Nursery World - NDNA appoints new chairperson

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has appointed nursery owner Sarah Carr as its new chair. Ms Carr, director of Lancashire-based Kindercare Childcare Centres - identified as the tenth biggest nursery chain in the UK in the league table in Nursery Chains, published with this week's issue - is taking over from Michael Thompson, managing director of Child Base, who was chair for the past three years.

Ms Carr, director of Lancashire-based Kindercare Childcare Centres - identified as the tenth biggest nursery chain in the UK in the league table in Nursery Chains, published with this week's issue - is taking over from Michael Thompson, managing director of Child Base, who was chair for the past three years.

As chair, Ms Carr wants to push forward a bid by the NDNA to develop neighbourhood nurseries and promote quality in the private sector, including improved training opportunities, pay and status for nursery nurses.

She said, 'The past three years under Mike Thompson's leadership have seen a phenomenal development of the association, and the NDNA has become recognised as the voice of the private sector nationally.

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