Not so 'Happy Times'! A name like that can be something of a burden when you run into trouble, and the irony will certainly not be lost on the staff and parents left in the lurch by the sudden closure of the south-west London nursery group (see News, page 4).
Happy Times saw its fortunes change frequently in the 11 years since it launched in 1997. Our June 2001 edition of Nursery Chains recorded the group, based in 'Happy Towers', as owning four large nurseries, with plans to develop another five sites. In 2004, it garnered £5.7m of new financing to 'continue its expansion programme', though by then it was down to three nurseries.
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