*1st SAFARI DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Safari House, Hospital Lane, Selby YO8 3RE
Email: info@1stsafari.co.uk
Website: www.1stsafari.co.uk
Directors: Nick Porter, Anthea Porter
Established: 2005
Owns 5 nurseries: Bradford: Great Horton (63), Thornton (71); Keighley, W Yorks (45); Barnsley, S Yorks (112); Chapeltown, Sheffield (117)
Places: 408
Employees: 65
ABC EARLY LEARNING
Head office: Hunter House Lodge, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire DG11 1RP
Tel: 01387 811197
Email: eamc@btconnect.com
Directors: Ann McEwan, Malcolm McEwan
Established: 1988
Owns 3 nurseries: Ecclefechan, Dumfries (20); Egremont (112), Whitehaven (53) – Cumbria. Also owns a training company.
Places: 185
Employees: 41
ACORN CHILDCARE
Central Support Office: Unit C, Lincoln Lodge, Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes MK19 7HJ
Tel: 01908 510309
Email: info@acornchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.acornchildcare.co.uk
Chief executive: Zoë Raven
Established: 1989
Owns/manages 10 nurseries: Brafield-on-the-Green(40), Burton Latimer (80), Stanwick (56) – Northants; Milton Keynes: Castlethorpe (36, plus 16 out-of-school places), Fishermead (60), Kents Hill (56), New Bradwell (33, plus 16 out-of-school places), Shenley Church End (46), Westcroft (80); Newport Pagnell (28, plus 16 out-of-school places). Also runs Forest Schools, 8 out-of-school clubs and a training centre.
Places: 515
Employees: 224
ACORNS NURSERIES
Head office: Acorns House, 7 Park Grove, Cardiff CF10 3BJ
Tel: 02920 382009
Email:seradownes@acornsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.acornsnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Martyn Hogg, Susan Hogg, Peter Reynolds, Cherie Wilson
Established: 1988
Owns 7 nurseries: Bristol (100); Cardiff: Llanishen (75), Oakfield Street (49), Park Grove (149), Partridge Road (55), Whitchurch (84); Duffryn, Newport (48)
Manages 4 nurseries: Bristol, Aviva (33); Cardiff, BBC Wales (61); Coleg Morgannwg, Nantgarw (60); Newport, Office for National Statistics (35)
Places: 749
Employees: 379
Plans: Further expansion.
*ACTION FOR CHILDREN
(including former 4Children nurseries)
Head office: 3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road, Watford WD18 8AG
Tel: 01923 361500
Website: www.action4children.org.uk
Chief executive: Tony Hawkhead
Managing director of operations: Carol Iddon
Operations managing director, commercial and shared services: Charles Scott
Operational director, children’s services: Liz Rowe
Established: 1869
Owns/manages 36 nurseries: Bexley, Northumberland (38); Braintree, Essex 1 (73), Braintree 2 (37), Braintree 3 (40); Derby 1 (63), Derby 2 (66), Derby 3 (64); Exeter 1, Devon (52), Exeter 2 (40); Folkestone, Kent (36); Gateshead 1, Tyne and Wear (52), Gateshead 2 (54), Gateshead 3 (52), Gateshead 4 (52), Gateshead 5 (36); Knowsley 1, Merseyside (37), Knowsley 2 (56); London: Chelsea 1 (57), Chelsea 2 (42), North Kensington (47), Notting Hill (41); RAF Benson, Oxon (102); RAF Boulmer, Northumberland (37); RAF Cosford, Wolves (100); RAF Halton, Bucks (54); RAF Honnington, Suffolk (75); RAF Kinloss, Morayshire (92); RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorks (62); RAF Waddington, Lincs (105); RAF Wittering, Cambs (100); RAF Wyton, Cambs (37); Stockton-on-Tees 1, Co Durham (48), Stockton-on-Tees 2 (61), Stockton-on-Tees 3 (48), Stockton-on-Tees 4 (56); Wallsend, Northumberland (63)
Places: 2,075
Employees: 550
ALL ABOUT CHILDREN
Head office: N/a
Tel: 07920 041315
Email: russellford@hotmail.co.uk
Website: Each nursery has its own website, eg. www.westfieldsdaynursery.co.uk
Directors: Russell Ford, Marcia Viccars
Established: 2010
Owns 17 nurseries: Bishops Stortford, Herts (74); Bracknell, Berks (148); Cheltenham (65); Gloucester (90); London: Clapham Junction (69), Dulwich 1 (42), Dulwich 2 (59), Dulwich 3 (55), Dulwich 4 (40), Paddington (113), West Norwood (120); Luton, Beds (114); Maidenhead, Kent (176); Slough, Berks (134); Sutton Coldfield, W Midlands (94); West Bridgford 1, Notts (53), West Bridgford 2 (58)
Places: 1,504
Employees: Approx 475
ALPHA NURSERIES GROUP
Alpha Nurseries and Alpha Community Nurseries
Head office: 59 Crabbe Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5HT
Tel: 01473 322600
Email: enquiries@alpha-nurseries.co.uk
Website: www.alpha-nurseries.co.uk; www.alpha-community-nurseries.co.uk
Owners/directors: Jane and Chris Hewson
Managing director: David Finch
Operations director: Sarah Brown
Established: 2010
Owns 18 nurseries: Boston, Lincs (68); Braintree, Essex (24); Dereham, Norfolk (39); Diss 1, Norfolk (46), Diss 2 (32); Dover, Kent (35); Downham Market, Norfolk (50); Eyke, Suffolk (20); Felixstowe, Suffolk (42); Ipswich 1, Suffolk (55), Ipswich 2 (42), Ipswich 3 (52); Kirton, Lincs (40); Lowestoft, Suffolk (49); Mistley, Essex (27); Sandwich, Kent (46); Rotherham, S Yorks (38); Stamford, Lincs (45)
2 out-of-school clubs: Ipswich: Burlington Road (30); St Margaret’s (32)
Places: 750
Employees: 250
ALPHABET HOUSE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Gunthorpe Road, Lowdham, Nottingham NG14 7EN
Tel/Fax: 01159 664556
Email: headoffice@alphabethouse.co.uk
Website: www.alphabethouse.co.uk/
Directors: Marie Brentford, Anthony Brentford
Established: 1996
Owns 4 nurseries: Beeston (40), Lowdham (67), West Bridgford (85), White Post (100) – all in Notts
Places: 292
Employees: 92
ALPHABET HOUSE NURSERIES
Head office: Alphabet House, Canberra Road, East Ham, London E6 2RW
Tel: 020 8519 2023
Email: razna_alphabethousenurseries@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.alphabethousenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Dele Balogun, Kemi Balogun
Established: 1994
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: London: Beckton (32), East Ham (47), Plashet (57), Stratford (72), Upton Park (62)
Places: 270
Employees: 70
ANGELS AT PLAY NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Dockyard, Star Street, Ware, Herts SG12 7AN
Tel: 01920 486487
Email: headoffice@angelsatplay.co.uk
Website: angelsatplay.co.uk
Directors: Angela Spencer, Paul Spencer
Established: 1993
Owns 3 nurseries: Hoddesdon (89), Ware 1 (50), Ware 2 (118) – all in Herts
Places: 257
Employees: 97
ASHFORD PLAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: Strathmore, 43 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8NU
Tel: 01233 625301
Email: email@ashfordplaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.ashfordplaynursery.co.uk
Proprietor: Val Webb
Established: 1971
Owns 3 nurseries: Ashford, Kent: Albert Road (44), Albert Road Crèche (12), Wall Road (44). Albert and Wall Road both have an 8-place after-school club and summer school.
