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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 21 nurseries: Bath (70); 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); Swindon, Wilts (100); Weston-super-Mare, Somerset (81)
Places: 1,569
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
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: 35
HATCHING DRAGONS*
Head office: 3F Ferroners House, Shaftesbury Place, London EC2Y 8AA
Tel: 020 3912 2900
Email: enquiries@hatching-dragons.com
Website: www.hatching-dragons.com
Directors: Philippa Dodds, Cennydd John, Jessica Rossi, Yuandao Liu
Established: 2014
Owns 3 nurseries: London 1 (50), London 2 (50), London 3 (40)
Places: 140
Employees: 36
Plans: To launch in Edinburgh, Kingston and China
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 4 nurseries: Liverpool: Aigburth (44), Childwall (44), Garston (65), Wavertree (91)
Places: 244
Employees: 100+
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: 9 Fielder Drive,
Fareham, Hants PO14 1JE
Tel: 02392 559 840
Email: claire@hopscotchdaynursery.com
Website: www.hopscotchdaynurseries.co.uk
Director: Freya Derrick
Finance director:
Caroline Rawnsley
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.
Places: 346
Employees: 150
Plans: To open one more nursery in 2019.
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
Managing director: Steven Finnemore
Established: 1989
Owns 3 nurseries: Dartington (79), Dartmouth (42), Newton Abbot (52) – all in Devon. Also runs an out-of-school club in Dartington and holiday clubs in Dartington and Newton Abbott.
Places: 173
Employees: 46
Plans: To open a new site in April 2019.
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).
Places: 445
Employees: 128
Plans: To open a new nursery in High Wycombe in 2019.
ICP NURSERIES*
Head office: 1a Elm Avenue, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 4LR
Website: https://icpnurseries.com
CEO: Tracey Storey
Established: 2016
Owns 20 nurseries: Ash, Surrey (45); Banstead 1, Surrey (16), Banstead 2 (52); Beaconsfield, Bucks (61); Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (71); Cambridge (131); London 1 (38), London 2 (50), London 3 (69), London 4 (122), London 5 (83), London 6 (100), London 7 (120); Marlow, Bucks (60); Shere, Surrey (54); St Ives, Cambs (81); Tunbridge Wells 1, Kent (51), Tunbridge Wells 2 (60); Windsor 1 (74), Windsor 2 (82)
Places: 1,420
Employees: 400
Plans: To acquire a collection of the very best nursery settings in Greater London, the Home Counties and the South East.
JACK AND JILL DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL*
Head office: 14 Shrewsbury Road, Oxton, Wirral CH43 1UX
Tel: 0151 651 0501
Email: oxton@jackandjill-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.jackandjill-nursery.co.uk
Directors: Marjorie and David Jack
Area managers: Joanne Williams and Jodie Smith
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: Brimstage Pre-School (32), Brimstage Nursery (50), Oxton (82), Rock Ferry (90), Seacombe (50), Upton (56) – all in Merseyside
Places: 360
Employees: 115
Plans: To open a new nursery in the next six months.
