Head office: 161 Wadham Road, Centre Way, Walthamstow, London E17 4HU
Tel: 020 8523 5551 Fax: 020 8523 5557
Website: www.magicroundaboutnursery.com
Director: Khalid Iqbal
Established: 1995
Owns 3 nurseries: Walthamstow (120), Bristol (92), Stockwell, London
Places: 212
Employees: 60
Plans: Currently refurbishing Stockwell nursery to become flagship nursery and Head office, with state-of-the-art staff and agency training facilities, children's internet bay and education centre, parents' lounge cafe and parent/toddler shop, plus rotation training and skill transfer workshops.
Manor Tree Group
Head office and Educational Training Centre: Tithe Barn, Tithe Court, Parlaunt Road, Langley, Berks SL3 8AS
Tel: 01753 592200 Fax: 01753 549551
Partners: Chris and Sally Eaton
Established: 1983
Owns 3 nurseries: The Cherry Trees Nursery, Slough, Berks (134), The Langley Nursery, Berks (100), The Iver Nursery, Bucks (30)
2 nursery units: at Langley Manor School, Langley, Berks (68), and Danesfield Manor School, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (75)
Places: 407
Employees: 155
Plans: To open 2 more schools and 3 more nurseries over the next few years.
* Maryvale Nursery
Head office: St Andrew's Church, St Andrew's View, Tower Hill, Kirkby, Merseyside L23 1ZF
Tel: 0151 546 8127
Partners: Les Briscoe and Jane Weir
Established: 1983
Owns 2 nurseries: Kirkby (24), Merseyside (20)
Places: 44
Employees: 9
Maytime Day Nurseries
Head office: 87 York Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 3AF
Tel: 020 8553 1524 Fax: 020 8518 3179
Director: Mary Mahoney
Established: 1984
Owns 3 nurseries: Ilford, Essex (47), Goodmayes, Essex (50), York Road Nursery pre-school, Ilford, Essex (50)
Places: 147
Employees: 61
Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Group of Nurseries
Head office: Commerce House, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield HD5 9AA
Tel: 01484 438800 Fax: 01484 514199
Director: Stewart McShane
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Aspley Day Nursery, Huddersfield (33), Wakefield Westgate Nursery (36), Summer Lane Nursery, Barnsley (48), West Parade's Nursery, Halifax (48), Castle Hall Nursery, Mirfield (48)
Places: 213
Employees: 67
* Mother Goose Nurseries
Head office: 54 Linden Grove, Nunhead, London SE15 3LF
Tel: 020 7277 5956 Fax: 020 7358 1407
Website: www.mothergoosenurseries.com
E-mail: prospectus@mothergoosenurseries.com
Owners: Curtis and Krish Brown
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Nunhead, Peckham (18) incorporating south east London's first specialised baby unit, Waveney Ave (25), Dulwich (24), Brookbank Road, Lewisham (18), Greendale Fields, Camberwell (20)
Places: 105
Employees: 32
Plans: To expand childcare training for level 2 and 3.
Nord Anglia Education Group/Princess Christian Nurseries
Head office: Anglia House, Eden Place, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 1AT
Tel: 0161 491 4191 Fax: 0161 491 4517
Established: Nord Anglia: 1972
Princess Christian College: 1901
Directors: Nord Anglia Education: Kevin McNeany, David Johnson, Derek Green, Felicity Goodey, Sir David Tripper, Lorene Simpson. Nursery Division: Jacqueline Moss
Owns 10 Princess Christian nurseries: Abbotsford, Urmston, Manchester (65), Aston Locks, Birmingham (71), Cavendish Lodge, Keighley (55), Kingsway, Cheadle, Cheshire (56), Millbrook, Kettering (60), Oakwood, Rotherham (71), PC College, Manchester (74), Thornton Lodge, Bradford (55), Fern Bank, Hull (56), Sale (63)
Nord Anglia Education also has 19 nurseries attached to its independent schools (five are overseas): Abbotsford, Manchester (40), Brabyns, Marple, Cheshire (70), Gramercy Hall, Torbay (40), The Hampshire Schools, London (40), Hartlebury Independent, Worcestershire (40), Hull Grammar School, Kingston upon Hull (40), Kingswood College, Ormskirk, Lancashire (40), Lady Lane Park, Bingley, West Yorkshire (48), Ladymede, near Aylesbury (40), Moor Allerton, Manchester (40), Norman House, Manchester (40), Cleveland, Bolton (40), St Colette's, Cambridge (40), Sale (63)
Overseas: British International School, Berlin (40), British International School, Bratislava (40), British International School, Kyiv (40), British International School, Moscow, English International School, Prague (40), British School, Warsaw (70)
Places: 1,184
Employees: Princess Christian: 150 full-time, 50 part-time. Nord Anglia nursery schools: 110 (30 part-time)
Plans: Negotiating on sites in the south- east and north-west of England, hoping to double the number of nurseries in the next two years.