Places: 100
Employees: 24
ASQUITH DAY NURSERIES AND PRE-SCHOOLS
Placement centre: 34 Germain Street, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1LE
Tel: 01753 201122
Email: parents@asquithnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.asquithnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Andy Morris, Adam Sage (financial director)
Established: 1989
Owns 87 nurseries: Barnet, Herts (140); Basildon, Essex (87); Bolton, Lancs (87); Bristol (45); Canterbury, Kent (77); Cardiff (51); Caterham, Surrey (72); Cheadle, Greater Manchester (37); Cheshunt, Herts (62); Chigwell, Essex (49); Chingford, Essex (65); Crofton, Kent (68); Dartford, Kent (98); Derby (76); Edinburgh (76); Epping, Essex (65); Epsom, Surrey (99); Glasgow 1 (91), Glasgow 2 (102), Glasgow 3 (126); Guildford, Surrey (61); Harpenden 1, Herts (57), Harpenden 2 (93); Haslemere, Surrey (94); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (92); Hinckley, Leics (104); Hull, E Yorks (77); Kew, Surrey (66); Kirkby, Liverpool (67); Lichfield, Staffs (79); London: Balham (68), Battersea (79), Chancellor Grove (78), Bromley (94), Eltham (47), Enfield 1 (80), Enfield 2 (52), Enfield 3 (44), Finsbury Park (103), Fulham (140), Golders Green (53), Harrow (86), Hatch End 1 (87), Hatch End 2 (74), Hounslow (97), Hendon (73), Kingston-upon-Thames (72), New Eltham (69), Peckham Rye (72), Putney (57), Raynes Park (47), Richmond 1 (66), Southgate (86), Teddington (97), Twickenham 1 (26), Twickenham 2 (65), West Hampstead (84), Wood Green (46); Loughton, Essex (25); Macclesfield, Cheshire (65); Maidstone, Kent (95); Milford, Staffs (71); Milton Keynes: Stony Stratford (113), Wavendon (65); Moortown, Leeds (56); Nottingham (91); Portsmouth, Hants (70); Redhill, Surrey (102); Reigate, Surrey (109); Renfrew, Renfrewshire (45); Sawbridgeworth, Herts (75); Sidcup, Kent (48); Slough, Berks (64); Solihull, W Midlands (64); Southampton 1, Hants (77), Southampton 2 (72), Southampton 3 (69); Surbiton, Surrey (75); Swindon, Wilts (68); Thatcham, Berks (78); Tingley, Leeds (78); Tonbridge, Kent (100); Tunbridge Wells 1, Kent (40), Tunbridge Wells 2 (64); Warrington, Cheshire (109); Wilmington, Kent (51); Windsor, Berks (72); Woking, Surrey (84)
1 after-school club: Epping, Essex (24)
Places: 6,600
Employees: 2,600
Plans: A number of potential acquisitions to be completed during the remainder of 2016/early 2017.
BAMBINOS
Head office: Bambinos Childcare Centres, 31 Houndiscombe Road, Mutley, Plymouth, Devon PL4 6EU
Tel: 01752 226767
Email: city@bambinosdaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.bambinosdaynursery.co.uk
Directors: William Lane, Alison Lane, Jemma Honey
Established: 1993
Owns 4 nurseries: Plymouth: City (95), Plymstock (64), Tavistock (62), Woolwell (59)
Places: 280
Employees: 85
BANANA MOON
Head office: 8 Olympus Court, Olympus Avenue, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6RZ
Tel: 01926 338497
Email: info@bananamoonfranchise.com
Website: www.bananamoonfranchise.com
Directors: Mark Bates, Mike Bates, Steve Felmingham
Established: 2005
Owns 47 nurseries: Aberdeen (71); Altrincham, Cheshire (70); Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire (30); Billericay, Essex (72); Birmingham 1 (94), Birmingham 2 (50), Birmingham 3 (45), Birmingham 4 (56); Bridgend, S Wales (78); Bristol (65); Catterick, N Yorks (72); Colchester, Essex (108); Coventry, W Midlands (68); Crawley, W Sussex (72); Harbury, Warwickshire (48); Harlow, Essex (65); Hartlepool, Co Durham (66); Hatton, Warwickshire (68); Heanor, Derbyshire (49); Helsby, Cheshire (72); Hyde, Greater Manchester (72); Kempston, Bedfordshire (67); Kingsbury, Staffordshire (30); Leeds, Yorks (78); London: Battersea (52), Chiswick (60), Greenwich (36), Hounslow (65), Nunhead (36), Southwark (78), Wimbledon (60); Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire (34); Manchester 1 (69), Manchester 2 (69); Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (65); Norwich, Norfolk (65); Reading 1 (65), Reading 2 (72); Sale, Greater Manchester (71); Sheffield, S Yorks (65); St Albans, Herts (79); Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire (85); Sutton Coldfield, W Midlands (62); Walsall, W Mids (68); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (70); West Bromwich, W Midlands (48); Wolverhampton, W Midlands (54)
Places: 2,994
Employees: 709
Plans: To open 15 new nurseries in the next year.
BERTRAM NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Newfield House, 1 New Street, Musselburgh, Edinburgh EH21 6HY
Tel: 0800 111 4954
Email: enquiries@bertramuk.com
Website: www.bertramnurserygroup.com
Chief executive officer: Graeme Scott
Managing director: Cary Rankin
Director: Tom Lyons
Operations director: Julie Campbell
Commercial director: Susan McGhee
Financial director: Doug Aitchison
Established: 2006
Owns 37 nurseries: Aberdeenshire 1 (64), Aberdeenshire 2 (58), Aberdeenshire 3 (62); Bishopbriggs, E Dunbartonshire (97); Bury, Lancs (79); Castleton, Lancs (80); Prestwich, Lancs (98); Cumbernauld, N Lanarkshire (84); Dunblane, Stirlingshire (85); Dundee 1 (65), Dundee 2 (51), Dundee 3 (60), Dundee 4 (98); Edinburgh 1 (120), Edinburgh 2 (58) Edinburgh 3 (69), Edinburgh 4 (105), Edinburgh 5 (102); Falkirk (74); Glasgow: Ballieston (79), Garrowhill (61), Glasgow Airport (91), Kelvinside (46); Haydock, Merseyside (112); Kirkintilloch, E Dunbartonshire (120); Liverpool Princes Dock (100); Manchester: Altrincham (50), Astley (105), Shaw (83), Swinton (140), University of Manchester (86); Salford: Salford (79), Salford Hope Hospital (63), Salford Quays MediaCityUK (180); South Lanarkshire College (75); Stirling (88); Telford, Shropshire (42)
Places: 3,109
Employees: 740
BIG LIFE GROUP
Head office: The Big Life Group HQ, 1st Floor, 463 Stretford Road, Manchester M16 9AB
Tel: 0161 848 2420
Email: colette.holland@biglifefamilies.com
Website: www.biglifenurseries.com
Directors: Caroline Price, Emma Perry
Established: 2004
Owns/manages 9 nurseries and children’s centres: Manchester: Longsight (62), Moss Side (60), Burnage (60), Cheetham Park (72), Rusholme (60), Slade Lane, (60), Gorton South (84); Stockton-on-Tees: Norton (24, plus 10 crèche), Bath Lane (12). Also provides free schools at Longsight Campus and Cheetham Park.
Places: 504
Employees: 120
BOWS AND ARROWS GROUP
Operates 5 nurseries: Buttons and Bows, Little Learners, The Children’s Triangle Nursery, Wellington and WigWams
Head office: WigWams Nursery, Whitton Church Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 6LW
Tel: 01473 240304
Email: info@bowsandarrowsgroup.co.uk
Website: www.bowsandarrowsgroup.co.uk
Director: The nursery is a charity managed by a board of voluntary directors; the group is overseen day to day by a group manager.
