and Wear (32), Gateshead 2 (56); Haverhill, Suffolk (48); Huddersfield 1, Yorks (30), Huddersfield 2 (48); Huntingdon 1, Cambs (49), Huntingdon 2 (20), Huntingdon 3 (26); Ilfracombe, Devon (42); Ingoldmells, Lincs (20); Keighley, Yorks (55); Kings Lynn (27); Langar, Notts (24); Langley Mill, Derbyshire (52); Leeds, Yorks (26); Leicester 1 (50), Leicester 2 (32); Leiston, Suffolk (52); Letchworth, Herts (20); Lincoln (20); Liversedge, Yorks (50); London: Barnet 1 (26), Barnet 2 (45), Camden 1 (20), Camden 2 (16), Ealing 1 (15), Ealing 2 (26), Erith 1 (84), Erith 2 (70), Erith 3 (70), Erith 4 (20), Greenwich 1 (24), Greenwich 2 (61), Hammersmith & Fulham 1 (20), Hammersmith & Fulham 2 (20), Ilford (28), Lewisham 1 (24), Lewisham 2 (22), Lewisham 3 (26), Lewisham 4 (24), Newham 1 (30), Newham 2 (30), Newham 3 (30); Longstanton, Cambs (26); Luton 1, Beds (69), Luton 2 (65), Luton 3 (70), Luton 4 (32), Luton 5 (24); Mablethorpe, Lincs (46); Manchester (50); Mansfield, Notts (41); Marazion, Cornwall (24); Milton Keynes (26); New Woods, Notts (49); Newark, Notts (58); Newstead, Notts (49); Newthorpe, Notts (32); Northhampton (26); Peterborough 1 (26), Peterborough 2 (56), Peterborough 3 (26), Peterborough 4 (26), Peterborough 5 (26); Portsmouth, Hants (40); Red Lion, Notts (20); Runcorn 1, Cheshire (60), Runcorn 2 (54); Selston, Notts (26); Skegness, Lincs (38); Southend 1, Essex (72), Southend 2 (84); Southwold, Suffolk (38); St Erth, Cornwall (20); Stockton on Tees 1, County Durham (75), Stockton on Tees 2 (77); Tamworth 1, Staffs (44), Tamworth 2 (54); Taunton, Somerset (38); Teignmouth, Devon (24); Tipton, W Mids (36); Tiverton, Devon (49); Torquay, Devon (30); Watford, Herts (28); Worksop 1, Notts (77), Worksop 2 (54)
Places: 4,223
Plans: To open nurseries in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
PRIMLEY PARK CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: 48 Nursery Lane, Alwoodley, Leeds LS17 8UH
Tel: 0113 288 8833 (admin only)
Email: headoffice@primleyparknursery.co.uk
Directors: Sandra Hutchinson (managing director and operations director), Malcolm Hutchinson (finance)
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Leeds: Alwoodley (50), Moortown (79), Roundhay 1 (80), Roundhay 2 (60) – all Yorks
Places: 269
Employees: 100+
PUFFINS OF EXETER CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: 13 Mont le Grand, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon EX1 2PD
Tel: 01392 496017 Email: enquiries@puffinsofexeter.com
Website: www.puffinsofexeter.co.uk
Managing directors: Maureen Gard, Rosalind Taylor, Gemma Rolstone, Gillian Fawcett
Established: 1990
Owns 6 nurseries: Exeter: Clystheath (60), Heavitree (40), St Leonards (72), Southernhay (70), Sowton (60); Torquay, Shiphay (48). Plus apprenticeship courses.
