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WHAT THE DIRECTORY COVERS

This list includes details of all the private and independent chains of nurseries, kindergartens, playgroups and crèches known to Nursery World. Under the term ‘chain’, we have included groups with at least three nurseries up and running.

While we have tried to be comprehensive, we may have omitted some chains not
known to us. If your chain is not in our listing, please contact us at nurserychains@gmail.com and we can include you in the next edition of Nursery Chains, due out in autumn 2016.

Individual nurseries have not usually been named. Figures after each nursery’s location denote the number of places it is registered for. The number of employees includes full-time and part-time staff unless otherwise stated. Nurseries are
listed alphabetically by location.

‘Places’ denotes the total number of registered nursery places. This does not include nursery classes in schools, out-of-school care or holiday places, but does include crèche provision and places in any nurseries that are owned and managed by each group.

The information in each entry reflects the state of play at the end of October 2015.

* Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains.

 

4CHILDREN NURSERIES

Head office: City Reach, 5 Greenwich Place, London E14 9NN

Tel: 020 7522 2112

Email:info@4Children.org.uk

Website: www.4children.org.uk

Directors: Imelda Redmond & Peter Rogers

Established: 1984

Owns/manages 41 nurseries: Ashford, Kent (49); Braintree, Essex 1 (73), Braintree 2 (40); Buckinghamshire, Halton RAF (56); Bury St Edmunds, Honnington RAF (75); Derby 1 (64), Derby 2 (66), Derby 3 (44); Gateshead 1 (55), Gateshead 2 (54), Gateshead 3 (52), Gateshead 4 (52), Gateshead 5 (36); Gloucester 1 (60), Gloucester 2 (52), Gloucester 3 (44), Gloucester 4 (40), Gloucester 5 (48), Gloucester 6 (26); Hoxley, Essex (20); Kinloss, RAF Kinloss, Morayshire (128); Knowsley: Halewood 1 (42), Halewood 2 (59); Leeds, City and Holbeck (45); Lincoln, Waddington RAF (108); London: Erith (34), Plaistow (44), Plumstead (49), Thamesmead (32); North Tyneside (65); Northumberland RAF (49); Oxon, Benson RAF (99); Peterborough, Wittering RAF (100); Plymouth 1 (32), Plymouth 2 (55); Stockton-on-Tees 1 (36), Stockton-on-Tees 2 (61), Stockton-on-Tees 3 (24), Stockton-on-Tees 4 (48); Witham (37); Yorkshire, Linton-on-Ouse RAF (64). Also owns/manages 86 children’s centres.

Places: 2,217

Employees: 680

 

ABC EARLY LEARNING

Head office: Hunter House Lodge, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire DG11 1RP

Tel: 01387 811197

Email: eamc@btconnect.com

Directors: Ann McEwan, Malcolm McEwan

Established: 1988

Owns 3 nurseries: Ecclefechan, Dumfries (20); Egremont (112), Whitehaven (53) – Cumbria. Also owns a training company.

Places: 185

Employees: 41

 

ACORN CHILDCARE

Central Support Office: Unit A, Lincoln Lodge, Milton Keynes MK46 5JP

Tel: 01908 510309 Fax: 01908 510222

Email: info@acornchildcare.co.uk

Website: www.acornchildcare.co.uk

Chief executive: Zoë Raven

Established: 1989

Owns/manages 10 nurseries: Brafield-on-the-Green(40), Burton Latimer (80), Stanwick (56) – Northants; Milton Keynes: Castlethorpe (36, plus 16 out-of-school places), Fishermead (40), Kents Hill (56), New Bradwell (33, plus 16 out-of-school places), Shenley Church End (46), Westcroft (64); Newport Pagnell (28, plus 16 out-of-school places). Also runs Forest Schools, out-of-school clubs, a training centre and health and safety consultancy.

Places: 479

Employees: 224

Plans: Further nurseries in Milton Keynes area during 2016.

 

ACORNS NURSERIES

Head office: Acorns House, 7 Park Grove, Cardiff CF10 3BJ

Tel: 02920 382009

Email:seradownes@acornsnurseries.co.uk

Website: www.acornsnurseries.co.uk

Directors: Martyn Hogg, Susan Hogg, Peter Reynolds, Cherie Wilson

Established: 1988

Owns 7 nurseries: Bristol (100); Cardiff: Llanishen (75), Oakfield Street (49), Park Grove (149), Partridge Road (55), Whitchurch (84); Duffryn, Newport (48)

Manages 4 nurseries: Bristol, Aviva (33); Cardiff, BBC Wales (61); Coleg Morgannwg, Nantgarw (60); Newport, Office for National Statistics (35)

Places: 749

Employees: 379

Plans: Further expansion.

