Since 2010 the largest 25 groups in the UK and Ireland have expanded from 881 nurseries to 952, offering over 4,000 more places.
Chains are increasingly recognising the importance of achieving outstanding as our table reveals , with many now promoting their top rating as a powerful selling point.
Small chains with an emphasis on high-quality practice are also in a strong position to thrive as our profile on Nursery World award winner Cranley Nursery highlights (page 14). Much hard work to ensure that high standards of practice are consistent across the three sites has paid off and the business now has an annual turnover of more than £1m.
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