JANCETT CHILDCARE AND JACE TRAINING/JACE CATERING AND TRAINING
Email: admin@jancett.co.uk
Website: www.jancett.co.uk
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
Chief executive: David Johnson
Chief operating officer: Jacqueline Johnson
Nursery operations director: Liz Carroll
Established: 2004
Owns 40 nurseries: Accrington, Lancs (63); Atherton 1, Greater Manchester (68), Atherton 2 (96), Bolton (96); Adel, W. Yorks (49); Bidston, Merseyside (61); Bristol 1 (100), Bristol 2 (86), Bristol 3 (79); Burnley 1, Lancs (76), Burnley 2 (71), Burnley 3 (48); Chorley, Lancs (56); Ellesmere Port 1, Cheshire (49), Ellesmere Port 2 (63); Filton 1, S. Glocs (108), Filton 2 (40); Glossop, Derbyshire (70); Halifax, W Yorks (70); Harrogate, N Yorks (86); Idle 1, W. Yorks (70), Idle 2 (105); Leeds 1, W. Yorks (75), Leeds 2 (65), Leeds 3 (75), Leeds 4 (60); Methley, W. Yorks (53); Oxton, Merseyside (50); Preston 1, Lancs (98), Preston 2 (96); Runcorn, Cheshire (56); Sale, Greater Manchester (83); Sandbach, Cheshire (140); Shipley, W Yorks (68); Southport, Merseyside (78); Spurstow, Cheshire (44);Whalley, Lancs (58);Widnes, Cheshire (76); Worsley, Greater Manchester (81); Yeadon, W. Yorks (65)
Places: 2,931
Employees: 520
KALEIDOSCOPE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Adwalton Court, Hodgson Lane, Drighlington BD11 1BJ
Tel: 0113 2852 572
Email: headoffice@knurseries.com
Website: www.knurseries.com
Directors: Jane Middlebrook, Steve Middlebrook
Established: 1990
Owns 3 nurseries: Leeds: Drighlington (78), Gildersome (48), Morley (88)
6 out-of-school clubs: Leeds: Drighlington (40), Gildersome (40), Hill Top (40), Lower Wortley (32), Morley (40), Park Grove (50)
Places: 214
Employees: 107
KANGAROO POUCH NURSERIES
Head office: Oakham Library, Tividale B69 1RD
Tel: 01384 850599
Email: anita@kangaroopouch.org.uk
Website: www.kangaroopouch.org.uk
CEO and founder: Anita Patel Sahota
Managing director: Joanne Morgan
Quality assurance director: Samantha Charters
Established: 2011
Owns 9 nurseries: West Midlands: Bloxwich (49), Brierley Hill (53), Charlemont (40), Great Bridge (69), Harden (53), Hateley Heath 1 (52), Hateley Heath 2 (83), Tividale (62), Willenhall (60)
Places: 521
Employees: 86
Plans: To open new nurseries in 2019.
KID EASE
Head office: Bourne House, 23 Hinton Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 2EF
Tel: 01202 201420
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: 113
KIDDI CARU DAY NURSERIES GROUP
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
Website: www.kiddicaru.com
CEO: Adrian Moore
Finance director: Colin Lawson
Director of operations: Fiona Blackwell
Established: 1998
Owns and manages 36 nurseries: Basingstoke, Hants (121); Bedford (75); Burgess Hill, W Sussex (100); Chelmsford, Essex (100); Colchester, Essex (103); Exeter 1, Devon (132); Exeter 2 (107);Harlow, Essex (100); London: Earls Court (104); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (80), 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: 3,206
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
Managing director: James Crosswell
Established: 2005
Owns 8 nurseries: Altrincham, Greater Manchester (176); Cheadle Royal, Cheshire (192); Christie Fields, Greater Manchester (224); Knutsford, Cheshire (188); Macclesfield, Cheshire (174); Stockport, Greater Manchester (188); Trafford City, Greater Manchester (114); UHSM, Greater Manchester (78). Also runs a training academy.
6 out-of-school clubs: (220)
Places: 1,334
Employees: 450
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 (66); London: Chingford (73), East Sheen (36), South Woodford (55)
Places: 958
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: headoffice@kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: John Hoban, Clare Roberts, Lucy Kaczmarska, Rebecca Green, Pinesh Mehta, Mark McMenemy
Established: 2008
Owns 31 nurseries: Cheshire: Adswood (65), Beamont (39), Congleton (80), Crewe (67), Frodsham (82), Great Sankey (111), Hale (85), Lymm (137), Stretton (63), Urmston (75), 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 (82), Hoylake (100), Liverpool 1 (112), Liverpool 2 (88), Liverpool 3 (85), Liverpool 4 (104), Wallasey 1 (24), Wallasey 2 (95), Wavertree (88); Preston, Lancs (72)
Places: 2,812
Employees: 900
Plans: To open or acquire new nurseries in 2019.
