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Newly formed nursery group grows to 22 sites

South of England nursery group iStep Learning has acquired two more sites, with plans to continue to grow.
Dianne Lumsden-Earle, chief childcare & operations officer at iStep, with Home from Home manager Tamzin Page
Dianne Lumsden-Earle, chief childcare & operations officer at iStep, with Home from Home manager Tamzin Page

The nursery group, which was formed last year via the merger of The Nursery Family (six settings) and Bambinos Childcare Centres (four settings), has bought Home from Home Nursery in Hove and Stepping Stones Day Nursery and Pre-school in Okehampton, West Devon, both rated outstanding by Ofsted.

The new settings bring the nursery group's total number of sites to 22.

Dianne Lumsden-Earle, chief childcare & operations officer at iStep, said, ‘These two nurseries are exactly the kind we want to work with – they are providing excellent outcomes for the children, and we hope to help them continue to do so, and even improve.

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