Established: 2004
Owns 5 nurseries: Ipswich: Aster Road (120), Hogarth Road (60), Paul’s Road (48), Chevallier Street (60), Whitton Church Lane (110)
Places: 398
Employees: 90
BRAMLEYS NURSERIES
Head office: The Carriage House, Ardington, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8PQ
Tel: 01235 861254
Email: info@bramleyschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.bramleyschildcare.co.uk
Directors: John Watson, Sue Watson, Jessica Bown
Established: 1990
Owns 6 nurseries: Banbury (53), Didcot (88), Oxford – Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (49), Wantage 1 (102), Wantage 2 (89) – all in Oxon; Salisbury, Wilts (46)
Places: 427
Employees: 200
THE BRIDGES PRE-SCHOOL NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Prospect Place, Arnhall Business Park, Westhill, Aberdeenshire AB32 6SY
Tel: 01224 744741
Fax: 01224 744742
Email: mmogford@abd1.com
Directors: Marie Mogford, Graham Mogford, Lois Duncan
Established: 1985
Owns 3 nurseries: Bridge of Don (116), Westhill 1 (143), Westhill 2 (39) – all in Aberdeenshire
Out-of-school club: Westhill (18)
Places: 298
Employees: 70
BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS DAY NURSERY
Head office: Newhall Farm, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9HA
Tel: 07436 289011
Email: naeem@brighterbeginnings.co.uk
Directors: Gill Race (co-founder), David Race (co-founder), Naeem Akhtar (director for business development), Jayne Haigh (director for quality), Sharon Street (director for training), Tom Race (director of HR and premises)
Owns 9 nurseries: Manchester: Belthorne (57), Charlestown (117), Fallowfield (52), Hallam (53), New Moston (67), Newton Heath (83), Wetherby Street (72); Oldham: Chadderton (72), Fitton Hill (50)
Places: 623
Employees: 300+
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS
Head office: 2 Crown Court, Rushden, Northants NN10 6BS
Tel: 01933 415900
Email: generalenquiries@brighthorizons.com
Website: www.brighthorizons.co.uk
Managing director: James Tugendhat
General manager: Lydia Hopper
Established: 1988
Owns or manages 217 nurseries: Aberdeen 1 (35), Aberdeen 2 (62), Aberdeen 3 (67), Aberdeen 4 (99), Aberdeen 5 (53), Aberdeen 6 (58), Aberdeen 7 (41); Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria (62); Bedford, Beds (75); Berkshire: Bracknell 1 (96), Bracknell 2 (50), Chineham (144), Reading 1 (109), Reading 2 (187), Reading 3 (52), Reading 4 (116), Wokingham (83); Birmingham, W Midlands (64); Bramingham, Beds (124); Bournemouth, Dorset (86); Bristol 1 (56), Bristol 2, MoD (117); Cambridgeshire: Addenbrooke’s Hospital (88), Cambridge 1 (152), Cambridge 2 (76), Cambridge Science Park (148), Ely (104), Fulbourn (108); Cheltenham, Glos (50); Cheshire: Callands (111), Chester (60), Timperley (68), Crewe (104), Tytherington (90), Wilmslow 1 (95), Wilmslow 2 (80); Chesham, Bucks (68); Cirencester, Glos (78); Crawley 1, W Sussex (40), Crawley 2 (64); Derby (57); Edinburgh 1 (59), Edinburgh 2 (34), Edinburgh 3 (101), Edinburgh 4 (65), Edinburgh 5 (112), Edinburgh 6 (75), Edinburgh 7 (70); Essex: Brentwood (130), Chigwell (109), Epping (92), Gaynes Park (66), Loughton (56), Saffron Walden 1 (85), Saffron Walden 2 (91), Woodford Green (60); Glasgow (72); Hants: Andover (40), Basingstoke (90), Elvetham Heath (120), Farnborough (104), Southampton (81); Herts: Harpenden (43), Hemel Hempstead (54), Watford 1 (92), Watford 2 (63); Ireland: Co Meath (80), Dublin 1 (121), Dublin 2 (142), Dublin 3 (95); Kent: Beckenham 1 (71), Beckenham 2 (43), Bexleyheath (92), Bickley (92), Bromley (65), Dartford (275), Kings Hill (129), Maidstone 1 (80), Maidstone 2 (54), Swanscombe (186), Sevenoaks (63), Tonbridge (68), Tunbridge Wells (79); Lancaster, Lancs (63); Leeds 1, Yorks (159), Leeds 2 (61); Liverpool 1 (89), Liverpool 2 (60); London: Bank Street (53), Barnes (79), Barnet (35), Beaufort Park (102), Brentford (72), Bridgewater Square (54), Broadgate (80), Canada Square (157), Carshalton (65), Cheam (80), Chelsea (37), Chingford (45), Chiswick (87), Chiswick Park (75), Clapham 1 (121), Clapham 2 (61), Columbus Courtyard (181), Coulsdon (84), Croydon (80), Crouch End 1 (88), Crouch End 2 (79), Dulwich (33), East Barnet (86), East India Dock 1 (75), East India Dock 2 (74), Feltham (55), Fleet Street (45), Finchley 1 (96), Finchley 2 (86), Fulham (71), Greenwich (52), Heron Quays (162), Highams Park (48), Highbury (70), Highgate (55), Hyde Park (46), Imperial Wharf (68), King Charles Street – FCO (46), Kingston 1 (82), Kingston 2 (73), Kingston 3 (101), Ladbroke Grove (79), Lee Park (48), Lewisham (63), Mount Carmel (84), Mount Vernon (124), New Southgate (65), Northampton Grove (48), Northwick Park (140), RAF Northolt (75), Raynes Park (62), Regents Park (76), Richmond 1 (67), Richmond 2 (115), Southfields (50), Southgate (97), Spitalfields (49), Streatham (50), St John’s Wood (80), Stockwell (64), Sunbury (50), Sutton (55), Tabard Square (96), Teddington 1 (80), Teddington 2 (86), Tooting (156), Twickenham 1 (44), Twickenham 2 (57), Twickenham 3 (71), Wandsworth Common (68), Wembley (112), West Dulwich (76), Westferry Circus (30), West Hampstead (164), Whitehall – MoD (38), Wimbledon (93); Manchester 1 (144), Manchester 2 (100), Manchester 3 (100), Manchester 4 (60), Manchester 5 (72), Manchester 6 (70); Northampton (58); Oxon: Abingdon 1 (148), Abingdon 2 (114), Didcot 1 (92), Didcot 2 (63), Oxford 1 (54), Oxford 2 (62), Oxford 3 (47), Oxford 4 (144), Oxford 5 (100), Oxford 6 (84), Oxford 7 (98), Wallingford (134), Witney (57); Poole, Dorset (42); Sheffield 1, S Yorks (84), Sheffield 2 (51), Sheffield 3 (56); Suffolk: Bury St Edmunds (97), Ipswich (88), Sudbury (79); Surrey: Dorking (69), Banstead (83), Camberley (80), Caterham (98), Church Crookham (80), Egham (66), Epsom (70), Esher 1 (87), Esher 2 (50), Godalming (56), Guildford 1 (96), Guildford 2 (60), Hatton Hill (94), Hinchley Wood (78), Woking 1 (64), Woking 2 (80), Weybridge (86); Salisbury, Wilts (65); Swindon, Wilts (45); Warks: Barford (45), Gaydon (95), Kenilworth (67), Rugby (63), Southam (61); Wellingborough, Northants (52)
Places: 17,642
Employees: Circa 6,000
BRIGHT KIDS
Head office: Millennium House, High Street, Studley, Warks B80 7HL
Tel: 01527 452430
Email: tricia@bright-kids.co.uk
Website: www.bright-kids.co.uk
Chief executive: Tricia Wellings
Head of operations: Emma Beard
Established: 1999
Owns 3 nurseries: Crabbs Cross, Worcs (55); Northfield, Birmingham (64); Studley, Warks (52)
5 out-of-school clubs: Crabbs Cross (24); Matchborough, Worcs (24); Northfield (24); Studley (26); Wigwam at Wychall School, Birmingham (24). Also runs a training academy offering short courses to settings across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Places: 171
Employees: 65
BRIGHTSPARKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Meadow Hill, Purley, Surrey CR8 3HL
Tel: 020 8660 2340
Website: www.brightsparksdaynurseries.co.uk
Email: brightsparks1@icloud.com
Directors: Emma Jones, Helen Simpson
Established: 1999
Owns 5 nurseries: New Malden (58), Old Coulsdon (46), Purley (61), Purley Way (58), Selsdon (55) – all in Surrey
Places: 278
Employees: 75
BRINGING UP BABY
Support centre: Unit 1A, The Plough Brewery,516 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 3JX
Tel: 020 7622 5552
Fax: 020 7622 5570
Email: office@bringingupbaby.co.uk
Website: www.bringingupbaby.co.uk
Established: 1989
Chief executive officer: David Hancock
Operations manager:Paul Moore
Owns 4 nurseries: London: Brentford (42), Clapham (72), Hammersmith (70), Kentish Town (55)
Places: 239
Employees: 70
BROOKLANDS CHILDCARE
Head office: 137b Market Street, Hindley, Wigan WN2 3AA
Tel: 01942 760044
Email: hindley2@brooklandschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.brooklandschildcare.co.uk
Owners: Ivan Rawlins, Linda Rawlins
Established: 1990
