The first Circle of Friends nursery opened just over a year ago, in December 1999. It offers 40 childcare places and a second nursery has 51 places. Bright Horizons' move follows its purchase of London-based Nurseryworks, now known as Nurseryworks Family Solutions, last June.
Bright Horizons - not to be confused with the Milton-Keynes based nursery group -manages more than 300 workplace nurseries in the US. Chief executive officer Roger Brown said, 'Partnering with Circle of Friends builds on our global momentum and brings together our expertise in meeting employers' worksite childcare needs with local experience in providing culturally appropriate care and early education.'
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