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New guide on business models is now available

Management
The latest step-by-step guide covers the six principal models used by the nursery sector across the country.

The models are:

  • Private companies (sole traders, partnerships and llps, private limited companies)
  • Publicly-listed companies
  • The maintained sector (nurseries run by schools)
  • Charities (including CIOs)
  • Social enterprises (including CICs)
  • Collective ownership

Contributors to this series include Philip Blackburn, of market analyst LaingBuisson, John Woodward, founder of Busy Bees, Jack Hatch, headteacher of St Bede’s Academy and director of St Bede’s Childcare, and representatives from Kiddi Caru, Mama Bear, Childbase, The Co-operative Childcare, Kids Allowed, Leyf, and numerous small chains and single settings.

More management guides can be found here