Owns 5 nurseries: Ashton-in-Makerfield (121), Garswood (94), Hindley 1 (89), Hindley 2 (134), Leigh (46) – all in Lancs
Places: 484
Employees: 144
BROWN BEAR CHILDCARE
Head office: 18 Douglas Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4JE
Tel: 0161 483 7369
Directors: Renee Dickens, Wendy Hartley
Established: 2002
Owns 4 nurseries: Stockport, Greater Manchester: Bredbury (37), Brinnington (28), Great Moor (42), Reddish (60)
Places: 167
Employees: 36
THE BUSY BEES GROUP
Operating under the Busy Bees, Careshare, Caring Daycare (acquired 2014), Kinder Nurseries (acquired 2014), Just Learning, Nunu and Tibbi Tots brands, as well as Bush Babies, Kids 1st and Postive Steps (acquired 15/16)
Head office: St Matthews, Shaftsbury Drive, Burntwood, Staffs WS7 9QP
Tel: 0870 380 6614
Website: www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk
Group directors: Margaret Randles, John Woodward, Simon Irons, Clare Phizacklea, Steve Eccleston, Cheryl Creaser, Keelie Leahy, Louise Copson, Julei Bolton, Vikki Skinner, Lisa Snell and Karen D’Aguilar
Established: 1983
Owns and manages 268 nurseries: Altrincham, Greater Manchester (97); Ashford 1, Kent (87), Ashford 2 (108), Ashford 3 (108); Ayr (81); Basingstoke 1, Hants (98), Basingstoke 2 (100), Basingstoke 3 (100); Bedford 1 (100), Bedford 2 (112); Beverley, E Yorks (108); Bicester, Oxon (108); Birmingham: Aston (77), Edgbaston (116), Longbridge (64), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (133); Bishops Stortford 1, Herts (55), Bishops Stortford 2 (80); Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead (68); Braintree 1, Essex (87), Braintree 2 (100); Bridgend (108); Brighton, E Sussex (94); Bristol: Barrs Court (116), Bradley Stoke (92), Emersons Green (105), Portishead (91), Stoke Gifford (108); Bromborough, Wirral (105); Bromsgrove, Warks (86); Brough, E Yorks (110); Burntwood, Staffs (111); Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs (108); Bury St Edmonds, West Suffolk Hospital (96); Camberley, Surrey (78); Canterbury, Kent (79); Cardiff 1 (66), Cardiff 2 (100); Carshalton, Surrey (98); Chandlers Ford, Hants (114); Chatham, Kent (78); Cheadle 1, Cheshire (67), Cheadle 2 (116); Cheam, Surrey (88); Chelmsford 1, Essex (96), Chelmsford 2 (102); Cheltenham, Glos (64); Chippenham, Wilts (106); Chislehurst, Kent (100); Chorley 1, Lancs (147), Chorley 2 (60); Colchester 1, Essex (84), Colchester 2 (139); Corby, Northants (85); Coventry 1, Walsgrave Hospital, Warks (117), Coventry 2 (54), Coventry 3 (46); Crawley, W Sussex (132); Darlington, Co Durham (88); Daventry, Northants (97); Deeside, Flintshire (129); Derby 1 (107), Derby 2 (110); Dundee (58); Dorking 1, Surrey (44), Dorking 2 (52); Dunfermline 1, Fife (108), Dunfermline 2 (89); Eastbourne, E Sussex (100); East Kilbride (86); East Malling, Kent (84); Edinburgh 1 (58), Edinburgh 2 (93), Edinburgh 3 (90); Egham, Surrey (97); Evesham, Worcs (110); Farnborough 1, Hants (159), Farnborough 2 (96); Formby, Merseyside (66); Gillingham 1, Kent (112), Gillingham 2 (98); Glasgow 1 (81), Glasgow 2 (91), Glasgow 3 (59); Glenrothes, Fife (103); Godalming 1, Surrey (87), Godalming 2 (136); Gravesend, Essex (116); Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (71); Guildford, Surrey (86); Hadlow, Kent (60); Harlow, Essex (105); Harpenden 1, Herts (64), Harpenden 2 (55); Haslemere, Surrey (88); Haywards Heath, W Sussex (72); Hempstead, Kent (76); Hertford (44); High Wycombe, Bucks (91); Holmes Chapel, Cheshire (105); Horsham, W Sussex (130); Hove, E Sussex (74); Hull (60); Huntingdon, Cambs (100); Inverness (80); Ipswich 1, Suffolk (94), Ipswich 2 (105); Kettering, Northants (112); Lancaster (151); Leamington Spa, Warks (109); Leeds 1, Yorks (175), Leeds 2 (100); Leicester 1 (130), Leicester 2 (116), Leicester 3 (44), Leicester 4 (110); Letchworth, Herts (104); Lewes, E Sussex (51); Lightwater, Surrey (50); Liverpool (55); Livingston 1, W Lothian (92), Livingston 2 (103); London: Bexley Heath (100), Chingford (108), Chiswick (74), Croydon 1 (112), Croydon 2 (62), Enfield (120), Greenwich (51), Hammersmith (56), Heathrow (100), Ilford (124), Leytonstone (100), Lewisham (68), Mill Hill (78), Royal Victoria Docks (107), Walthamstow (140), Wandsworth (118), Westminster (73); Loughborough, Leics (40); Maidenhead, Berks College of Agriculture (85); Maidstone 1, Kent (112), Maidstone 2 (50), Maidstone 3 (30), Maidstone 4 (47); Manchester: Fallowfield (79), Salford University (104); Market Harborough, Leics (118); Melrose, Scottish Borders (75); Meopham, Kent (104); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (96), Milton Keynes 2 (100), Milton Keynes 3 (101); Morden, Surrey (66); Newbury, Berks (104); Newcastle (110); Northampton 1 (104), Northampton 2 (111), Northampton 3 (92); Northwich, Cheshire (107); Norwich: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (114), Norwich 2 (112), Norwich 3 (112), Norwich 4 (72); Nottingham: City Hospital (114), Clifton (55), Daybrook (120), Long Eaton (113), Southwell (48), University of Nottingham (96), Wollaton (96); Oxford (110); Perivale, Middlesex (76); Peterborough, Cambs (104); Plymouth, Devon (67); Portsmouth, Hants (126); Preston 1, Lancs (60), Preston 2 (160), Preston 3 (39), Preston 4 (30), Preston 5 (136), Preston 6 (39); Quedgeley, Glos (105); Rainham, Kent (81); Reading 1, Berks (109), Reading 2 (93); Reigate, Surrey (93); Rotherham, S Yorks (85); Rugby, Warks (84); Sale, Greater Manchester (66); Salisbury, Wilts (93); Sandbach, Cheshire (62); Shenley, Herts (110); Shrewsbury, Shropshire (119); Sittingbourne, Kent (77); Solihull 1, W Midlands (100), Solihull 2 (90); Southport, Lancs (111); St Albans 1, Herts (63), St Albans 2 (65), St Albans 3 (120), St Albans City Hospital (51); Stevenage 1, Herts (98), Stevenage 2 (112); Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham (86); Stowmarket, Suffolk (106); Sudbury Hill, Middlesex (99); Sunderland 1, Tyne and Wear (129), Sunderland 2 (90), Sunderland 3 (82), Sunderland 4 (99); Swindon 1, Wilts (76), Swindon 2 (100), Swindon 3 (106); Telford 1, Shropshire (52), Telford 2 (45); Thames Ditton, Surrey (89); Thetford, Norfolk (73); Thurrock 1, Essex (98), Thurrock 2 (92); Trowbridge, Wilts (100); Tunbridge Wells, Kent (90); Uxbridge, Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex (114); Walsall, W Midlands (25); Wakefield, W Yorks (112); Warndon, Worcs (104); Watford General Hospital, Herts (46); Wellingborough, Northants (100); Welwyn, Herts (46); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (74); Weston-super-Mare, Somerset (100); Weymouth, Dorset (52); Wigan 1, Greater Manchester (76), Wigan 2 (94); Woking 1, Surrey (117), Woking 2 (65), Woking 3 (77); Worthing, W Sussex (69); York (120)
2 children’s centres:Godalming; Woking – both in Surrey
1 independent school: Meredale Independent School, Rainham, London
Bush Babies Children’s Nurseries: Blaby (60), Countesthorpe (54), Glen Parva (75), Leicester (54), Oadby (52), Thurmaston (86), Wigston Magna (49) – all in Leicestershire
Kids 1st Day Nurseries: Ashington, Northumberland, Wansbeck General Hospital (112); Ashbrooke, Sunderland (108); Billingham, Tees Valley, Wynyard Business Park (108); Bowesfield, Stockton-on-Tees (108); Darlington (108); Durham, University Hospital (99); Gateshead, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (108); Gosforth, Tyne and Wear (126); Hexham, Northumberland, Hexham General Hospital (112); Low Fell, Tyne and Wear (108); Newcastle, Quorum Business Park (116); North Shields, North Tyneside General Hospital (112)
Positive Steps Children’s Day Nursery: Apsley, Herts (88); Guildford, Surrey (84); Maidenhead 1, Berks (90), Maidenhead 2 (80); Shellingford, Oxon (55); Stokenchurch, Bucks (58); West Byfleet, Surrey (72); Sevenoaks, Kent (92)
Places: 24,251
Employees: 8,000
Plans: To open Busy Bees Warwick (115) in 2017 and Kids 1st Jesmond (108) in Newcastle upon Tyne in November 2016.