1 after-school club: Exeter: Clyst St Mary (20); holiday club at Manston Terrace (30)
Places: 350
Employees: 120
RAINBOW NURSERY
Head office: 14 Moss Way, Hillend Industrial Estate, Dalgety, Fife KY11 9JS
Tel: 01383 821970
Email: rainbownursery2@btconnect.com
Website: www.rainbowchildcarefife.co.uk
Directors: Craig Skinner, Ian Skinner
Established: Acquired in 2010
Owns 3 nurseries: Dalgety Bay (89), Glenrothes (117), St Andrews (64) – all in FifePlaces: 270
Employees: 66
RASCALS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 121a Circular Road, Belfast, N. Ireland BT4 2GE
Tel: 028 9076 1333 Fax: 028 9076 9333
Email: reception@rascalsdaynurseries.com
Website: www.rascalsdaynurseries.com
Managing directors: Lynne D’Arcy, Roger D’Arcy
Established: 1988
Owns 7 nurseries: Belfast: Belfast East 1 (119), Belfast East 2 (50), Belfast North 1 (50), Belfast North 2 (100), Belfast South 1 (58), Belfast South 2 (140); Londonderry (50)
Places: 567
Employees: 217
RHYMETIME NURSERY
Head office: Connolly Lodge, Berrywood Close, St Crispins, Northampton NN5 4BW
Tel: 01604 586440
Email: michelle@nurseryheadoffice.com
Managing director: Michelle Harris
Established: 2000
Owns 7 nurseries: Corby (70), Kettering (64), Northampton (96), Rushden (94), Woodleys Farm Day Nursery (40), Woodleys Park Day Nursery (72), Woodleys Village (40) – all in Northants
Places: 476
Employees: 70
ROSEDENE NURSERIES
Head office: Hemlington Initiative Centre, Cass House Road, Hemlington TS8 9QW
Tel: 01642 596768
Email: enquiries@rosedenenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.rosedenenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Clare McCullagh, John McCullagh
Established: 1993
Owns 14 nurseries: Darlington, Co Durham (56); Easterside, Middlesbrough (36), Easterside Hub, Middlesbrough (36), Egglescliffe, Stockton-On-Tees (40); Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland (50); Hardwick, Stockton-On-Tees (56); Hemlington Initiative Centre, Middlesbrough (90), Hemlington Children’s Centre, Middlesbrough (54), Kader, Middlesbrogh (36); Northallerton, North Yorkshire (55), Ormesby, Middlesbrough (41); Saltburn, Saltburn-by-the-Sea (59); St Paul’s Billingham, Stockton-On-Tees (48), Sunrise, Stockton-On-Tees (56)
2 out-of-school clubs: Durham Lane, Stockton-on-Tees (36); Northallerton Out of School Club, North Yorkshire (24)
Places: 713
Employees: 170
ROSY APPLE CHILDCARE
Head office: Unit 6, Lockside Office Park, Lockside Road, Riversway, Preston PR2 2YS
Tel: 01772 733777
Email: sharon@rosyapplechildcare.com
Website: www.rosyapplechildcare.com
Chief executive: Sharon Alexander
Managing director: Sharon Fenton
Established: 2003
Owns 5 nurseries: Blackburn (75); Preston 1 (55), Preston 2 (83), Preston 3 (65); Skelmersdale (71) – all in Lancs.
Places: 349
Employees: 90
Plans: Continued development of the settings with the addition of before- and after-school clubs, along with holiday care.
SAFEHANDS NURSERIES
Head office: 2 Neptune Court, Hallam Way, Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool, Lancs FY4 5LZ
Tel: 01253 922922
Email: enquiries@safehandsnurseries.com
Website: www.safehandsnursery.com
Established: 1997
Owner: Simon Rigby
Owns 16 nurseries: Accrington, Lancs (59); Barnoldswick, Lancs (70); Blackpool (102); Colne, Lancs (60); Crewe 1, Cheshire (62), Crewe 2 (65), Crewe 3 (60); Kendal, Cumbria (60); Northwich, Cheshire (72); Out Rawcliffe, Lancs (60); Penrith, Cumbria (47); Preston 1, Lancs (61); Preston 2 (90); Rishton, Lancs (60); Stalybridge, Tameside (96); Thornton – Cleveleys, Lancs (57)
Places: 1,081
Employees:151
SCHOOLHOUSE DAYCARE
Head office: 45 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2 9EA
Tel: 01792 202900
Email: mail@schoolhouse-daycare.co.uk
Website: www.schoolhouse-daycare.co.uk
Established: 1998
Directors: Amanda Bennett, Kevin Bennett
Owns 7 nurseries: Bridgend (50); Carmarthen: Glangwili (50), Tycroes (18); Neath Port Talbot (42); Swansea: City (46), Morriston (121), Sketty (118)Places: 445
Employees: 116
SEYMOUR HOUSE DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 140 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1RN
Tel: 01245 213213
Email: admin@seymourhouse.co.uk
Website: www.seymourhouse.co.uk
Directors: John Player, Julie Player, Jonathan Player, Christopher Willetts
Established: 1988
Owns 10 nurseries: Basildon (34); Chelmsford: Broomfield Hospital (50), Broomfield Road (50), Lawn Lane (50), Springfield Road (50); Colchester (51); Laindon, Essex (51); St Albans, Herts (66); Wickford, Essex (73); Witham, Essex (66)
Places: 541
Employees: 260
Plans: Seeking expansion in the South East.
