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Nursery Management: Case Study - Kids planet - An expanding universe

Knowing exactly what it wants has enabled a nursery group to launch its latest site without getting in a spin, says Jackie Cosh.

If you have the right place and the right staff, even in this economic climate a nursery can succeed'. These words have followed a very positive four years for Clare Roberts, chief executive of Cheshire-based nursery group Kids Planet.

Ms Roberts set up Kids Planet in 2008 with her father John Hoban, having struggled to find suitable childcare for her first child. In April this year they opened their seventh nursery in £1.2 million purpose-built premises in Prestwich. The setting boasts a fingerprint entry system, CCTV throughout, a sensory room and separate gardens for each of the rooms.

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