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Nursery Management: Case Study - In demand

An over-subscribed, outstanding nursery is extending its ethos to a new site nearby with an emphasis on outdoor learning, says Sue Learner.

With a waiting list stretching until 2013, Eagley School House Nursery in Lancashire decided expansion was the only answer. But its owner had a surprise when she was inundated with bookings before the nursery opened.

Owner Julie Robinson says, 'The new nursery is called Eagley School House 2. It is set to open in April and is registered for 50 places and I already have 44 of them filled. The new nursery is just five minutes from our existing nursery. There will be up to 12 staff initially, but this may rise as it becomes more established.'

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