SHINE CHILDCARE*
Head office: Sycamore Lodge, 7A Woodhouse Cliff, Woodhouse, Leeds LS6 2HF
Tel: 0113 2784 362
Email: shinechildcare@gmail.com
Website: www.shinechildcare.co.uk
Owners: Graham Abbott, Amika Abbott
Established: 2007
Owns 3 nurseries: Huddersfield, W Yorks (144); Leeds, Yorks (163); Oldham, Greater Manchester (97). Also runs a 144-place out-of-school and holiday club at Huddersfield.
Places: 404
Employees: 33
SHOOTING STARS NURSERIES
Head office: The Coach House, Old Burcot Lane, Burcot, Bromscgrove B60 1PH
Email: natalie@myshootingstars.com
Website: www.myshootingstars.com
Director: Jon Higgins
Area managers: Natalie McNamara and Tracy Hedges
Established: 2009
Owns 6 nurseries: Bromsgrove (81), Gloucester (76), Hinckley (78), Stourbridge (59), Wolverhampton (86), Worcester (91) – all in West Midlands
Places: 471
Employees: 150
Plans: To open another nursery in 2018.
SNAPDRAGONS NURSERIES
Head office: Prospect Farm, 43 Bath Road, Atworth, Melksham, Wilts SN12 8JW
Tel: 01225 707009
Email: atworth@snapdragonsnursery.com
Website: www.snapdragonsnursery.com
Directors: Paul Collard (finance director), Rosemary Collard (managing director), James Collard (creative director), Jennifer Biddel (operations director)
Established: 1998
Owns 8 nurseries: Atworth (39), Broadwood (74), Corsham (100) – all in Wilts; Bath and North East Somerset: Grosvenor (70), Keynsham (122), Weston (164); Bristol: Horfield (120), Shirehampton (128)
4 out-of-school clubs: Atworth (8), Broadwood (16), Corsham (48), Weston (30)
Places: 817
Employees: 230
SOUTH HILLS NURSERY
Head office: Home Farm Road, Wilton, Wiltshire SP2 8PJ
Tel: 01722 744971
Email: admin@southhillsschool.com
Website: www.southhillsschool.com
Directors: John Proctor, Alicia Proctor, Andrew Proctor
Established: 1994
Owns 6 nurseries: Burcombe (24), Corsham (60), Salisbury 1 (70), Salisbury 2 (60), Semley (24), Wilton (150) – all in Wilts.