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 (88); London: Brent Cross (58); Milton Keynes: Bletcheley (47), Knowlhill (181), Neath Hill (83), Wolverton (42); St Albans (181)
7 out-of-school clubs: Beaconsfield (32), Gullivers MK (48), Long Meadow (60), Portfields (48), Tickford Park (24), Willen (100) – all in Bucks; Lincoln, Beds (32)
Places: 767
Employees: 331
Plans: To open two new nurseries in 2020.
KIDZCARE
Head office: Norwood House, 9 Kilgraston Road, Edinburgh EH9 2DX
Tel: 0131 668 2797
Email: enquiries@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
KIDZRUS*
Head office: Glenn House, Montford Street, Salford, Manchester M50 2RP
Tel: 0161 743 9315
Email: info@kidzrusnursery.co.uk
Website: www.kidzrusnursery.co.uk
Director: Nicola Fleury
Established: 2015
Owns 4 nurseries: Irlam (41), KidzRUs Media (98), Swinton (50), The Lodge (46)
Places: 235
Employees: 78
Plans: To open a nursery in Monton.
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 12 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), Streatham (60), Streatham Hill (40), Wandsworth (80)
Places: 782
Employees: 110
KINDER HAVEN
Head office: 14a Waterloo Road, Pudsey LS28 7PW
Tel: 01132 577737
Email: danielle@kinderhaven.co.uk
Website: www.kinderhaven.co.uk
Managing directors: Danielle Dixon, Darren Dixon
Established: 2001
Owns 9 nurseries: Bradford: Halifax Road (117), Pasture Lane (85), Sticker Lane (98), Stone Hall Road (124), Wakefield Road (102), Westgate Hill (56), Wyke Towngate (80); Horsforth: Wood Lane (149); Waterloo Road, Pudsey (70) – all W Yorks
Places: 881
Employees: 180
Plans: Exploring local areas for suitable premises.
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 11 nurseries: Airdrie, N Lanarkshire (40); 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)
2 out-of-school clubs: East Kilbride 1 (66), E Kilbride 2 (16)
Places: 915
Employees: 223
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: info@headstartnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.headstartnurseries.co.uk
Director: 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
4 out-of-school clubs: Bourne (32), Grantham 1 (124), Grantham 2 (40), 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: 2A Lambton Road, Wimbledon, London SW20 0LR
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 (32) – all in London
Places: 112
Employees: 63
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
Established: 1988
Owns 4 nurseries: London: Brentford (55), Clapham (72), Hammersmith (70), Kentish Town (65)
Places: 262
Employees: 82
LITTLE EINSTEIN’S NURSERIES
Head office: Unit 5, Mitchelson Industrial Estate, Kircaldy KY1 3NF
Tel: 01592 722227
Email: accounts@littleeinsteinsnurseries.co.uk
Website: http://littleeinsteins nurseries.co.uk
Director: Colin Smart
Established: 2006
Owns 4 nurseries: Arbroath (61); Dundee (43); Glasgow (63); Perth (116). Plus 24 out-of-school places. Owns Thistle Training Company.
Places: 283
Employees: 90
LITTLE ELMS DAYCARE
Head office: 29 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4PR
Tel: 020 8658 4282
Email: enquiries@littleelmsdaycare.co.uk
Website: www.littleelmsdaycare.co.uk
Directors: Matthew and Spencer Lancaster
Owns 9 nurseries: Beckenham 1, Kent (136), Beckenham 2 (60); London: Catford (45), Greenwich (60), Greenwich Peninsula (49), Lee (120), Orpington (95), Shirley (65), Sydenham (62)
Places: 692
Employees: 354
Plans: To open a new nursery in Catford Green in 2019.