Nursery Days
Head office: The Old School, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AJ
Tel: 01634 263896 Fax: 01795 844106
Websites: www.nurserydays-upchurch.co.uk
www.nurserydays-brightlingsea.co.uk
Directors: HM Porter & ARPorter, VM Parry & JE Parry
Established: 1996
Owns 2 nurseries: Upchurch, Sittingbourne (57), Brightlingsea, Colchester (37)
2 after-school/holiday centres: Kids Days, Upchurch (32), Kids Days, Brightlingsea (16)
Places: 94
Employees: 31
Plans: New nursery opening soon in the Sittingbourne area. Plans to expand in Essex.
Nurseryworks Family Solutions (Part of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, US)
Head office: Morelands, 5-23 Old Street, London EC1V 9HL
Tel: 020 7253 9620 Fax: 020 7253 9623
Directors: Susan Hay, Roger Brown, Mary-Ann Tocio, Dave Lissey, Elizabeth Boland
Established: 1990
Owns 9 nurseries: Alperton, Wembley (30), Billet's Corner, Chingford (30) Broadgate, London (50), East Dulwich, London (24), Floral Place, Islington, London (43), Finchley, London (12) , Highgate, London (65), Spitalfields, London (50), Waterloo, London (40)
Places: 344
Employees: 120
Plans: We are opening our first dedicated back-up centre later this year and also have plans to open at least 3 employer-sponsored centres next year.
Nyehome Nursery Schools
Head office: Barony Court, Barony Road, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5RD
Tel/Fax: 01270 610846
E-mail: nyehome@promise-web.co.uk
Website: www.promise-web.co.uk/nyehome
Managing director: Nora Connolly
Established: 1966
Owns 5 nurseries: Crewe (50), Sandbach (50), Nantwich (85), Clatterbridge, Wirral (60), Arrowe Park, Wirral (60)
Places: 305
Employees: 74
Plans: Two further planning applications with the planners at the moment.
Oranges and Lemons Nurseries
Head office: 60/68 Constitution Street, Dundee DD3 6NE
Tel: 01382 205300 Fax: 01382 201 400
Website: orangeslemons.co.uk
Manager: Lynn Boyle
Established: 1998
Owns 5 nurseries: Clement Park Place, (50), Dunsinane 1 (48), Dunsinane 2 (44), Rosebank 1 (50), Rosebank 2 (50) (all in Dundee)
Places: 242
Employees: 73
Plans: Actively looking for sites throughout Scotland.
Oscar Bears Children's Nurseries
Head office: Parsonage House, 142 Blackburn Road, Accrington BB5 1RD
Tel: 01254 871832 Fax: 01254 389550
Directors: Mr and Mrs Stansfield
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Accrington (105), Blackburn (48), Whalley (26), Darwen (26), plus a children's fun centre in Bolton (150).
Places: 205
Employees: 52
Parks Pre-Schools
Head office: 29 Old Station Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 4PE
Tel: 020 8502 4488
Proprietors: Michael and Jill Warwick
Manager: Lynne Ferdinando
Established: 1994
Owns 2 nurseries: Loughton (52), South Woodford (50)
Places: 102
Employees: 42
Plans: Looking for a third nursery in the south of England.