Places: 388
Employees: 70+
SPL EDUCATION AND EXETER NURSERIES
Nursery Team office: 36 Alphington Road, Exeter EX2 8HN
Tel: 01392 272621
Finance office: 143 Exeter Road, Exmouth, EX8 5AU
Email: denise.cronin@splnurseries.co.uk
Director: Jon Middleton
Established: 2006
Owns 4 nurseries: Exeter 1 (60), Exeter 2 (80), Exeter 3 (63); Exmouth (56) – all in Devon
Places: 259
Employees: 100
SPRING BY ACTION FOR CHILDREN
From October 2017, the nurseries started operating under the brand Spring
Head office: 3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road, Watford WD18 8AG
Tel: 01923 361500
Website: www.action4children.org.uk, www.springnurseries.co.uk
Chief executive: Tony Hawkhead
Managing director of operations: Carol Iddon
Operations managing director, commercial and shared services: Charles Scott
Interim director of nurseries: Ruth Pimentel
Established: 1869
Owns/manages 44 nurseries:
Bedlington 1, Northumberland (24), Bedlington 2 (24); Bexley, Northumberland (38); Braintree, Essex 1 (73), Braintree 2 (37), Braintree 3 (40); Derby 1 (63), Derby 2 (66), Derby 3 (64); Exeter 1, Devon (52), Exeter 2 (40); Folkestone, Kent (36); Gateshead 1, Tyne and Wear (52), Gateshead 2 (54), Gateshead 3 (52), Gateshead 4 (52), Gateshead 5 (36); Holt, Norfolk (32); Hunstanton 1, Norfolk (27), Hunstanton 2 (48); Knowsley 1, Merseyside (37), Knowsley 2 (56); London: Chelsea 1 (57), Chelsea 2 (42), North Kensington (47), Notting Hill (41); Norwich 1, Norfolk (64), Norwich 2 (43); RAF Benson, Oxon (102); RAF Boulmer, Northumberland (37); RAF Cosford, Wolves (100); RAF Halton, Bucks (54); RAF Honington, Suffolk (75); RAF Kinloss, Morayshire (92); RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorks (62); RAF Scampton, Lincs (60); RAF Waddington, Lincs (105); RAF Wittering, Cambs (100); RAF Wyton, Cambs (37); Stockton-on-Tees 1, Co Durham (48), Stockton-on-Tees 2 (61), Stockton-on-Tees 3 (24), Stockton-on-Tees 4 (24); Wallsend, Tyne-and-Wear (63)
Places: 2,349
Employees: 4,656
ST BART’S DAY NURSERIES*
Head office: 17 Dover Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 0BS
Tel: 01304 619 800
Email: stbartshouse@aol.com
Website: www.stbartsnurseries.com
Managing director: Liz Norris
Director of operations: Erica Butler
Director of care and education: Charlotte Roberts
Established: 2000
Owns 3 nurseries: Sandwich 1 (80), Sandwich 2 (50), Cliffsend, Ramsgate (26) – all in Kent. Also runs a 50-place before- and after-school club and holiday club in Sandwich.
Places: 156
Employees: 45
ST GEORGE’S NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 2 Grace Road, Leicester LE2 8AD
Tel: 01162 290023
Email: enquiries@stgeorgesnursery.com
Website: www.stgeorgesnursery.com
Directors: Birju Ghelani, Jaimie Ghelani
Established: 1994
Owns 5 nurseries: Aylestone (94), Enderby (84), Leicester City (90), Narborough (60), Oadby (85) – all in Leics
Places: 413
Employees: 95
SUNHILL DAYCARE (EUROPE)
Head office: PO Box 157, Royston, Herts SG8 9WY
Tel: 01763 247474 Fax: 01763 243033
Website: www.sunhilldaycare.com
Email: enquiries@sunhilldaycare.com
Directors: Geoff Chapman (managing director), Roger Chapman (finance director), Claire Jones (chief executive operations), Steve Moss (facilities and projects manager), Kirsty Love (compliance, care andeducation manager)
Established: 1991
Owns 11 nurseries:Aylesbury, Bucks (96); Basildon, Essex (84); Berkhamsted (87), Hemel Hempstead (75), Royston (85) – all in Herts; Fen Drayton (75), GreatAbington (78), St Neots 1 (47), St Neots 2 (25) – all in Cambs; Suffolk 1 (30), Suffolk 2 (71)
1 out-of-school club: St Neots (25)
Places: 753
Employees: 180
Plans: Further acquisitions and new builds.