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 4 nurseries: Bovey Tracey (44), Budlake (29), Honiton (33), Whipton (36) – all in Devon
Places: 142
Employees: 50
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: 240
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 38 community, workplace and children’s centre nurseries: London: Abbots Manor (25), Angel (30), Bessborough (51), Bird in Bush (55), Brixton (40), Burgess Park (63), Camberwell Grove (81), Carlton Hill (66), Colville (46), Conservatoire, Blackheath (45), Earls Court (42), Eastbury (81), Fire Station, Hackney (45), 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), Riverside, Dagenham (53), Soho (43), South Bermondsey (104), Stockwell (62), Townmead (52), Tresham Crescent (52), Warwick (48), Weir Link (43)
Places: 2,004
Employees: 500+
Plans: To cater for 5,000 children.
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: 134
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 24 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), St George (80), 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: 1,611
Employees: 425
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: 4 Churchgates, Berkhamsted, 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 63 nurseries: Altrincham, Manchester (55); Astwick, Beds (104); 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); Colchester, Essex (120); 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), Battersea (71), Catford (120), Chadwell Heath (82), Ealing (70), East Finchley (82), Enfield (52), Eltham (60), Golders Green (52), Highbury Park (71), Kingston (100), Mitcham (88), Muswell Hill (52), New Cross (67), Notting Hill (43), South Norwood (50), Stoke Newington (52), Streatham (72), Twickenham (48), Uxbridge (96), Welling (70), West Acton (54), West Norwood (60), West Kensington (84); Maidenhead, Berks (75); Otley, Yorks (75); Portsmouth, Hants (80); Shefford, Beds (51); Sidcup, Kent (100); Solihull, Birmingham (44); Southport 1, Merseyside (87), Southport 2 (59); Stafford, W Mids (77); St Albans 1 (47), St Albans 2 (87); Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks (69); Tatsfield, Surrey (56); Walderslade, Kent (72); Ware, Herts (60); Warwick (72); Watford, Herts (54); Weybridge, Surrey (75); Wilmslow, Cheshire (44); Worcester (74)
Places: 4,516
Employees: 1,604
Plans: To open 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
NATURALLY LEARNING
Head office: The Old Church Hall, Church Road, Charlestown, St Austell PL25 3NS
Tel: 01726 339855
Email: mandy@naturallylearning.co.uk
Website: www.naturallylearning.co.uk
Director:
Mandy Richardson
Established: 2012
Owns 5 nurseries: Charlestown (36), Falmouth (36), Poltair, St Austell (42), Truro High School (50), Truro, Lemon Street (46) – all in Cornwall. Runs holiday clubs.
Places: 210
Employees: 90
NATURE TRAIL NURSERY*
Head office: School Lane, Brinscall, Chorley, Lancashire PR6 8QP
Tel: 01254 830912
Email: ntnheadoffice@gmail.com
Directors: Amanda Hilton and Sharon Brindley
Established: 2010
Owns 5 nurseries: Brinscall (80), Chorley (70), Euxton (30), Heskin (40), Whittle-le-Woods (60) – all in Lancs
Places: 280
Employees: 92
Plans: To open a new nursery in a former pub.
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.
NORTHUMBRIAN TRUST DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 301 Chillingham Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5SB
Tel: 0191 265 6501
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 2 out-of-school clubs); 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 9 nurseries: Bampton (40), Faringdon (60), Filkins (28), Henley-on-Thames (64), Heyford (60), Oxford Science Park (64) – all in Oxon; Innsworth 1, Glos (92), Innsworth 2 (42); Houlton, Warks (28)
1 out-of-school club Watlington (32)
Places: 478
Employees: 120
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 6 nurseries: Hillingdon: Eastcote (26), Hayes (50), Uxbridge (42); Hounslow: Feltham (63), Lower Feltham (35), Hanworth (26) – all in London
1 playgroup: Hayes, Hillingdon (26)
Places: 242
Employees: 133
Plans: To open a new nursery.