 

ALL ABOUT CHILDREN

Head office: N/a

Tel: 07920 041315

Email: russellford@hotmail.co.uk

Website: Each nursery has its own website, eg. www.westfieldsdaynursery.co.uk

Directors: Russell Ford (chief executive), Marcia Viccars (operations director)

Established: 2010

Owns 13 nurseries: Bishops Stortford, Herts (66); Bracknell, Berks (148); Cheltenham (61); Gloucester (90); London: Clapham Junction (69), Paddington (113), West Norwood (120); Luton, Beds (108); Maidenhead, Kent (176); Slough, Berks (134); Sutton Coldfield, W Midlands (94); West Bridgford, Notts 1 (53), West Bridgford 2 (58)

Places: 1,290

Employees: Approx 350

Plans: To acquire 2 or 3 additional settings in 2016

 

*Alpha Nurseries

Head office: 51 Crabbe Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5HT

Tel: 01473 322600

Email: enquiries@alpha-nurseries.co.uk

Website: www.alpha-nurseries.co.uk

Owners/directors: Jane & Chris Hewson

Managing director: David Finch

Director of nursery services: Julie Bullivant

Established: 2010

Owns 9 nurseries: Dereham, Norfolk (39); Diss, Norfolk 1 (46), Diss 2 (32); Dover, Kent (35); Felixstowe, Suffolk (42); Ipswich, Suffolk 1 (55), Ipswich 2 (42), Ipswich 3 (52); Sandwich, Kent (46)

Out of school: Burlington Road, Ipswich (30)

Places: 389

Employees: 160

Plans: Opening 4 nurseries: 2 in Lincolnshire (68) (100), Norfolk (50) and Suffolk (76).

 

ALPHABET HOUSE DAY NURSERIES

Head office: Gunthorpe Road, Lowdham, Nottingham NG14 7EN

Tel/Fax: 01159 664556

Email: headoffice@alphabethouse.co.uk

Website: www.alphabethouse.co.uk

Directors: Marie Brentford, Anthony Brentford

Established: 1996

Owns 4 nurseries: Beeston (40), Lowdham (67), West Bridgford (85), White Post (100) – all in Notts

Places: 292

Employees: 92

 

ALPHABET HOUSE NURSERIES

Head office: Alphabet House, Canberra Road, East Ham, London E6 2RW

Tel: 020 8519 2023

Email: razna_alphabethousenurseries@hotmail.co.uk

Website: www.alphabethousenurseries.co.uk

Directors: Dele Balogun, Kemi Balogun

Established: 1994

Owns/manages 5 nurseries: London: Beckton (32), East Ham (47), Plashet (57), Stratford (72), Upton Park (62)

Places: 270

Employees: 70

 

ANGELS AT PLAY NURSERIES

Head office: 1 Dockyard, Star Street, Ware, Herts SG12 7AN

Tel: 01920 486487

Email: headoffice@angelsatplay.co.uk

Website: www.angelsatplay.co.uk

Directors: Angela Spencer, Paul Spencer

Established: 1993

Owns 3 nurseries: Hoddesdon (89), Ware 1 (50), Ware 2 (118) – all in Herts

Places: 257

Employees: 97

 

ASHFORD PLAY NURSERY SCHOOLS

Head office: Strathmore, 43 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8NU

Tel: 01233 625301

Email: email@ashfordplaynursery.co.uk

Website: www.ashfordplaynursery.co.uk

Proprietor: Val Webb

Established: 1971

Owns 4 nurseries: Ashford, Kent: Albert Road (44), Albert Road Crèche (12), Wall Road (44), Willesborough (24), plus a 5-place summer school forfive- to six-year-olds. Albert and Wall Road both have an 8-place after-school club and an 8-place summer school.