SWINGBOAT NURSERIES
Head office: 147-149 Hermitage Road, Whitwick, Leics LE67 5EL
Tel: 01530 814477
Email: managerhdn@swonboatnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.swingboatnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Elaine Blunt, Graham Blunt
Established: 1996
Owns 3 nurseries: Ashby (50), Hermitage (80) – both in Leics; Woodville, Derbyshire (110)
3 out-of-school clubs: Ashby-de-la-Zouch (48) and Whitwick Park – both in Leics; Woodville, Derbyshire (48)
Places: 240
Employees: 132
TARA KINDERGARTENS
Head office: 4 Ridgemead Close, Southgate, London N14 6NW
Tel/fax: 020 8886 8334
Email: taraho@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.tarakindergartens.co.uk
Proprietor: Raj Nagendran
Established: 1992
Owns 5 nurseries: London: Edmonton (72), Enfield (50) Southgate (100), Uxbridge 1 (20), Uxbridge 2 (40)
Places: 282
Employees: 95
TENDERLINKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Lampard Investments, Hideaway Work Space, 1 Empire Mews, Stanthorpe Road, London SW16 2BF
Tel: 07940 391682
Email: fkhaki@lampardinvestments.com
Website: www.tenderlinksdaynursery.co.uk
Managing director: Farouq Khaki
Established: 2006
Owns 4 nurseries: Godalming, Surrey (32); London: Norbury (19), Streatham (38), Twickenham (18)
Places: 107
Employees: 23
TINYSAURUS NURSERIES
Head office: Supersaurus Nursery, 46 Cromwell Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3ER
Tel: 01273 730017
Email: accounts@supersaurusnursery.co.uk
Website: www.saurusnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Rikke Kerler, KF Phoon
Established: 2006
Owns 6 nurseries: Burgess Hill, West Sussex (45); Hove 1, East Sussex (51), Hove 2 (100), Hove 3 (122); Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex (84), Worthing, West Sussex (100)
Places: 502
Employees: 135
Plans: To open 1 more nursery in Shoreham-by-Sea (100).
TINY TEDDIES DAY NURSERY
Head office: The Old Fire Station, Chetton Avenue, Daimler Green, Radford, Coventry CV6 3LA
Tel: 02476 590059
Email: info@tinyteddies.co.uk
Website: www.tinyteddies.co.uk
Principals: Paul Ingram, Michelle Ingram
Established: 2003
Owns 4 nurseries: Coventry: Mount St, Chappelfields (61), Radford (89), Whitley (37); Balsall Common, Solihull (76)
Places: 263
Employees: 60
TINY TOEZ
Head office: Bredon House, Suite G3, 321 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton WV6 0JZ
Tel: Contact each nursery directly
Email: admin@tinytoez.com
Website: www.tinytoez.com
Directors: Ranjana Mair, Kamal Mair
Established: 2004
Owns 16 nurseries: Coventry 1 (42), Coventry 2 (45), Coventry 3 (57); London: Feltham (116), Hounslow (56); Newcastle-under-Lyme (98); Staffs: Biddulph (72), Cannock Chase (83), East Staffs (60), Nutwood (48), Tamworth (92); Stoke-on Trent 1 (58), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (62), Stoke-on-Trent 3 (57), Stoke-on-Trent 4 (66); Stourport, Worcs (41)
Places: 1,056
Employees: 250
TOAD HALL NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Glover Centre, 23-25 Bury Mead Road, Hitchin SG5 1RT
Tel: 01462 427020
Email: headoffice@toadhall-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.toadhall-nursery.co.uk
Directors: Claire French and Gail Tanner (co-managing directors), Charlotte Eavis Wix (director of childcare and operations)
Established: 1998
Owns 13 nurseries: Berks: Langley (101), Winnersh (72); Herts: Berkhamsted (78), Hitchin (107), Watford (106); Surrey: Brox Road (41), Chessington (89), Horley (53), Haslemere (72), Ripley (40), Walton-on-Thames (129), Woking (104); Colmworth, Beds (55)
Places: 1,047
Employees: 380
Plans: To increase places at one of the sites.
