Nursery World - Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

ICP Nurseries has bought two more settings, taking its total number of settings to 52, while a London operator and Scottish provider have both added sites.

ICP Nurseries has bought the two settings operated by Future Champions Day Nursery

The nursery group has bought Future Champions, which operates in Bolton and Chorley, in Lancashire - their first settings in the north-west.

The deal sees ICP Nurseries grow to 52 settings, providing more 4,340 childcare places. The group was ranked the 10th largest in the latest issue of Nursery World's annual supplement Nursery Chains 2022, which has just been published.

ICP Nurseries has 52 sites, however one setting has two separate registrations - one for the nursery and one for pre-prep.

Meanwhile, the owner of Explorers Day Nurseries, Richelle Cook, has bought Orchid Montessori Nursery in Romford. The 28-place place setting is her fourth site and second nursery in Romford. Her other settings are based in Hornchurch and South Ockendon. Together the nurseries provide more than 80 childcare places.

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