Nursery World - Three directors leave Family First as one of UK's largest nursery groups 'evolves' its leadership team

The chief executive of Family First, along with two other directors, have left the nursery group.

Family First chief executive Ollie Humphries is one of three directors that has left the nursery group, PHOTO: Family First

Ollie Humphries, the chief executive of Family First resigned from the role earlier this month, shortly after the resignation of the nursery group’s corporate development and strategy officer, Craig Grant in August, and chief childcare officer, Dianne Lumsden-Earl who left at the end of June.

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All three joined the company in 2021. Since then, the nursery group has rapidly expanded, growing from just 10 settings in March 2021 to more than 100 this year.

It leaves Family First, which is backed by August Equity, with one director, Warwick Thresher, the chief financial officer.

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