TOMMIES CHILDCARE
Head office: Four Brooks Nursery & Pre-school, Parkville Highway, Coventry CV6 4HZ
Tel: 01676 540244
Email: info@tommieschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.tommieschildcare.co.uk
Directors: Caroline Fooks (chief executive), Matt Fooks (finance director), Danielle Butler (operations director)
Established: 1998
Owns 8 nurseries: Coventry: Chapelfields (28), Hen Lane (58), Norman Place Road (30), Parkville Highway (84), Westhill Road (39); Kenilworth (30); Nuneaton 1 (34), Nuneaton 2 (26)
Places: 329
Employees: 87
TOPS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 744 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 6BZ
Tel: 01202 551553
Email: admin@topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Director: Cheryl Hadland
Established: 1990
Owns 19 nurseries: Boscombe (135), Bournemouth, Royal Bournemouth Hospital (131), Charminster (59), Christchurch (76), Corfe Mullen (86), Parkstone (56), Poole (105), Wareham (47), Wimborne (98) – all in Dorset; Gillingham, Kent (126); Newport, Isle of Wight – IoW College (61); Salisbury, Wilts (170); Taunton 1, Somerset (35), Taunton 2, Musgrove Park Hospital (122); Hants: Havant (54), Lymington (32), Portsmouth 1, Queen Alexandra Hospital (61), Portsmouth 2 (99), Winchester, Royal Hampshire County Hospital (61). Crèche opportunities available. Also provides training.
Places: 1,690
Employees: 535
TORRIDON EDUCATION GROUP
Head office: East Beech Nursery School, 1 Queen’s Lane, Lossiemouth IV31 6DR
Tel: 01343 810091
Email: admin@torridoneducationgroup.co.uk
Managing director: Sharon Hayward
Operations manager: Lauren Hayward
Established: 1994
Owns 3 nurseries: Elgin (30); Lossiemouth 1 (40), Lossiemouth 2 (30) for under-threes. Runs out-of-school and holiday club.
Places: 100
Plans: Opening a 50-place nursery in January 2018
TOWNSEND MONTESSORI NURSERIES
Head office: The Grange Montessori, Westcliffe Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9LJ
Tel: 01843 852575Email: office@tmnurseries.com
Website: www.tmnurseries.com
Managing director: Philippa Townsend
Established: 2005
Owns 9 nurseries: Broadstairs (85), Faversham (110), Herne Bay (77), Margate 1 (77), Margate 2 (72), Ramsgate (94), Whitstable (106), Maidstone (91) – all in Kent; Forest Hill, London (89)
Places: 801
Employees: 218
Plans: To open a new nursery in Herne Bay in 2018.
TUDOR HOUSE MONTESSORI
Head office: Tudor House Montessori, Gloucester Road, Burgess Hill, W Sussex RH15 8QD
Tel: 01444 241 491
Email: info@tudorhousegroup.co.uk
Website: www.tudorhousemontessorigroup.co.uk
Managing director: Carole-Ann Benson
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: Burgess Hill 1 (30), Burgess Hill 2 (48), Burgess Hill 3 (70); Haywards Heath (44); Lindfield 1 (30), Lindfield 2 (28) – all in W Sussex
Places: 250
Employees: 95
TWINKLES NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Clifford Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 6DB
Tel: 01937 849588
Email: jill@twinklesnurseries.com
Website: www.twinklesnurseries.com
Owner: Jill Johnson
Established: 2003
Owns 6 nurseries: Boston Spa, W Yorks (93); Knaresborough, N Yorks (92); Leeds 1 (108), Leeds 2 (90), Leeds 3 (70); Wetherby, W Yorks (97). Also runs 3 out-of-school clubs.
Places: 550
Employees: 154
Plans: Developing a number of locations for completion in 2018.
