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The Old Station buys Townsend Nurseries

The Old Station Nursery group has bought the Townsend group of six nurseries based in Kent, while All About Children, Kids Inc and Busy Bees have also recently acquired other nurseries.
Philippa Vigor (left), former owner of Townsend Nurseries, and Sarah Steel, CEO of The Old Station Nursery group, which as bought six of the group's seven nurseries
Philippa Vigor (left), former owner of Townsend Nurseries, and Sarah Steel, CEO of The Old Station Nursery group, which as bought six of the group's seven nurseries

The Townsend nurseries are based in Faverhsam, Maidstone, Margate, Herne Bay and Ramsgate, and specialise in the Montessori ethos.

Commenting on the deal, Sarah Steel, CEO of The Old Station Nursery Group, said, ‘A very warm welcome to all of the children, families and staff members at Townsend Montessori to The Old Station Nursery Group. We are delighted that you are joining our nursery family and we look forward to meeting everyone in the coming months.

‘As a group, we always strive to be the very best at what we do and to innovate the ways in which we do so. We are very excited to work with each of the teams at Townsend Montessori Nurseries in order to share best practice and learn from one another.’

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