Lorraine Cato began her quest to find the perfect location for her first nursery more than five years ago, even setting up as a childminder in the meantime to begin her own practice.
She finally found her opportunity with an old community building in the grounds of St Stephen's Parish Church. After 16 months of development, Little Angels Nursery and Pre-school in Belle Vue, Liverpool, opened its doors in September last year.
'I wanted the right property and the right location so I was willing to wait. I always knew I would open a nursery,' says Lorraine.
'I was childminding from my house for three years. I thought it would be okay because the house was so big but logistically it was difficult. It really takes over the whole house. But the children skipped in really excited and we had a long waiting list. It was very much through word-of-mouth; we didn't do any advertising.'
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