Nursery World - Market round-up: Nursery groups continue to grow

Established nursery groups around the country are continuing to expand through acquisitions and new builds, with the latest deals including Saurus Nurseries, Just Childcare and Cherubs Nurseries.

Sussex-based Saurus Nurseries has acquired three Tudor House Montessori nurseries

Saurus Nurseries, which operates nine settings in East and West Sussex has bought three Tudor House Montessori nurseries based in and around Burgess Hill.

The remaining three Tudor House Montessori nurseries will continue to be run by their existing owners Roy and Carole-Ann Benson.

Saurus owner and director Ray Phoon, who runs the group with wife Rikke, said, ‘We have an existing Saurus nursery in Burgess Hill which is fully subscribed. Tudor Montessori Group is a fantastic group of nurseries and will complement ours with staffing and occupancies. We intend to continue growing the Saurus Group with new acquisitions.’

The Just Childcare group has bought its second nursery in a month with the purchase of Pebbles Nursery and Pre-School, to add to its existing High Flyers setting in Yeadon.

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