Places: 124

Employees: 31

 

ASQUITH DAY NURSERIES AND PRE-SCHOOLS

Placement centre: 34 Germain Street, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1LE

Tel: 01753 201122

Email: parents@asquithnurseries.co.uk

Website: www.asquithnurseries.co.uk

Directors: Andy Morris, Adam Sage (financial director)

Established: 1989

Owns 82 nurseries:

Basildon, Essex (87); Bolton, Lancs (87); Bristol (45); Bush Hill Park, Middlesex (52); Bushy Park, Surrey (62); Canterbury, Kent (143); Cardiff (51); Caterham, Surrey (72); Cheadle, Greater Manchester (55); Chigwell, Essex (49); Chingford, Essex (65); Crofton, Kent (68); Dartford, Kent (98); Derby (81); Edinburgh (76); Epsom, Surrey (99); Glasgow 1 (91), Glasgow 2 (102); Guildford, Surrey (61); Harpenden 1, Herts (57), Harpenden 2 (93); Haslemere, Surrey (94); Hatch End, Middlesex (87); Heathrow, Middlesex (84); Hinckley, Leics (104); Hounslow, Middlesex (97); Hull, E Yorks (77); Kenton, Middlesex (86); Kew, Surrey (66); Kirkby, Liverpool (67); Lichfield, Staffs (134); London: Balham (68), Battersea (79), Bromley (94), Crouch Hill (36), Dulwich (86), Eltham (47), Enfield (44), Finsbury Park (103), Fulham (140), Golders Green (53), Hendon 1 (73), Hendon 2 (53), Kingston-upon-Thames (72), New Eltham (69), Peckham Rye (72), Putney (57), Raynes Park (47), Richmond (66), Southgate (79), Teddington (97), West Hampstead (84); Macclesfield, Cheshire (65); Maidstone, Kent (95); Milford, Staffs (71); Milton Keynes: The Centre (126), Stony Stratford (113), Wavendon (65); Moortown, Leeds (56); Nottingham (91); Old Woking, Surrey (79); Portsmouth, Hants (70); Redhill, Surrey (103); Reigate, Surrey (109); Renfrew, Renfrewshire (45); Sidcup, Kent (48); Slough, Berks (64); Solihull, W Midlands (64); Southampton 1, Hants (77), Southampton 2 (77), Southampton 3 (77); Surbiton, Surrey (75); Swindon, Wilts (68); Tingley, Leeds (89); Tonbridge, Kent (100), Tunbridge Wells, Kent (65); Twickenham 1, Middlesex (26), Twickenham 2 (83); Waltham Cross, Herts (62); Warrington, Cheshire (109); Wilmington, Kent (51); Windsor, Berks (72)

Places: 6,304

Employees: 2,400

Plans: A number of potential acquisitions to be completed during the remainder of 2015/early 2016.

 

Bambinos

Head office: Bambinos Childcare Centres,31 Houndiscombe Road, Mutley, Plymouth, Devon PL4 6EU

Tel: 01752 226767

Email: bambinosplymouth@aol.com

Directors: William Lane, Alison Lane

Established: 1993

Owns 4 nurseries: Plymouth: City (95), Plymstock (130), Tavistock (62), Woolwell (58)

Places: 345

Employees: 120

 

*Banana Moon

Head office: Suite 27 Athena Court, Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6RT

Tel: 01926 338497

Email: info@bananamoondaynursery.co.uk

Website: www.bananamoonfranchise.com

Directors: Mike Bates, Steve Felmingham

Established: 2005

Owns 36 nurseries: Aberdeen (71); Altrincham, Cheshire (70); Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire (30); Billericay, Essex (63); Birmingham 1 (74), Birmingham 2 (50), Birmingham 3 (45), Birmingham 4 (43); Bristol (65); Coventry, W Midlands (68); Crawley, E Sussex (72); Harbury, Warwickshire (48); Hartlepool, Co Durham (66); Hatton, Warwickshire (68); Heanor, Derbyshire (49); Hyde, Greater Manchester (72); Kempston, Bedfordshire (67); Kingsbury, Staffordshire (30); Manchester 1 (69), Manchester 2 (69); London: Battersea (52), Chiswick (60), Hounslow (65), Nunhead (36), Southwark (78), Wimbledon (60); Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire (34); Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (65); Norwich, Norfolk (36); Sale, Greater Manchester (71); Sheffield, S Yorks (65); St Albans, Herts (79); Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire (85); Sutton Coldfield, W Midlands (62); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (70); West Bromwich, W Midlands (48)

Places: 2,155

Employees: 385

Plans: To open 18 new nurseries in 2016.