Partnership Nurseries
Head office: Boydstone Road, Cowglen, Glasgow G58 1SB
Tel: 0141 636 1511 Fax: 0141 636 1715
E-mail: pnl@uknursery.co.uk
Director: Alan Grant
Established: 1993
Owns 2 nurseries: Cowglen (66), Hillington (80)
Places: 146
Employees: 36
Plans: To open another 6 nurseries.
* Partners in Play
Head office: Suite 1L, North Sands Business Centre, Sunderland SR6 0QA
Tel: 0191 5672666 Fax: 0191 5674888
Website: www.cleadonvillage-kindergarten.co.ukand www.fulwellgrange-kindergarten.co.uk
E-mail: partnrsnplay@aol.com
Directors: Paul Halliday, Lisa Halliday, David Halliday
Established: 1997
Owns 2 nurseries: Cleadon, South Tyneside (108), Fulwell, Sunderland (69)
Places: 82
Employees: 48
Plans: New nursery being constructed in Durham (120), opening September 2001. Further sites being negotiated.
Pear Tree Nursery Group
Head office: 4-6 Halimote Road, Aldershot, Hants GU11 1NJ
Tel/Fax: 01252 324642
E-mail admin@peartreegroup.co.uk
Website: www.peartreegroup.co.uk
Proprietors: Susan and Mike Lambert (partners)
Established: 1988
Owns 2 nurseries: Farnborough (26), Aldershot (26)
Places: 52
Employees: 14
Plans: Opening another small nursery in September and looking at further new starts within 25-mile radius.
Petits Enfants Day Nurseries
Head office: Colonial House, 52 Church Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 8PB
Tel: 020 8977 0333 Fax: 020 8977 0303
Directors: Chrissie Banstead, Paul Mannings
Established: 1991
Owns 9 nurseries: Epsom (74), Fulham (38), Morden (56), Sutton (60), Teddington (65), South Wimbledon (62), Fulwell Road, Teddington (75), Thames Ditton (66), Cheam (62)
Places: 558
Employees: 200
Plans: To open or acquire four more nurseries over the next 12 months.
Pinfold Group
Head office: Pinfold Gate, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 1BE
Tel: 01509 269020
Website: www.childcare2u.co.uk
Directors: Colin Commons, Linda Commons, Robert George, Helen George
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Pinfold Gate Day Nursery, Loughborough (72), Whitwick Day Nursery, Whitwick (71), Charnwood Day Nursery, Shepshed (45), Kirby Muxloe Day Nursery, Kirby Muxloe (45) (all in Leicestershire); Childcare2U, temporary or emergency service providing qualified nursery nurses to care for children aged up to 12 in their own home
Places: 233
Employees: 86
Pixieland Day Nurseries
Head office: 162 Mannamead Rd, Mannamead, Plymouth, Devon PL3 5QL
Tel/Fax: 01752 770550
Proprietor: Caroline Francis
Established: 1983
Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Mannamead (61), Mount Gould Hospital, St Jude's (24), Town Centre (26), Devonport (Roger's Burrow Nursery, HMS Drake at the MoD) (28), Springfield Drive, nr Stoke Village (67) (all in Plymouth)
Places: 206
Employees: 70
* Possum's Head office: 15 Emmbrook Vale, Wokingham, Berks RG41 1PW
Tel: 0118 962 9209
Website: www.possums.co.ukE-mail: possums@possums.co.uk
Directors: Carol and Paul Wassell
Established: 1995
Owns 2 nurseries: Bracknell, Berks (50), Warfield, Berks (64)
Places: 114
Employees: 9
Plans: Looking at the possibility of opening a nursery in Berkshire with several sites being considered, either as a stand alone or as part of an existing commercial or similar site.
