Nursery World - Thrive Childcare and Education adds another setting

The group, which runs settings across England and Scotland, has bought a nursery in Lancashire - its 38th site.

Poplars nursery manager Hayley Hinton with Thrive's operations director Andre Fallows

Thrive Childcare and Education, formerly known as Bertram, has acquired Poplars Nursery in Leyland, Lancashire.

After a year of operating under the group, the 68-place nursery will be grouped under one of Thrive Childcare and Education’s four sub-brands – Holyrood, Happitots, Corner House and Nature Kindergartens.

With the new site, Thrive Childcare and Education now owns 38 nurseries across England and Scotland, providing a total of 3,031 childcare places.

Thrive chief executive Cary Rankin said, ‘Poplars is a very successful, well-equipped and well-run nursery, providing a high quality indoor and outdoor environment which gives children the space to play and learn.

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