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Bertram Nursery Group

Head office: Bertram House, Block B, Unit 2, Kittleyards, Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PJ

Tel: 01316 622270

Email: info@bertramuk.com

Website: www.bertramnurserygroup.com

Chief executive officer: Graeme Scott

Director: Tom Lyons

Operations director: Julie Campbell

Commercial director: Susan McGhee

Established: 2006

Owns 39 nurseries: Aberdeenshire 1 (64), Aberdeenshire 2 (58), Aberdeenshire 3 (62); Bishopbriggs, E Dunbartonshire (97); Bury, Lancs (79); Castleton, Lancs (80); Cumbernauld, N Lanarkshire (84); Dunblane, Stirlingshire (85); Dundee 1 (65), Dundee 2 (51), Dundee 3 (60), Dundee 4 (98); Edinburgh 1 (120), Edinburgh 2 (100) Edinburgh 3 (105), Edinburgh 4 (69), Edinburgh 5 (58); Falkirk (74); Glasgow: Ballieston (79), Garrowhill (61), Glasgow Airport (91), Kelvinside (46); Haydock, Merseyside (112); Kirkintilloch, E Dunbartonshire (120); Liverpool Princes Dock (100); Manchester: Altrincham (50), Astley (105), Baguley (56), Sandilands (56), Shaw (83), Swinton (140), University of Manchester (86); Prestwich, Lancs (98); Salford: Salford (79), Salford Hope Hospital (63), Salford Quays MediaCityUK (180); South Lanarkshire College (75); Stirling (88); Telford (42). Also operates a CACHE and SQA-accredited training division, BNG Early Years Training, offering vocational qualifications up to Level 5 in early years and management, functional skills, assessor training and CPD opportunities.

Places: 3,219

Employees: 740

Plans: Head office will relocate to Newfield House, 1 New Street, Musselburgh EH21 6HY, at the end of 2015.

 

BIG LIFE GROUP

Head office: The Big Life Group HQ, 1st Floor, 463 Stretford Road, Manchester M16 9AB

Tel: 0161 848 2420

Email: colette.holland@biglifefamilies.com

Website: www.biglifenurseries.com

Directors: Caroline Price, Emma Perry

Established: 2004

Owns/manages 10 nurseries and children’s centres: Manchester: Longsight (62), Moss Side (60), Burnage (60), Cheetham Park (72), Rusholme (60), Slade Lane, (60), Gorton South (84); Stockton-on-Tees: Norton (24, plus 10 crèche), Durham Road (10 crèche), Bath Lane (12). Big Life Families also works to provide freeschools at Longsight Campus and Cheetham Park.

Places: 514

Employees: 120

 

BOWS AND ARROWS GROUP

Head office: Wigwams Nursery, Whitton Church Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 6LW

Tel: 01473 240304

Email: info@bowsandarrowsgroup.co.uk

Website: www.bowsandarrowsgroup.co.uk

Director: The nursery is a charity managed by a board of voluntary directors; the group is overseen day to day by a group manager.

Established: 2004

Owns 5 nurseries: Ipswich: Aster Road (120), Hogarth Road (60), Dickens Road (25), Chevallier Street (32), Whitton Church Lane (110)

Places: 342

Employees: 80

 

BRAMLEYS NURSERIES

Head office: The Carriage House, Ardington, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8PQ

Tel: 01235 861254

Email: info@bramleyschildcare.co.uk

Website: www.bramleyschildcare.co.uk

Directors: John Watson, Sue Watson, Jessica Bown

Established: 1990

Owns 6 nurseries: Banbury (53), Didcot (88), Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (49), Wantage 1 (102), Wantage 2 (89) – all in Oxon; Salisbury, Wilts (46)

Places: 427

Employees: 155

 

THE BRIDGES PRE-SCHOOL NURSERIES

Head office: 1 Prospect Place, Arnhall Business Park, Westhill, Aberdeenshire AB32 6SY

Tel: 01224 744741 Fax: 01224 744742

Email: mmogford@abd1.com

Directors: Marie Mogford, Graham Mogford, Lois Duncan

Established: 1985

Owns 3 nurseries: Bridge of Don (116), Westhill 1 (143), Westhill 2 (39) – all in Aberdeenshire

Out-of-school club: Westhill (18)

Places: 298

Employees: 70

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS

Head office: 2 Crown Court, Rushden, Northants NN10 6BS

Tel: 01933 415900

Email: generalenquiries@brighthorizons.com

Website: www.brighthorizons.co.uk

Managing director: Stephen H Kramer

General manager: Lydia Green

Established: 1988

Owns or manages 207 nurseries: Aberdeen 1 (35), Aberdeen 2 (62), Aberdeen 3 (67), Aberdeen 4 (99); Abingdon, Oxon (114); Andover, Hants, HQ Land Forces (40); Ashbourne, Co Meath (53); Banstead, Surrey (107); Barford, Warks (45); Basingstoke, