Nursery World - Just Childcare bought by largest Dutch nursery group

Partou, the largest childcare provider in the Netherlands has become the majority shareholder in Just Childcare, one of the UK’s largest nursery providers.

The Dutch group Partou has become the majority shareholder of UK nursery provider Just Childcare

Set up in 2004, Just Childcare has grown to become one of the largest groups in the UK with 62 nurseries.

Phoenix Equity Partners confirmed that it has sold Just Childcare to Partou, the largest nursery group in the Netherlands. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

With investment from Phoenix Equity Partners, the group has grown from seven settings in 2014 to 62 settings, with sites across the North West, Yorkshire and South West.

Just Childcare now provides more than 4,700 early years places and employs around 1,300 staff.

In the Spring 2021 issue of Nursery World's Nursery Chains, the group was listed as the fifth largest group in the UK with 60 settings. Last month it added two more nurseries to its portfolio.

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