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)
2 out-of-school clubs: Bannister School (30), Portswood School, Southampton (40)
Places: 460
Employees: 160
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: admin@papermoonnurseries.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: 49
PEAR TREE NURSERIES*
Head office: 32 Meadowpark, Haddington EH41 4DS
Tel: 01620 823585
Email: info@peartreenurseries.co.uk
Websites: www.peartreenurseries.co.uk, www.arnhallnursery.co.uk
Directors: Nicola Pryde, Stephanie Dodds
Established: 2007
Owns 3 nurseries: Dunblane, Stirling (107); Haddington 1, East Lothian (56), Haddington 2 (94)
Places: 257
Employees: 75
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 (76), Lasswade (67), Penicuick (53) – all in Midlothian. Also runs 2 breakfast and after-school clubs.
Places: 299
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) – all in Devon; Saltash, Cornwall (100). All but MoD have out-of-school clubs and holiday clubs.
Places: 307
Employees: 92
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, Heather Farr, Leanna Hall
Established: 1985
Owns 3 nurseries: Bracknell, Berks: Farley Wood (50), Martins Heron (50), Newell Green (60)
Places: 160
Employees: 14
POPPY & JACK’S
Head office: Apex House, Bracewell Avenue, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire FY6 8JF
Tel: 01253 978011
Website: www.poppyandjacks.co.uk
Chief executive:
Sarah Bellamy
Established: 2011
Owns 8 nurseries: Astley Bridge, Greater Manchester (51); Cleveleys, Lancs (62); Crewe, Cheshire (96); Fulwood, Lancs (63); Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs (60); Stoke, Derbyshire (100); Warrington 1, Cheshire (81), Warrington 2 (58)
Places: 571
Employees: 175
Plans: To open 2 nurseries in Nottingham in November 2018.
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 7 nurseries: Aughton, Lancashire (40); Eccleston Park, Merseyside (32); Moss Bank, Merseyside (44); Ormskirk, Lancashire (30); Skelmersdale, Lancashire (52); St Helens, Merseyside (118); Thatto Heath, Merseyside (32). Also runs 2 after-school clubs in Ormskirk and St Helens.
Places: 348
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: Anastasia Murphy, Michael Murphy
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Huddersfield: Harlequin Nursery, Edgerton 1 (30), 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: 260
Employees: 102
PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE
Head office: 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Tel: 020 7697 2500
Email: info@pre-school.org.uk
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk
Chief executive:
Neil Leitch
Established: 1961
Owns/manages 80 nurseries:
Arbury, Cambs (36); Ashby, N Lincs (49); Ashfield, Notts (49); Aylesham, Kent (56); Batley, W. Yorks (24); Bestwood, Notts (20); Birmingham 1 (50), Birmingham 2 (42), Birmingham 3 (50), Bolton, Greater Manchester (70);Brinsley, Notts (32); Bude, Cornwall (32); Bulwell, Notts (48);Cambridge 1 (52), Cambridge 2 (50), Cambridge 3 (24); Chapel St Leonards, Lincs (38); Egloskerry, Cornwall (20); Essex 1 (64); Essex 2 (50), Essex 3 (72), Essex 4 (84); Fulbourn, Cambs (24); Gateshead 1, Tyne and Wear (32), Gateshead 2 (48); Haverhill, Suffolk (32); Hipperholme, W. Yorks (24); Huddersfield, W. Yorks (48); Huntingdon 1, Cambs (52), Huntingdon 2 (20); Ilfracombe, Devon (38); Ingoldmells, Lincs (20); Langar, Notts (24); Langley Mill, Derbyshire (42); Langold, Notts (64); Leeds, Yorks (32); Leicester 1 (36), Leicester 2 (50); Linthwaite, W. Yorks (30); London: Bexley 1 (24), Bexley 2 (70), Bexley 3 (70), Bexley 4 (84), Greenwich 1 (28), Greenwich 2 (49), Lewisham 1 (32), Lewisham 2 (24), Lewisham 3 (26);Luton 1, Beds (34), Luton 2 (70), Luton 3 (70), Luton 4 (34);Mablethorpe, Lincs (46); Manchester (48); Newark, Notts (62); Newthorpe, Notts (50); Nottingham 1, Notts (49), Nottingham 2 (20); Peterborough 1 (26), Peterborough 2 (33), Peterborough 3 (58), Peterborough 4 (26), Peterborough 5 (26); Portsmouth 1, Hants (32), Portsmouth 2 (32); Runcorn 1, Cheshire (75), Runcorn 2 (53);Selston, Notts (26);St Neots 1, Cambs (24), St Neots 2 (49); Stockton on Tees 1, County Durham (75), Stockton on Tees 2 (57); Tamworth 1, Staffs (44), Tamworth 2 (54); Taunton, Somerset (38); Teignmouth, Devon (24); Tipton, W. Mids (36); Tiverton, Devon (49); Walsall, W. Mids (20); Worksop, Notts (50)
Places: 3,425
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 Fife
Places: 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 11 nurseries: Easterside, Middlesbrough (36), Egglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees (40); Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland (50); Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees (56); Hemlington Initiative Centre, Middlesbrough (90), 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: Stockton-on-Tees (36); Northallerton (24)
Places: 567
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.
