Nord Anglia - currently the largest operator of day nurseries in the UK with 10,318 places spread over 101 nurseries - has been anxious to reverse a trend that saw occupancy levels at some of its nurseries slide earlier this year.
Chief executive Andrew Fitzmaurice said that its programme to attract new customers has so far yielded 289 new full-time equivalent places, raising overall occupancy in the group by 3 per cent.
Mr Fitzmaurice said, 'Managers at the best performing nurseries can win holidays, such as a city break, while staff from the top nursery might all go to Alton Towers for the day.
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