BUSY NOUGHT TO FIVES
Head office: 10 Brimstage Road, Gayton, Wirral CH60 1XG
Tel: 0151 342 2714
Email: info@busy05.co.uk
Website: www.busy05.co.uk
Directors: Emma Collins, Kevin Collins
Established: 1992
Owns 6 nurseries: Liverpool 1 (84), Liverpool 2 (63); South Wirral (102); Warrington 1, Cheshire (129), Warrington 2 (119); Wirral (84)
Places: 581
Employees: 150
Plans: Seeking sites for expansion throughout the UK.
BUTTERCUPS
Head office: 24a Popes Lane, South Ealing W5 4NB
Tel: 020 8840 4838
Director: Carol Whitehouse
Established: 1980
Owns 8 nurseries: Chalfont St Peter, Bucks (48); London and the south east: Acton (41), Brentford (52), Chiswick 1 (31), Chiswick 2, Homefields (31), Ealing (60), Isleworth (52), Teddington (31)
Places: 346
Employees: 95
BUTTONS DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: c/o Eduko Education, Regus, 400 Pavilion Drive, Northampton, NN4 7PA
Tel: 020 8840 3355
Email: admissions@buttonsdaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.buttonsdaynursery.co.uk
Proprietors: Eduko Education
Established: 2001
Owns 4 nurseries: Bournemouth, Dorset (101); London: Hampton (49), Hanwell (86), Teddington (52)
Places: 288
Employees: 85
CARING KINDERGARTENS
Head office: 2 Ferro Fields, Brixworth, Northants NN6 9UA
Tel: 01604 882241 Fax: 01604 882233
Email: karl@caringkindergartens.co.uk
Website: www.caringkindergartens.co.uk
Proprietor: George Wright
Established: 1992
Owns 6 nurseries: Daventry (90), Duston (104) – both in Northants; Moulton Park Industrial Estate, Northampton (72); Peterborough Business Park, Cambs (112); Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks (55); Wellingborough, Northants (120)
Places: 553
Employees: 117
CAROUSEL NURSERIES
Head office: Glenfield House, 69 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton G82 1RE
Tel: 01389 763763 Fax: 01389 730469
Directors: Anne Jenkins, Claire Rowan
Email: carouselnursery@aol.com
Website: www.carouselnurseries.co.uk
Established: 1995
Owns 3 nurseries: Alexandria, W Dunbartonshire (73); Clyde, Argyll and Bute (56); Dumbarton, W Dunbartonshire (75)
1 out-of-school club: Dumbarton (54)
Places: 204
Employees: 106
CATHERINE HOUSE DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 9 St Agnes Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9PH
Tel: 0121 449 1444 Fax: 0121 449 1440
Email: info@catherinehousedaynursery.com
Website: www.catherinehousedaynursery.com
Directors: Rita Howe-Douglas, Matthew Poray
Established: 1987
Owns 5 nurseries: Birmingham: Moseley (60), Northfield (40); Brockley, London (70); Northampton (55); Walsall, W Midlands (50)
Places: 275
Employees: 120
CHAPTER ONE CHILDCARE
Head office: Country Park Nursery, Dalkeith Country Park, Dalkeith, Midlothian EH22 2NA
Tel: 0845 1771008Email: info@chapteronechildcare.com
Websites: www.chapteronechildcare.com, www.chapteronetreetops.com
Owners: Diane Gillam, Jon Gillam
Established: 2004
Owns 6 nurseries: Edinburgh: Kirk Brae (36), Douglas Gardens (12), Shawfair (56), Treetops Outdoor Nursery (30); Dalkeith, Midlothian (70); Farnley, N Yorks (19)
Places: 223
Employees: 63
CHEEKY MONKEYS DAY NURSERY & PRE SCHOOLS
Head office: c/o The Essex Golf & Country Club, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6 2NS
Tel: 01787 221102
Email: info@cheekymonkeysessex.co.uk
Website: www.cheekymonkeyessex.co.uk
Directors: Helen Palmer, Stephen Hall
Established: 2002
Owns 3 nurseries: Colchester 1 – Earls Colne (66), Colchester 2 (66), Colchester 3 (26)
Places: 158
Employees: 45
Out of school: School drop-offs, collection and school holiday club services for children up to the age of 8.
Plans: Looking to expand within Colchester.
CHERRY CHILDCARE
Head office: Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Surrey GU12 5NZ
Tel: 01252 546190
Managing director: Nigel Rolfe
Directors: Trisha Fisher, Rachael Wolfenden, Zoe Rolfe
Email: info@cherrychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.cherrychildcare.co.uk
Established: 1993
Owns 10 nurseries: Addlestone, Surrey (106); Ash Vale, Hants (120); Epsom, Surrey (94); Hayling Island, Hants (34);High Wycombe, Bucks (62); Langstone, Hants (52); Pirbright, Surrey (73); Sandhurst, Berks (48); Stoneleigh, Surrey (96); Weybridge, Surrey (30)
Places: 715
Employees: 200
CHERRY TREES CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: 3 Abbey Road, Dunbar, East Lothian EH42 1JP
Tel: 01368 860555
Email: lkbennet@yahoo.com
Website: www.cherrytreenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Lisa Bennet, Stewart Bennet and David Robertson
Established: 2000
Owns 4 nurseries: Dunbar, E Lothian (83); Edinburgh (116); Hawick (64), Melrose (83) –both in Scottish Borders
Places: 346
Employees: 90
CHERUB NURSERIES AND PRE-SCHOOLS
Head office: Lindsey Place, Anlaby Road, Hull HU4 6AJ
Tel: 01482 509598
Email: anlaby-manager@cherubnurseries.com
Website: www.cherubnurseries.com
Proprietor: Beaconhouse Group
Established: 1976
Owns 3 nurseries: Beverley, E Yorks (73); Hull: Anlaby Road (125), Leads Road (67)
Places: 265
Employees: 53
CHERUBS NURSERIES (PART OF CHILDCARE EAST MIDLANDS)
Head office: Welbeck Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire NG19 9LA
Tel: 01623 420940
Managing director: Susan Mills
Director: Robert Everist
Operations manager: Sarah Savage
Established: 1993
Owns 10 nurseries: Kimberley (114), Mansfield 1 (55), Mansfield 2 (55), Mansfield 3 (63), Mansfield Woodhouse (147), Nottingham 1 (80), Nottingham 2 (80), Ravenshead (120), Worksop (55) – all in Notts; Derby (55). Also offers wraparound care and holiday clubs at various locations.
Places: 824
Employees: 221
Plans: To expand throughout Nottinghamshire and the Midlands.
THE CHESHIRE DAY NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Winwick Hollins Drive, Winwick, Cheshire WA2 8RS
Tel: 01925 655498
Email: cheshiredaynurserywinnick@btconnect.com
Website: www.thecheshiredaynursery.co.uk
Directors: Julie Mannering, Brenda Burling
Established: 1999
Owns 7 nurseries: Ellesmere Port (125), Uttoxeter (77), Warrington 1 (31), Warrington 2 (116), Warrington 3 (80), Warrington 4 (78), Warrington 5 (137) – all in Cheshire
Places: 644
Employees: 160
CHESTNUT NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 177 Earlham Grove, London E7 9AP
Tel: 020 8555 9800
Email: earlham@chestnut-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.chestnut-nursery.co.uk
Directors: David Saunders, Steven Davies, Karen Broughton
Established: 2002
Owns 14 nurseries: Cambridge (99); London: Barking 1 (89), Barking 2 (57), Barking 3 (76), Brixton (66), Dagenham 1 (52), Dagenham 2 (61), Dagenham 3 (69), Dagenham 4 (49), Forest Gate 1 (44), Forest Gate 2 (50), Forest Gate 3 (46); Norwich (71); Redbridge (63)
Places: 892
Employees: 320
Plans: To open a new nursery in Barking in 2017. Looking to expand within London and Norwich.
CHILD CENTRED NURSERIES
Head office: Highwood House, Maldon Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 2JP
Tel: 01245 382582 Fax: 01245 382581
Email: info@childcentrednurseries.co.uk
Website: www.childcentrednurseries.co.uk
Directors: Stephen Field, Melanie Field
Established: 1995
Owns 6 nurseries: Colchester 1, (88), Colchester 2 (48), Colchester 3 (46), Hatfield Peverel (60), Kelvedon (58), Witham (73) – all in Essex
Places: 373
Employees: 126
Plans: To develop existing nurseries and look at potential for new-build and acquisition.
