Nursery World - 'You may never know the full impact of what you sow into each child’s life'

Th founders of Paint Pots Nurseries in Southampton reflect on nearly three decades as nursery owners and their hopes for the future

David Wright, founder of Paint Pots Nurseries with wife Anna, says they will continue as 'early years ambassadors'

After nearly 30 years of running Paint Pots Nurseries in Southampton, we have taken the very difficult decision that the time has come for retirement.

We have been seeking someone we could trust to take over maintaining our precious values of love, laughter and learning, and, most importantly, to continue our mission of making a difference for all the children we have had the privilege of caring for and teaching, and for our families across the Southampton area.

It has not been an easy search or decision – we needed to find an organisation that would not want to come in and change everything, but would instead recognise and value what we do, and work with us to continue doing it.

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