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Kiddi Caru sold to European childcare provider

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Nursery group Kiddi Caru has been bought by Les Petits Chaperons Rouges, a European nursery chain.

Kiddi Caru, part of The Childcare Corporation Limited, runs 20 nurseries in central and southern England, providing over 2,100 childcare places and employing more than 600 staff. It is within the top 15 largest nursery groups in the UK.

This is Les Petits Chaperons Rouges’ (LPCR) second UK nursery acquisition. LPCR is the brand name of European family-owned childcare provider Grandir, and bought the Magic Nurseries group of 16 settings at the beginning of the year.

LPCR now has 36 settings in the UK, offering more than 3,200 childcare places. Across France and Germany, it operates more than 300 nurseries.

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