Premier Creche Services
Head office: Gains Lodge East, Gains Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 5AN
Tel: 01743 366858 Fax: 01743 344872
Directors: Peter and Susan Cunningham
Established: 1985
Manages 12 shoppers' creches: Bon Accord Shopping Centre, Aberdeen (30), Callender Square ShoppingCentre, Falkirk (30), Metro Centre, Gateshead (30), Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield (49), Milton Keynes Shopping Centre (49), Great Western Designer Outlet Village, Swindon (48), Telford Town Centre (20), The Trafford Centre, Manchester (60), Gyle Shopping Centre, Edinburgh (35), Cribbs Shopping Centre, Bristol (60), Buchanan Galleries Shopping Centre, Glasgow (20), Chimes Shopping Centre, Uxbridge (40)
1 nursery: Gains Lodge, Shrewsbury (20)
7 IKEA ball rooms: Croydon, Brent Park, Nottingham, Birmingham, Thurrock, Bristol (all 20 places), Edinburgh (30)
Places: 518
Employees: 240
Plans: To open 20 more creches over the next 10 years.
* Primley Park Children's Nurseries
Head office: 48 Nursery Lane, Alwoodley, Leeds LS17 7HW
Tel: 0113 2667221 Fax: 0113 2888833
Directors: Sandra and Malcolm Hutchinson
Established: 1991
Owns 3 nurseries: Alwoodley (50), Moortown (50), Roundhay (75)
Places: 175
Employees: 68
Plans: Looking to purchase existing settings and explore opportunities with other agencies/providers.
Puffins of Exeter Childcare Centres
Head office: 13 Mont le Grand, Heavitree, Exeter EX1 2PD
Tel: 01392 496017 Fax: 01392 439903
Directors: Rosalind Taylor, Maureen Gard
Established: 1990
Owns 7 nurseries: Winslade Park (32), Sowton (30), Clystheath (43),Heavitree (40), St Leonards (52), Southernhay (59), Torquay (50) and five after-school clubs
Places: 306
Employees: 130
The Red Apple Private Nursery Schools
Head office: Bankton Square, Murieston, Livingston EH54 9EY
Tel: 01506 462200 Fax: 01506 416540
E-mail: livingston@redapplenurseries.co.uk
Website: wwwredapplenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Diane Peden, Serge Pierrot
Established: 1989
Owns 4 nurseries: Abbeyhill - under expansion (55), Ardmillan Terrace (30), Rutland Square (50) (all in Edinburgh), Murieston, Livingston (150)
Places: 285
Employees: 90
Rivertide Education
Head office: 24 Waveney Avenue, Peckham Rye, London SE15 3UE
Tel: 020 7277 9911 Fax: 020 7732 3318
Directors: Phil Rhodes, Lesley Coombs
Established: 1996
Owns 4 nurseries: Lebanon Park Day Nursery, Twickenham (27), Elizabeth Terrace Day Nursery, Eltham, London (45), Crouch Hill Day Nursery, Islington, London (29), Peckham Rye Day Nursery, Peckham Rye, London (52)
Places: 153
Employees: 55
* Rosewood Montessori Nursery Schools
Head office: 3 Mansard Close, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 3FQ
Tel: 020 8866 4701
Owner: Rosie Roberts
Established: 1994
Owns 2 nurseries: Pinner, Middlesex (25), Eastcote, Middlesex (50)
Places: 75
Employees: 18
Plans: To set up one more nursery in a home environment for children under the age of two.
Safeway Creches
Head office: 6 Millington Road, Hayes. Middlesex UB3 4AY
Tel: 020 8970 3966 Fax: 020 8970 3967
Operations support manager: Warren Koehler
Established: 1995
Owns 113 creches throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the use of Safeway shoppers
Saplings
Head office: 48 Sydenham Road, Croydon CR0 2EF
Tel: 020 8681 8484 Fax: 020 8681 3340
E-mail: services@saplings.co.uk
Website: www.saplings.co.uk
Directors: Stephen Walsh (managing director), Tracy Seed (childcare director)
Established: 1991
Owns 5 nurseries: Lewisham (45), Fulham (36), Parsons Green (38) (all in the London area), Bromley (56), Croydon (56).
Training company providing high quality early years training to NVQ Level 3.
Places: 231
Employees: 80
Plans: To set up more nurseries in the south of England. To offer high-level training for seniors and management.