WHITE HORSE CHILD CARE/THE TREES DAY CARE NURSERIES
Head office: Stanley House, 64-65 Victoria Road, Swindon, Wilts SN1 3BB
Tel: 01793 488988
Email: post@whitehorse.co.uk
Website: www.thetrees.co.uk
Directors: Richard Lay, Lester Lay, Lloyd Lay, Peter Lay
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Eastleigh, Hants (93); Southampton 1, Hants (85), Southampton 2 (83); Swindon 1, Wilts (88), Swindon 2 (74)
Places: 423
Employees: 126
WIND IN THE WILLOWS CHILD CARE
Head office: 45 Cross Lane, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside WA12 9PT
Tel: 01925 221010
Directors: Ginny Taylor, Neil Taylor
Established: 1993
Owns 3 nurseries: Sefton, Merseyside (70); Warrington: Longbarn (26), Woolston (100)
1 out-of-school club: Sefton (8)
Places: 196
Employees: 44
WYNGARTH DAY NURSERY
Head office: Wyngarth, 26 Kings Road, Westend, Colwyn Bay, Colwyn LL29 7YH
Tel: 01492 533151
Website: www.wyngarthdaynursery.com
Director: Victoria Neale
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: Bangor (36); Llandudno Junction (36); Westend (56)
1 out-of-school club: Glanwydden (18)
Places: 128
Employees: 30
YELLOW DOT NURSERY
Head office: The Pavilion Yellow Dot Nursery, Otterbourne, Hants SO21 2HJ
Email: jane@yellowdotnursery.co.uk
Website: www.yellowdotnursery.co.uk
Directors: Jane and Trevor Dyke
Established: 1997
Owns 11 nurseries and 1 kindergarten: Ampfield (64), Andover (75), Chandlers Ford 1 (64), Chandlers Ford 2 – kindergarten (26), Chilworth (64), Eastleigh (75), Fair Oak (64), Hedge End (64), North Baddesley (64), Otterbourne (90), Romsey (66), Winchester (75) – all in Hants
Places: 791
Employees: 421
Plans: To consolidate.
YMCA
YMCA is a federation of local YMCAs. Find your local YMCA at www.ymca.org.uk
Website: www.ymca.org.uk
Owns 45 nurseries and pre-schools: Bath YMCA: Bath 1 (26), Bath 2 (26), Bath 3 (46), Bath 4 (38), Bath 5 (38), Bath 6 (26), Bath 7 (55), Bath 8 (40). Bournemouth YMCA: Bournemouth (25), Boscombe (30) – both in Dorset.
YMCA Black Country Group: West Bromwich 1 (119), West Bromwich 2 (52); Wolverhampton (53) – all W Midlands.
YMCA Cornwall: Cornwall (17).
YMCA East Surrey: Reigate, Surrey (35).
YMCA Fairthorne Group: Andover (121); Isle of Wight 1 (86), Isle of Wight 2 (56); Portsmouth 1 (53), Portsmouth 2 (72), Portsmouth 3 (58); Southampton 1 (30), Southampton 2 (128), Southampton 3 (30), Southampton 4 (46), Southampton 5 (32), Southampton 6 (108), Southampton 7 (52) – all in Hants.
YMCA Maidstone: Loose (28), Tovil (28) – both in Kent.
YMCA Reading: Reading, Berks (48).
YMCA Somerset Coast: North Somerset (60).
YMCA Sefton: Southport, Merseyside (52).
YMCA St Helens: St Helens, Merseyside (96).
YMCA Trinity Group: Lowestoft 1 (51), Lowestoft 2 (55), Woodbridge (24) – all in Suffolk.
YMCA Swansea: Swansea (48).
YMCA Thames Gateway: Dartford 1, Kent (62), Dartford 2 (25); Romford, London (24); Swanscombe, Kent (16).
YMCA Worcestershire: Kidderminster (42); Malvern (24); Redditch (52) – all Worcs. Also owns out-of-school and holiday clubs across the UK.
Places: 2,233
Employees: 1,000+
ZOOM NURSERIES
Head office: 289 Lewisham Way, Brockley SE4 1XF
Tel: 020 8469 9795
Email: bella@zoomnurseries.com
Website: www.zoomnurseries.com
Owners: Bella Landen, Sophie Hubble
Operations director: Justine O’Hare
Childcare director: Ann Briley
Established: 2003
Owns 5 nurseries: London: Blackheath (71), Brockley (103), Eltham (71), Hither Green 1 (74), Hither Green 2 (30)
Places: 349
Employees: 140
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 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 2018.
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 2017.