In December, Nursery World reported that Harp Nurseries had 20 settings after purchasing 26 sites from Welcome. Five of the 26 nurseries closed, while one was taken over by Ashbourne Nurseries.
However, according to the nursery group’s new website, it has a total of 12 sites. This means that more than half of the settings Harp originally acquired from Welcome, in a pre-pack administration deal, have now ceased operating, based upon the information from Harp's website.
Meanwhile Harp’s entry on Ofsted suggests it still has 16 nurseries registered. The inspectorate has been contacted for a response.
When Harp Nurseries was contacted for a comment, it failed to respond.
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