The Secret Garden Day Nursery
Head office: The Gatehouse, Ruck Lane, Horsmonden, Kent TN12 8EA
Tel: 01892 722 733 Fax: 01892 722 332
Directors: Alan and Jayne Proto
Established: 1997
Owns 6 nurseries: Maidstone (80), Canterbury (90), Wilmington (50), Tonbridge (100), Tunbridge Wells (52), Tunbridge Wells (15) (all in Kent)
Places: 387
Employees: 135
Seymour House Day Nursery Schools
Head office: Seymour House, 140 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1RN
Tel: 01245 494202 Fax: 01245 494002
Website: www.seymourhouse.co.uk
Directors: John Player, Julie Player
Established: 1988
Owns 7 nurseries (2 with activity day camps attached for school-age children): Fobbing Farm, Basildon (34), St Michael's, Braintree (40), Broomfield Road, Chelmsford (50), Springfield Road, Chelmsford (50), Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford (50), Lawn Lane, Chelmsford (40 plus 68 out-of-school places), Highwoods, Colchester (60 plus 60 out-of-school places)
Places: 324
Employees: 128
Springboard
Head office: Three Gables, 2 Snowdon Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth BH4 9HL
Tel: 01202 757002
Directors: Kim Welsh, Nick Welsh
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: Busy Bees (26), Rainbow (26), Priory View (26), Westcliff (26), Three Gables Day Nursery (26), The Claremont Day Nursery (26) (all in Bournemouth)
Places: 156
Employees: 32
Plans: New pre-school (26) opening September 2001
Stepping Stones Child Care
Head office: 189 Earlham Grove, Forest Gate, London E7 9AB
Tel: 020 8555 1473 Fax: 020 8257 9600
Director: Susan Perkins
Established: 1989
Owns 2 nurseries: (both in East London) Stratford (40), Plaistow (30)
After-school care: Stratford (24), also organises summer playschemes and year-round play schemes (subject to demand)
Places: 55
Employees: 24
Plans: Looking at setting up other nurseries in areas around east London. Also looking at providing childcare in secondary schools.
Sunshine Day Nursery Schools
Head office: 1 Ditton Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex SS0 7HG
Tel: 01702 436644 Fax: 01702 436655
E-mail: nurseries@sunshine.uk.comWebsite: www.sunshine.uk.com
Directors: S Jones, L Horncastle
Established: 1994
Owns 3 nurseries: Southend-on-Sea, Essex (50), Benfleet, Essex (38), Leigh-on-Sea, Essex (50). Also owns Sunshine Babyworld, the south-east's largest independent nursery retailer.
Places: 138
Employees: 73
Plans: Additional 100-place nursery in Southend-on-Sea
* Tara Kindergartens
Head office: 4 Ridgemead Close, Southgate, London N14 6NW
Tel: 020 8886 8334
Fax: 020 8882 8400
Proprietor: Raj Nagendran
Established: 1992
Owns 5 nurseries: Ponders End, Enfield (50), Edmonton, London (72), Hatfield, Herts (60), Hillingdon, Middlesex (48), Uxbridge, Middlesex (60)
Places: 290
Employees: 95
Plans: To expand at rate of one or two per year.
Teddies Nurseries
Head office: 4 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 1BJ
Tel: 020 8744 1531 Fax: 020 8892 6711, Website: www.teddiesnurseries.co.uk
Owner: BUPA Childcare
Established: 1991
Owns 23 nurseries: Fulham, London (60), Twickenham, Middlesex (44),West Hampstead, London (70), Southfields, London (50), Farnham, Surrey (50), Crawley, West Sussex (42), Brentford, Middlesex (50), Brampton, Kent (80), Woking, Surrey (50), Northwood (70), Chiswick (68), Croydon (50), Balham, London (50), Chiswick Park, London (50), Bristol (50), Gloucester (50), Tonbridge (50), Esher (50), Maidstone (45), Sutton (50), Bracknell (48), Bedford (50), Streatham (48)
Places: 1,225
Employees: Approx 400 (including part-time staff)
Thanet Childcare and Training Scheme
Head office: Smarties Childcare Centre, c/o Thanet College, Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 1PN
Tel/Fax: 01843 600110
Chair of directors: Ivan O'Reilly
Childcare director: Helen Guilder
Established: 1998
Owns Smarties Childcare Centre, Broadstairs (30) (for 2-11 year olds) plus after-school club (30), and holiday club (30) at the same premises. Opened holiday club at St Peter's in Broadstairs, August 2000 (60 places) and satellite centre at Holy Trinity Church (10)
Employees: 12
Plans: To open more satellite centres.