CHILD FIRST
Head office: Moulton Lodge, Moulton Way, Moulton, Northampton NN3 7RW
Tel: 07831 635802
Email: tom.s@childfirst.co.uk
Website: www.childfirst.co.uk
Director: Tom Shea
Established: 2007
Owns and manages 6 nurseries: Aylesbury 1, Bucks (95), Aylesbury 2 (100); Banbury 1, Oxon (75); Bicester, Oxon (116); Moulton, Northants (126); Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire (90)
Places: 602
Employees: 187
CHILD’S PLAY
Head office: Moorevilla, Midgeland Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 5HJ
Tel: 01253 760610
Email: info@childsplayblackpool.co.uk
Website: www.childsplayblackpool.co.uk
Directors: David Sloane, Sarah Sloane
Established: 2001
Owns 5 nurseries: Blackpool North (80), Blackpool Marton (60), Blackpool Central (60), Blackpool South 1 (60), Blackpool South 2 (120)
Places: 380
Employees: 115
CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP
Head office: Kingston House, Northampton Road, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK16 8NJ
Tel: 01908 211699
Email: info@childbase.com
Website: www.childbasepartnership.com
Established: 1989
Directors: Michael Thompson (chief executive), Lynda Gostelow (commercial director), Emma Rooney (operations director), Geoff Hiskett (finance director)
Operates 44 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks 1 – Stoke Mandeville Hospital (101), Aylesbury, Bucks 2 (73);Barnet, Herts (74); Bath, Somerset (94); Bedford (108); Edgbaston, Birmingham (94); Buckingham (79); Cambridge: University of Cambridge 1 (100), University of Cambridge 2 (60); Chobham, Surrey (113); Coventry, Warks (70);Cranfield, Beds, Cranfield University (92); Finchampstead, Berks (71); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (92); Hitchin, Herts (83); Hertford (69); Kettering, Northants (116); Leamington Spa, Warks (116); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (99); London: Chiswick (88), Church Hill (83); Southall (127); Luton, Beds – Luton and Dunstable Hospital (95); Maidenhead, Berks (91); Marlow, Bucks (43); Milton Keynes, Bucks (83); Newbury, Berks (64); Newport Pagnell, Bucks (64); Northampton – Northampton General Hospital (114); Nottingham (88); Orpington, Kent (148); Oxford: Churchill Hospital (125), John Radcliffe Hospital (124); Purley, Surrey (66); Reading, Berks (116); Sandhurst, Berks (88); St Albans, Herts (46); Staines, Surrey (133); Swindon, Wilts (114); Twyford, Berks (104); Welwyn Garden City 1, Herts (75), Welwyn Garden City 2 – QEII Hospital (94);Winchester 1, Hants (124), Winchester 2 – University College (68)
Places: 4,069
Employees: 1,619
CHILDCARE AND LEARNING GROUP
Operating under the Cranbrook, Castle, Working Mums and South West London Nursery Co brands
Head office: The Old Post Office, Antlands Lane East, Horley, Surrey RH6 9TE
Tel: 01293 772561 Fax: 01293 772971
Director: Robert Shannon
Established: 1983
Owns 15 nurseries: Crawley, West Sussex (84); Guildford, Surrey 1 (80), Guildford 2 (39); Haywards Heath, West Sussex (56); Horley 1, Surrey (50), Horley 2 (36), Horley 3 (72); London: Clapham 1 (86), Clapham 2 (66), East Sheen (77), Fulham 1 (45), Fulham 2 (74), Hammersmith (84), Mortlake (54); Shamley Green, Surrey (39)
2 after-school clubs: Crawley, W Sussex (32); Horley, Surrey (36)
Places: 942
Employees: 284
CHILDCARE SCOTLAND
Head office: Burnside House, Kilwinning Road, Irvine KA12 8RU
Tel: 01294 277950 Directors: Meg McLeod and Yvonne McDowall
Email: childcarescothq@aol.com
Website: www.childcarescotlandnurseries.com
Established: 1989
Owns 9 nurseries: Aberdeen (108); Edinburgh (105); Falkirk (68); Glasgow: Caledonian University (59), Glasgow University (79), Strathclyde University (56); Irvine (142), Kilmarnock (119), Largs (48) – all in Ayrshire
Places: 784
Employees: 190
CHILDREN 1ST
Head office: Mayfield, 1 Nottingham Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1HQ
Tel: 0800 6521052
Email: enquiry.children1st@breedonhouse.co.uk
Website: www.children1stdaynurseries.com
Founder & executive chair: Margaret Mason
Co-founder: Hugh Mason
Directors: Adrian Mason, Cathy Griffin, Julia Mason (operations)
Established: 1988
Owns 20 nurseries: Chesterfield 1, Derbyshire (60), Chesterfield 2 (136); Clowne, Derbyshire (120); Grantham, Lincs (112); Leek 1, Staffordshire (80), Leek 2 (32); Leicester (96); Lincoln 1 (96), Lincoln 2 (96), Lincoln 3 (90); Nottingham 1 (120), Nottingham 2 (52), Nottingham 3 (90), Nottingham 4 (96), Nottingham 5 (120); Newark, Notts (80); Sheffield, S Yorks (145); Loughborough, Leicestershire (96); Stoke-on-Trent 1, Staffs (140), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (96)
Places: 1,953
Employees: 590
CHILDREN 4 MOST
Head office: Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood, Cemetery Road Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5AH
Tel: 0161 336 3221
Email: info@children4most.co.uk
Website: www.children4most.co.uk
Owners: Nicola Sullivan, Alison Davies
Established: 2000
Owns 3 nurseries: Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester (36); Audenshaw, Greater Manchester (95); Hyde, Cheshire (76)
Places: 207
Employees: 90
CHILDREN’S CORNER CHILDCARE
Head office: Unit 1 Sandsgate, Sunnybank Mills, Farsley Town Street, Leeds LS28
Email: admin@childrenscornerchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.childrenscornerchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Lesley Dawson, Allan Dawson
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: Leeds: Bardsey (22, plus 40 out-of-school), Farsley (46, plus 24 out-of-school), Granary Wharf (27), Headingley (20), Moorlands (27), Valley View (46, plus 40 out-of-school)
4 out-of-school play schemes: The Grammar School, Rose Court, Wigton Moor Primary School and Chapel Allerton
Places: 188
Employees: 120
CHILDREN’S PLACE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 1 Hind Street, Wyke, Bradford BD12 8JT
Tel: 01274 601575
Email: office@childrens-place.co.uk
Website: www.childrens-place.co.uk
Directors: Debbie Burke, David Burke
Established: 1991
Owns and manages 12 nurseries: Bradford:Barkerend (61), BurnettFields (50), Daisy Hill (56), Great Horton (48), Heaton (51), Mayfield (40), Owlet (70), St James (40); Dewsbury (51); Halifax (59); Huddersfield (53); Ravensthorpe (66) – all in W Yorks
Places: 645
Employees: 200
Plans: In the process of opening 2 nurseries in Bradford.
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Elmdon House,116 London Road, Guildford GU1 1TN
Tel: 01483 452554
Website: www.daynurseriessurrey.co.uk
Director: Penny Owen
Established: 1986
Owns 5 nurseries: Cranleigh, Surrey (44); Guildford, Surrey: Burpham (52), London Road (62), Wood Street Village (46); Woking, Surrey (60). Also operates children’s centre at Cranleigh (community services for families and young children)
Places: 264
Employees: 102
CLEAR DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Clear Day Nurseries, 157-173 Roden Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 5QA
Tel: 02890 419199
Email: audrey@cleardaynurseries.com
Website: www.cleardaynurseries.com
Owner: Colin Johnston
Operations director: Audrey McCracken
Established: 2005
Owns 6 nurseries: Belfast: Dundonald (96), Ulsterville Avenue (83); Dollingstown, Co Down (72); Glengormley, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim (140); Portadown, Co Armagh (54), Bangor (100)
Places: 556
Employees: 193
Plans:To open 2 nurseries: Pipers Quay, Lisburn (100); Waterside Centre, Londonderry (78).
