Nursery World - Child Base rises in survey

For the fourth year running, Child Base, the UK's sixth largest nursery group, is the only early years provider to be ranked in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For.

The nursery chain has been ranked 31st, a jump from last year's 90th place.

A survey found 83 per cent of Child Base staff saying they enjoy their working day and have fun at work. The increased training opportunities introduced by the group were found to be of great benefit by 75 per cent of staff.

Child Base runs 38 nurseries across south-east England and employs more than 1,200 people.Half the company is privately owned and the other half is owned by its employees through a free share option.

Mike Thompson, chief executive of Child Base, said that turning the company into a shared ownership has had a big impact on making staff feel valued.

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