This list includes details of all the private and independent chains of nurseries, kindergartens, playgroups and creches known to Nursery World. Under the term 'chain' we have included any company that owns two or more nurseries and some that have only one nursery, but have imminent plans for expansion.
While we have tried to be comprehensive, we may have omitted some chains not known to us. If your chain is not included, please contact the editorial department at the address on page 3 of Nursery World and we can make sure you are includedin the next issue of Nursery Chains, due out in June 2002.
* Individual nurseries have only been named if they do not take the same name as the company. Figures after each nursery's location denote the number of places they are registered for. The number of employees includes full-time and part-time staff unless otherwise stated.
* 'Places' denotes the total number of registered nursery places. This does not include nursery classes in schools or out-of-school care but does include creche provision and places in any nurseries that are owned and managed by each group. We have only included plans where they are specific. The information in each entry reflects the state of play as at the end of November 2001.
* Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains.