Thomas's London Day Schools
Head office: Monmouth Court, Southampton Road, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 1HE
Tel: 01425 481500 Fax: 01425 481501
Principals: Tobyn Thomas, Ben Thomas, David and Joanna Thomas
Established: 1972
Owns 2 kindergartens: Battersea, London (42), Pimlico, London (55)
3 preparatory schools: Battersea, London (485), Kensington, London (214), Clapham, London (474)
Places: 97
Employees: 250
* TLC (Tender Loving Childcare)
Head office: 27 Sheep Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3BX
Tel: 01788 565156 Fax: 01788 542100
E-mail: BBakerTLC@aol.com
Managing directors: Barbara Baker & Catherine Griffin
Established: 1989
Owns 4 childcare facilities: Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry (53), Warwick Hospital (40), City Hospital, Nottingham (96), Henry Hinde School, Rugby (30)
Places: 224
Employees: 45
Plans: Expansion under way with new units due to open in the following areas in the next 12-18 months on NHS Hospital Trust sites: Milton Keynes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, Bury St Edmunds, King's Lynn, and Portsmouth. Plus units planned for Rugby, and Nottingham University.
Toad Hall Nursery Group
Head office: Trinity House, Heather Park Drive, Wembley, Middlesex HAO 1SU
Tel: 020 8902 1485 Fax: 020 8903 3557
Director: Sarah Owen
Established: 1998
Owns 9 nurseries: Shepperton Film Studios (42), Pinewood Film Studios (40), Ottershaw (39), Ripley, Surrey (40), Swindon (132), Tetbury (44), Marlborough, Wilts (19), Watford (40), Haslemere, Surrey (64)
7 after-school clubs/playschemes: Staines (50), Swindon (66), Staines (24), Laleham (24), Guildford (24), Guildford (16), Byfleet (24)
Places: 460
Employees: 188
Plans: To continue to expand by acquiring/opening 20 new nurseries over the next two to three years.
Tops Day Nurseries
Head office: 148 Albert Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset BH12 2HA
Tel: 01202 716130/382165
Fax: 01202 382165
Director: Cheryl Hadland
Established: 1990
Owns 6 nurseries: 3 (linked) in Parkstone, Poole (62), Wareham, Dorset (33), Royal Bournemouth Hospital (71), Wimborne (45)
Places: 211
Employees: 60
Plans: Further nurseries planned in Dorset/Hants.
Tots Corner Nursery Schools
Head office: Cedars House, Ixworth Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 3QE
Tel: 01359 233402
Owner: Louise Munro-Smith
Established: 1997
Owns 2 nurseries: Thurston (22),Bury St Edmunds (24)
Places: 46
Employees: 16
Totsworld
Head office: Unit 4 Carron Business Park, Carron FK2 8NZ
Tel: 01324 882589 Fax: 01324 882590
Owner/manager: Barbara Johnstone
Established: 1995
Owns 1 nursery: Carron, Falkirk (68)
Places: 68
Employees: 15
Toybox Day Nurseries
Head office: 7 Medusa Way, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1TH
Tel: 01767 683602 Fax: 01767 683224
Website: www.toyboxdaynurseries.co.uk
Manager: Muriel Bailey
Established: 1998
Owns 1 nursery: Sandy, Beds (70)
Places: 70
Employees: 30
Plans: To build five more nurseries by 2005.