COMPLETE CHILDCARE GROUP
Head office: Regus 1210 Parkview, Arlington Business Park, Theale, BerkshireRG7 4TY
Tel: 0118 965 4154
Email: enquiries@completechildcare.co.uk
Website: www.completechildcare.co.uk, www.yellowbricknurseries.com
Directors: Alec Hodson, Phil Hennessy
Established: 1986
Owns 14 nurseries: Arborfield (91), Bracknell (95), Finchampstead 1 (33), Finchampstead 2 (60), Lower Earley (80), Earley (28), Newbury (70), Reading 1 (47), Reading 2 (60), Wokingham 1 (24), Wokingham 2 (59), Winnersh (83), Woosehill (33) – all in Berks; Banbury, Oxon (80)
Places: 843
Employees: 280
Plans: To continue expanding in Berks and Oxon.
THE CO-OPERATIVE CHILDCARE
Head office: Co-operative House, Warwick Technology Park, Warwick CV34 6DA
Tel: 0800 954 0669
Email: info@ccc.coop
Website: www.thecooperativechildcare.coop
Group manager: Mike Abbott
Established: 2003
Owns 48 nurseries: Birmingham 1 (60), Birmingham 2 (120), Birmingham 3 (120); Bristol (84); Burton, Staffs (58); Cainscross, Stroud (61), Cam, Dursley (48) – both in Glos; Carterton, Oxon (90); Chichester, W Sussex (60); Dewsbury, W Yorks (49); Leamington Spa, Warks (140); Littlehampton, W Sussex (113); London: Bounds Green (83), Charlton (62), Croydon, Mayday Hospital NHS Trust (65), Croydon, New Addington (84), Hackney (44), Heathrow (40), Hounslow (90), Islington (96), Maida Vale (109), Waterloo (60), Wimbledon (57), Woolwich (52); Madley Park, Oxon (70); Maidenhead, Berks (84); Wythenshawe, Manchester (100); Newcastle 1 (116), Newcastle 2 (108), Newcastle 3 (63); Oxford: Blackbird Leys (72), John Radcliffe Hospital (96), Oxford (62), Rose Hill (61); Poole, Dorset (59); Reading, Berks (78); Southampton, Hants (100); Sutton, Surrey (66); Sussex University Nursery and Pre-School (71); Swindon, Wilts: Great Western Hospital (68), Walcot (61); Tadworth, Surrey (56); Walsall Wood, W Midlands (50); Watford, Herts (55), Watford South Oxhey (60); Wolverhampton 1, W Midlands (48), Wolverhampton 2 (91), Wolverhampton 3 (50)
Places: 3,590
Employees: 1,300
Plans: Looking at new opportunities.
COUNTRYSIDE NURSERIES
Head office: Tythe Barn, Dean Lane, Cookham Dean, Berks SL6 9BB
Tel: 01628 476153 Fax: 01628 487019
Email: enquiries@countrysidenurseries.co.uk
Director: Angela Palmer-Moore
Established: 1991
Owns 7 nurseries: Burnham, Bucks (35); Cookham, Berks (39); Flackwell Heath 1, Bucks (33), Flackwell Heath 2 (25); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (75); Sunninghill, Berks (42); Windsor, Berks (50)
Places: 299
Employees: 100
CRANLEY NURSERIES
Head office: 226 Braid Road, Edinburgh EH10 6NZ
Tel: 0131 445 2227
Email: enquiries@cranleynurseries.co.uk
Owner: Anna Maclean
Group director: Karen Murray
Established: 2000
Owns 4 nurseries: Edinburgh: Buckstone (71), Colinton (25), Craiglockhart (57), Lanark Road (69)
Places: 222
CRÈCHE-N-CO
Head office: Office 32, Arrowmill, Rochdale OL11 2YW
Tel: 01706 641781
Email: crèchencoltd@aol.com
Director: Lorraine Darlington
Established: 1989
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Bury, Lancs: Fairfield General Hospital (68), Woodfields (60); Rochdale: Hopwood Hall College (60, plus 50-place holiday playscheme), Newbold (46), Sandbrook (60)
Places: 294
Employees: 72
CRYSTAL CHILDCARE
Head office: 202 Venner Road, Sydenham, London SE26 5HT
Tel: 020 8659 6417
Email: cdn@crystalchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.crystalchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Lorraine Duffy, Paul Duffy
Established: 1988
Owns 3 nurseries: London: Anerley (59), Sydenham (30), Upper Norwood (26)
Places: 115
Employees: 40
*CUDDLES DAY NURSERY
Head office: Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset BH17 8PJ
Tel: 01202 672671
Managing director: Linda Duly
Established: 1999
Operates 3 nurseries: Poole: Canford Heath (181), Parkstone (90), Poole Stadium (60). All three have after-school and holiday clubs.
Places: 331
Employees: 85
Plans: To expand two settings.
CYBERTOTS
Head office: 38 Heathfield Road, London W3 8EJ
Tel: 020 8560 5821
Email: info@cybertots.co.uk
Website: www.cybertots.co.uk
Directors: Nina Ozols, Katya Ozols, Irena Mailer
Established: 1998
Owns 5 nurseries: London: Acton (27), Brentford (120), Hanwell (37), Northolt (20), West Ealing (58)
Places: 262
Employees: 114
DAISY AND JAKE DAY NURSERY
Head office: 349 Pensby Road, Pensby, Wirral CH61 9NL
Tel: 0151 648 9131
Email: info@daisyand jakedaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.daisyandjakedaynursery.co.uk
Managing director: Lisa Collins
Established: 2005
Owns 5 nurseries: Irby (95), Moreton (105), Prenton (100), Spital (134), Upton (110) – all in Wirral, Merseyside
Places: 544
Employees: 170
DAISY CHAIN CHILDCARE
Head office: 2a Tile Lane, Adel, Leeds LS16 8DY
Tel: 0113 2857000
Email: info@daisychainchildcare.com
Website: www.daisychainchildcare.com
Directors: Jo Gomersall, Helen Somers
Established: 2001
Owns 4 nurseries: Leeds: Adel (54), Middleton (52), Rothwell (50); Wakefield (52)
Places: 208
Employees: 61, and 12 bank staff
DAVIDSON ROBERTS
Head office: Manor Farm, 76 London Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1DZ
Tel: 01767 688713
Email: info@davidson-roberts.co.uk
Website: www.davidson-roberts.co.uk
Director: Jane Roberts
Established: 2006
Owns 7 nurseries: Buckden (70), Gamlingay (35), Ramsey (60) – all in Cambs; Rushden, Northants (70); Sandy, Beds (77); Royston, Herts (100); Flitwick, Beds (85)
7 out-of-school clubs: Gamlingay, Little Paxton, Ramsey, St Neots, Alconbury – all in Cambs; Rushden, Northants; Sandy, Beds
3 holiday clubs: Huntingdon, St Ives, St Neots – all in Cambs
Places: 497
Employees: 180
DIZZY DUCKS
Head office: The Farmhouse, Steeple View Farm, Dunton Road, Laindon, Essex SS15 4DB
Tel: 01268 545 904
Email: sian.nisbett@dizzyducks.co.uk
Website: www.dizzyducks.co.uk
Director/owner: Sian Nisbett
Established: 2005
Owns 5 nurseries: Billericay 1 (30), Billericay 2 (91), Hainault (80), Harlow (44) – all in Essex; Haverhill, Suffolk (100)
Places: 345
Employees: 150
Out of school:Billericay (out-of-school and holiday club), Hainault (holiday club), Haverhill (out-of-school and holiday club).
Plans: Looking for opportunities in London/south east.