SAFARI KID INTERNATIONAL NURSERY*
Head office: Clements Hall, 141 Central Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 8AP
Tel: 020 7684 3172
Email: hello@safarikid.co.uk
Website: www.safarikidinternational.com
UK CEO: Philippe Sachs
Established: 2017
Owns 4 nurseries: Clerkenwell (80), Chiswick (80), Golders Green (80), Windsor (110) – all in London
Places: 350
Employees: 60
SAFEHANDS NURSERIES
Head office: 2 Neptune Court, Hallam Way, Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 5LZ
Tel: 01253 922922
Email: enquiries@safehandsnurseries.com
Website: www.safehandsnursery.com
Established: 1997
Owner: Simon Rigby
Owns 12 nurseries: Accrington, Lancs (59); Barnoldswick, Lancs (70); Blackpool (70); Colne, Lancs (60); Kendal, Cumbria (60); Northwich, Cheshire (72); Penrith, Cumbria (47); Preston 1, Lancs (61); Preston 2 (58); Rishton, Lancs (60); Stalybridge, Tameside (96); Thornton – Cleveleys, Lancs (57)
Places: 770
Employees:150
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:130
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
Website: www.shinechildcare.co.uk
Managing director international: Graham Abbott
Managing director UK: Amika Abbott
Established: 2004
Owns 4 nurseries: Halifax, W Yorks (112); Huddersfield, W Yorks (144); Leeds, W Yorks (163); Oldham, Greater Manchester (150)
Places: 569
Employees: 132
SHOOTING STARS NURSERIES
Head office: The Coach House,
Old Burcot Lane, Burcot, Bromsgrove 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, Worcs (81); Gloucester, Glocs (76); Hinckley, Leics (78); Stourbridge, W Mids (59); Wolverhampton, W Mids (86); Worcester, Worcs (91)
Places: 471
Employees: 160
Plans: To open another nursery in 2019.
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 9 nurseries: Atworth (39), Broadwood (74), Corsham (100) – all in Wilts; Bath and North East Somerset: Grosvenor (70), Keynsham (122), Weston (164); Bristol: Horfield (120), Redland (100), Shirehampton (128)
4 out-of-school clubs: Atworth (8), Broadwood (16), Corsham (48), Weston (30)
Places: 917
Employees: 255
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 7 nurseries: Burcombe (24), Corsham (60), Salisbury 1 (70), Salisbury 2 (60), Semley (24), St Peter’s (30), Wilton (150) – all in Wilts.
