As of next summer, Kids Planet will operate 13 nurseries offering around 1,200 childcare places, firmly placing the group within the top 25 largest nursery chains in the UK and Ireland.
Dating back to the early 1900s, the police station, set within an acre of land, was once the headquarters of the north division of Salford City Police force in Manchester.
Kids Planet will refurbish the inside of the building and create a rooftop play area for pre-school children and a sensory garden. The 140-place nursery will open next July.
The group’s chief executive Clare Roberts said, ‘The former police station is a building of interest and we want to restore it to its former glory.
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