EARLYWORLD CHILDCARE
Head office: Darwin Court, Oxon Business Park, Welshpool Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 5AL
Tel: 01743 244600
Website: www.earlyworld.co.uk
Managing director: Paul Edwards
Established: 1995
Owns 3 nurseries: Shrewsbury (126), Telford 1 (115), Telford 2 (130) – all in Shropshire
Owns 4 out-of-school clubs: Chester, Cheshire (72); Eynsham, Oxon (72); Shrewsbury (74), Telford (74) – both in Shropshire
Places: 371
Employees: 157
EATON SQUARE SCHOOLS
Head office: 79 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PP
Tel: 020 7931 9469
Email: nursery@eatonsquareschool.com
Website: www.eatonsquareschool.com
Headmaster: Sebastian Hepher
Established: 1981
Owns 3 nursery schools: London: Belgravia (45), Knightsbridge (32), Pimlico (32)
Places: 109
Employees: 40
THE EDINBURGH NURSERY
Head office: 127 Broughton Road, Edinburgh EH7 4JH
Tel: 0131 557 5675
Email: edinburghnursery@btconnect.com
Website: www.edinburghnursery.com
Director: Karen Fairlamb
Established: 1986
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Edinburgh: Beaverhall Road 1 (50), Beaverhall Road 2 (18), Broughton Road (27), Broughton Street (9), East London Street (18)
Places: 122
Employees: 38
ENCHANTED FOREST NURSERIES
Head office: Orion House, 7 Robroystone Oval, Robroyston Business Park, Robroyston G33 1AP
Tel: 01475 745794
Email: info@enchantedforestnursery.co.uk
Website: www.enchantedforestnursery.co.uk
Directors: Mariessa Devlin, Bernie Devlin
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Erskine (63), Greenock (75), Inverkip (76), Robroyston (81), Thornliebank (103) – in Inverclyde, Glasgow and Renfrewshire
Places: 398
Employees: 115
THE EVELINE DAY AND NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 30 Ritherdon Road, Tooting Bec, London SW17 8QD
Tel: 020 8672 7549
Established: 1964
Directors: Maria Keaveney-Jessiman, Eveline Drut, Gordon Jessiman
Owns 6 nurseries: London: Raynes Park (57), Tooting (50), Tooting Bec (36), Tooting Broadway (41), Wandsworth (63), Wimbledon (50)
Owns 1 prep school: Tooting Bec (120)
Places: 297
Employees: 200
EVOLUTION CHILDCARE
Head office: Grimsditch House, Grimsditch Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington WA4 4ED
Tel: 01925 732600 Website: www.evolution-childcare.co.uk
Proprietor: Sue Jones
Established: 1999
Owns 4 nurseries: Lower Whitley (100), Warrington 1 (80), Warrington 2 (117), Weaverham (100) – all in Cheshire
As part of franchise:Balham, London (50); Blackburn (80); Cheltenham, Glos (66); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (50); Newcastle (70)
As part of UAE franchise:Abu Dhabi 1 (130), Abu Dhabi 2 – Etihad (80); Bahrain (100), Bahrain 2 (100); Batteen (80); Dubai (120); Mushrif (120)
Places: 713
Employees: 175
Plans: To open 2 new nurseries in Newton le Willows and London in 2017 and 2 nurseriesin Qatar.
FENNIES DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 1a Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8TH
Tel: 020 8770 3222
Email: admissions@fennies.com
Website: www.fennies.co.uk
Directors:Sarah Fenn, Steven Fenn (chief executive), Chris Foot (financial)
Established: 1992
Owns 8 nurseries: Beckenham, (68), Bromley (94) – both in Kent; London: Croydon (112), Purley (114), Sanderstead (44), South Croydon (72); Horley (118), Epsom (142) – both Surrey
Places: 764
Employees: 230
Plans: Expanding in 2016/7 with 2 new nurseries in Surrey and 1 in London.
FLEDGLINGS
Head office: 2 Hazelfields, Worsley, Manchester
M28 2LS
Tel: 0161 281 2821 Fax: 0161 281 2822
Email: fledglings.hq@ntlbusiness.com
Website: www.fledglingsnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Christopher Gray, Michelle Smith, Jackie Kerr
Established: 1990
Owns 4 nurseries: Manchester: Bredbury (90), Irlam (120), Stretford (70), Worsley (120)
2 out-of-school clubs: Worsley and Irlam
Places: 400
Employees: 142
FLYING START
Head office: Penweeth,1 Trelawney Road, Camborne, Cornwall TR14 7LN
Tel: 01209 611811
Website: www.flyingstart.uk.com
Owner: Sharon Cowburn
Established: 1993
Owns 8 nurseries: Camborne (30), Duchy College, Callington (25), Helston (55), Penryn (86), Redruth 1 (36), Redruth 2, Cornwall College (96), Saltash (64) – all in Cornwall; Plymouth, Devon (56)
Places: 448
Employees: 130
FOOTSTEPS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Dairy Barn, Mile Oak Farm, Plantation Lane, Tamworth, Staffs B78 3DQ
Tel:01827 268 082
Email:info@footstepsnurseries.co.uk
Website:www.footstepsnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Gavin Harvey, Catherine Harvey
Established:2002
Owns 8 nurseries:Cannock(105), Canwell (40), Lichfield (59), Tamworth Dosthill (55), Tamworth Lich Road (86), Tamworth Fazeley (65), Walmley (78) – all in Staffs; Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks (100)
Out of school:Tamworth (50)
Places: 588
Employees: 195
FOR UNDER FIVES
Head office: 33 Abbey Road, Grimsby, Lincs DN32 0HQ
Tel: 01472 232300 Website: www.forunderfives.co.uk
Directors: David Lang, Steven Lampard
General manager: Amanda Gilbert
Established: 1987
Owns 5 nurseries: Cottingham, Hull (50, plus 8 out-of-school); Grimsby 1, Lincs – Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (55, plus 8 out-of-school), Grimsby 2 (77); Lincoln (64); Wath-upon-Dearne, S Yorks (120)
Manages 10 nurseries and children’s centres: Boston, Lincs (59); Goole, Yorks (48); Grimsby, Lincs: Broadway Children’s Centre Day Care (47), Central Children’s Centre Day Care (88), Franklin College (44), Queensway Children’s Centre Day Care (42); Lincoln: Central Children’s Centre Day Care (45), County Hospital (42), Welbourne Gardens (40);Selby, N Yorks (53)
Places: 874
Employees: 360
FOUNDATIONS FOR LEARNING
Head office: 46 Cumberland Drive, Esher, Surrey KT10 0BB
Tel: 020 8398 1172
Website: www.foundationsforlearning.co.uk
Chairman: Michael Brandon
Established: 1998
Owns 5 nurseries: London: Newham 1 (79), Newham 2 (33); Bury 1, Lancs (99), Bury 2 (79), Bury 3 (69)
Places: 359
Employees: 71
GIRAFFE CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTRES
Head office: Adamstown Avenue, Castlegate, Adamstown, Co Dublin
Tel: 00 1850 20 10 99
Email: info@giraffe.ie
Chairman: Tony Kilduff (non-exec) Managing director: Simon Dowling
Finance director: Siobhan Moore
Non-executive directors: Maryann McCormack, Tony McCormack
Director of childcare: Dearhala Cox-Giffin
Owns 21 nurseries: Greater Dublin area: Adamstown (96), Blanchardstown (96), Celbridge (130), Central Park (58), Cherrywood Science & Technology Park (96), Clonsilla (120), Elm Park (79), Grifeen (76), Harcourt Road (120), Irish Financial Services Centre (96), Leopardstown (106), Liffey Valley (110), Lucan (95), Milltown (110), National College of Ireland (78), Navan (85), Northern Cross (120), Park West Business Park (96), Rathbourne (130), Rathfarnham (65), Stepaside (144)
Places: 2,106
Employees: 455
GRANBY NURSERIES
Head office: Granby House, Aldwarke Road, Rotherham, S Yorks S62 6BU
Tel: 01709 710709 Proprietors: Joanne Gray, Cameron Gray
Established: 1994
Owns 3 nurseries: Rotherham, S Yorks: Parkgate (96), Wickersley (41); Worksop, Notts (49)
Places: 186
Employees: 90
GROWING PLACES
Head office: Growing Places @ Mill Hill, Mill Road, Waterlooville, Hants PO7 7DB
Email: admin@growingplaces.org.uk
Website: www.growingplaces.org.uk
CEO/group manager: Jackie Warren
Established: 2004
Owns 3 nurseries: Farnham (57), Havant (54), Waterlooville (93) – all in Hants
Out-of-school and holiday clubs: Berewood, Cowplain, Emsworth, Fareham, Purbrook and Waterlooville
Places: 204
Employees: 92
WHAT THE DIRECTORY COVERS
This list includes details of all the private and independent chains of nurseries, kindergartens, playgroups and crèches known to Nursery World. Under the term ‘chain’, we have included groups with at least three nurseries up and running.
While we have tried to be comprehensive, we may have omitted some chains not known to us. If your chain is not in our listing, please contact us at nurserychains@gmail.com and we can include you in the next edition of Nursery Chains, due out in autumn 2017.
Individual nurseries have not usually been named. Figures after each nursery’s location denote the number of places it is registered for. The number of employees includes full-time and part-time staff unless otherwise stated. Nurseries are listed alphabetically by location.
‘Places’ denotes the total number of registered nursery places. This does not include nursery classes in schools, out-of-school care or holiday places, but does include crèche provision and places in any nurseries that are owned and managed by each group. The information in each entry reflects the state of play at the end of October 2016.
*Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains.