Places: 418
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.actionforchildren.org.uk, www.springnurseries.co.uk
Chief executive: Julie Bentley
Managing director of operations: Carol Iddon
Director of nurseries: Yolanda Hampshire
Established: 1869
Owns/manages 45 nurseries:
Bedlington 1, Northumberland (24), Bedlington 2 (24); Braintree, Essex 1 (73), Braintree 2 (37), Braintree 3 (40); Derby 1 (57), Derby 2 (40), 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 (72), Gateshead 5 (36); Knowsley 1, Merseyside (37), Knowsley 2 (59); London: Bexley (38), Chelsea 1 (57), Chelsea 2 (42), North Kensington (47), Notting Hill (41); Norfolk 1 (64), Norfolk 2 (32), Norfolk 3 (27), Norfolk 4 (48), Norfolk 5 (43);RAF Benson, Oxon (102); RAF Boulmer, Northumberland (37); RAF Cosford, Wolves (100); RAF Halton, Bucks (54); RAF High Wycombe, Bucks (46); RAF Honington, Suffolk (75); RAF Kinloss, Morayshire (92);RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorks (62); RAF Medmenham, Bucks (60); RAF Scampton, Lincs (60); RAFWaddington, Lincs (105); RAF Wittering, Cambs (100); RAF Wyton, Cambs (37);Stockton-on-Tees 1, Co Durham (48), Stockton-on-Tees 2 (24), Stockton-on-Tees 3 (24); Wallsend, Tyne-and-Wear (63)
Places: 2,377
Employees: 4,656
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), Liza Oliver (company secretary), Steve Moss (head of projects and facilities), Kirsty Love (head of childcare and operations), Robb Perry (accounts manager)
Established: 1991
Owns 10 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (96); Berkhamsted (87), Hemel Hempstead (75), Royston (85) – all in Herts; Fen Drayton (75), Great Abington (90), 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: 681
Employees: 170
Plans: Further acquisition and new build in 2019.
SWINGBOAT NURSERIES
Head office: 147-149 Hermitage Road, Whitwick, Leicester LE67 5EL
Tel: 01530 814477
Email: managerhdn@swingboatnurseries.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)
2 out-of-school clubs: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leics (48); Woodville, Derbyshire (48)
Places: 240
Employees: 132
TENDERLINKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Lampard Investments, 122 Hill House, 210 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 6NP
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: 27
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 9 nurseries: Brighton, East Sussex (65); Burgess Hill 1, West Sussex (55), Burgess Hill 2 (75); Hove 1, East Sussex (55), Hove 2 (100), Hove 3 (130); Shoreham-by-Sea 1, West Sussex (87), Shoreham-by-Sea 2 (75); Worthing, W Sussex (100)
Places: 742
Employees: 150
Plans: To open 2 more nurseries.
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: 65
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 15 nurseries: Coventry, W Mids 1 (42), Coventry 2 (45), Coventry 3 (57); London: Feltham (116); Sandwell, W Mids (66); Staffs: Biddulph (72), Cannock Chase (83), East Staffs (60), Newcastle-under-Lyme (98), Nutwood (48), Stoke-on Trent 1 (58), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (62), Stoke-on-Trent 3 (57), Tamworth (92); Stourport, Worcs (41)
Places: 997
Employees: 237
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 Wix (director of childcare and operations)
Established: 1998
Owns 13 nurseries: Berks: Langley (101), Winnersh (72); Colmworth, Beds (53); Herts: Berkhamsted (77), Hitchin (112), Watford (100); Surrey: Brox Road (41), Chessington (76), Haslemere (76), Horley (99), Ripley (43), Walton-on-Thames (102), Woking (102)
Places: 1,054
Employees: 340
Plans: To increase the group.
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 7 nurseries: Coventry 1 (58), Coventry 2 (84), Coventry 3 (30), Coventry 4 (39); Kenilworth (30); Nuneaton 1 (34), Nuneaton 2 (26) – all in Warks
Places: 301
Employees: 94
Plans: Purchasing a nursery and expanding another.