Treetops Private Day Nurseries (Dunmar Nurseries)
Head office: 'Number Sixty Nine', Ashbourne Road, Derby DE22 3FS
Tel: 01332 600601 Fax: 01332 600602
E-mail: Dunmar@ic24.net
Website: www.treetopsnurseries.co.uk
Managing director: Paul Foster
Group operations director: Kevin Davenport
Established: 1990
Owns 5 nurseries: Oakwood, Derby (75), Oakwood, Derby (28), Wythall, south Birmingham (56), Matlock, Derbyshire (50), Ashbourne, Derbyshire (50)
3 out-of-school clubs: Ashbourne, Derbyshire (20), Matlock, Derbyshire (40), Oakwood, Derby (30)
Places: 259
Employees: 91
Plans: New Head office opened October 2000 incorporating training centre facilities. Plans to continue expanding the nursery chain. Five sites are currently under negotiation or subject to planning applications and we are actively looking to acquire sites for new-build nurseries, as well as going-concern nursery operations in the East and West Midlands.
* Turtles Children's Nursery
Head office: Burton Bank Farm, Burton Bank Lane, Stafford, ST17 9JW
Tel: 01785 214675 Fax: 01785 613334
Proprietor: Karen Laycock
Established: 1996
Owns 2 nurseries: Stafford (64), Stafford (24), also operate 5 before and after-school clubs along with 48-place holiday play scheme.
Places: 88
Employees: 35
Plans: To expand. Due to open a third nursery this year.
* Ultimate Day Care Nursery
Head office: 9 Brydges Road, Stratford, London E15 1NA
Tel/fax: 020 8519 2100
Website: www.ultimatedaycarenursery.co.uk
E-mail: ultimatedaycarenursery@hotmail.com
Director: Bel Oomerjee
Established: 1996
Owns 3 nurseries: Stratford, London (58), Kiddy Care Nursery, Leytonstone, London (30), Jack 'n' Jill Day Nursery, Chigwell, Essex (30)
Places: 118
Employees: 45
Plans: The company hopes to double the number of nurseries in the next two years.
Unicorn Childcare
Head office: Cavendish House, Coggeshall, Essex CO6 1NH
Tel: 01376 563777 Fax: 01376 563367
E-mail: unicorn@cavendish-house.co.ukWebsite: www.cavendish-house.co.uk
Director: Peter Farmer
Established: 1995
Owns 1 nursery: Bury St Edmunds (47)
3 nursery franchises: Heathrow Airport (50), Leicester (50), Canary Wharf, London (75)
Places: 47
Employees: 10
Plans: To buy 10 more nurseries over the next 18 months.
VIP Childcare
Head office: Sham Farm, Eridge Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 9JA
Tel: 01892 750060 Fax: 01892 750062
E-mail: vipchild@aol.com
Website: www.viponline.co.uk
Directors: Ray Coles, Sarah Coles
Established: 1996
Owns 2 nurseries: Southborough, Kent (40), Eridge, Kent (60), plus nursery and toy retail outlets.
Places: 100
Employees: 60
Plans: Extension of Corporate Nursery Advisory and Management Service plus two further nurseries in Sussex/Kent. Operation of childcare training courses in our training facilities (Eridge).
White Horse Child Care/ The Trees Day Care Nurseries
Head office: Stanley House, 65 Victoria Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3BB
Tel: 01793 488988 Fax: 01793 488428
Directors: Richard Lay, Lester Lay,Lloyd Lay, Peter Lay
Established: 1989
Owns 4 nurseries: Swindon (58), Portswood, Southampton (86),Portswood, Southampton (64),Shirley, Southampton (83)
Places: 291
Employees: 71
Plans: To expand by purchasing residential buildings suitable for at least48 children.
Wind in the Willows
Head office: Earle Street, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside WA12 9XD
Tel: 01925 223445 Fax: 01925 223465
Directors: Ginny and Neil Taylor
Established: 1993
Owns 3 nurseries: Earle Street, (46), Cross Lane (20) plus after-school club (16), Haydock (25) (all in Merseyside)
Places: 91
Employees: 33
Plans: Looking at two further sites, possibly expanding into Lancashire and Greater Manchester by early 2002.
* Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains
