Nursery World - Just Childcare chain hits the South

Nursery group Just Childcare has secured £12m in investment to expand to the South of England.

The funding comes from Allied Irish Bank and Phoenix Equity Partners, both of which have invested in the group’s previous run of expansion.

The latest acquisition, of five-strong Abbeywood Tots in Bristol, is a departure for the group, which has previously focused its operations in the North West and Yorkshire.

The latest deal means that the nursery group now operates 38 nurseries, offering a combined total if 2,752 settings. The nursery group was the 11th largest in the UK in Nursery Chains 2017.

All of the group’s nurseries are graded ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’.

The former owners of Abbeywood Tots, which was set up in 1998, are Amanda and Ian Fry and Mike and Lisa Williams. The nurseries are based in the city centre, Stoke Gifford, Knowle, Filton, and Stockwood.

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