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 27 nurseries: Boscombe (135), Bournemouth, Royal Bournemouth Hospital (131), Charminster (59), Christchurch (74), Corfe Mullen (86), Gillingham (96), Parkstone (56), Poole (121), Wareham (47), Wimborne (98) – all in Dorset;Hants: Havant (54), Lymington (50), Portsmouth 1, Queen Alexandra Hospital (61), Portsmouth 2 (93), Winchester, Royal Hampshire County Hospital (61); Newport, Isle of Wight – IoW College (73); Plymouth 1, Devon (50), Plymouth 2 (48), Plymouth 3 (51), Plymouth 4 (53), Plymouth 5 (68), Plymouth 6 (80), Plymouth 7 (38);Salisbury, Wilts (104); Taunton 1, Somerset (36), Taunton 2, Musgrove Park Hospital (121);Yeovil, S Somerset (56). Crèche opportunities available. Also provides training.
Places: 2,000
Employees: 623
TORRIDON EDUCATION GROUP
Head office: East Beech Nursery School, 1 Queen’s Lane, Lossiemouth IV31 6DR
Tel: 01343 810091
Email: eastbeechnursery@outlook.com
Managing director: Sharon Hayward
Operations manager: Lauren Hayward
Established: 1994
Owns 4 nurseries: Elgin 1 (30), Elgin 2 (50), Lossiemouth 1 (40), Lossiemouth 2 (30) – all in Moray. Runs out-of-school and holiday club.
Places: 150
TOWNSEND MONTESSORI NURSERIES
Head office: The Grange Montessori, Westcliffe Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9LJ
Tel: 01843 852575
Email: office@tmnurseries.com
Website: www.tmnurseries.com
Managing director: Philippa Townsend
Established: 2005
Owns 8 nurseries: Broadstairs (85), Faversham (110), Herne Bay (75), Margate 1 (77), Margate 2 (72), Ramsgate (94), Maidstone (91) – all in Kent; Forest Hill, London (89)
Places: 693
Employees: 232
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
TWIZZLE TOPS DAY NURSERY*
Head office: Marsh Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex CM3 5WP
Tel: 08450 345123
Email: janette.stagg@twizzletops.co.uk
Website: www.twizzletops.co.uk
CEO: James Sinclair
Childcare director: Janette Stagg
Managing director: Aaron Othman
Childcare and education development officer: Katie Davies
Established: 2009
Owns 5 nurseries: Basildon, Essex (56); South Woodham Ferrers, Essex (46); Stevenage, Herts (51); Thurrock, Essex (52); Wembley, London (52)
Places: 257
Employees: 85
Plans: To expand the South Woodham Ferrers nursery and open in Cambridge and Ipswich over the next 12 months.
VILLAGE NURSERY GROUP*
Head office: West Wing 1 & 2, Crewe Hall, Crewe CW1 6UZ
Tel: 01270 667064 Email: joyce@village-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.village-nursery.co.uk
Owners and directors: Ian and Julie Lightley
Operations director: Emma Jones
Finance manager: Joyce Hughes
Established: 2005
Owns 6 nurseries: Alsager 1 (72), Alsager 2 (59), Congleton (55), Knutsford (76), Warrington (74) – all in Cheshire; Trafford Park, Greater Manchester (131)
Places: 467
Employees: 192
Plans: To open a new site in 2019.
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 221010Directors: 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
YMCA
YMCA is a federation of local YMCAs.
Website: www.ymca.org.uk
Owns 45 nurseries andpre-schools: Bath YMCA: Bath 1 (26), Bath 2 (28), Bath 3 (49), Bath 4 (38), Bath 5 (38), Bath 6 (18); Bratton, Wilts (24); Chippenham, Wilts (52); Trowbridge, Wilts (55).
Bournemouth YMCA: Boscombe, Dorset (30).
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 (58), Portsmouth 2 (72), Portsmouth 3 (53), 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: Bristol (60).
YMCA Sefton: Southport, Merseyside (52).
YMCA St Helens: St Helens, Merseyside (96).
YMCA Trinity Group: Grundisburgh (24), Lowestoft 1 (51), Lowestoft 2 (55) – 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: 2,241
Employees: 1,000+
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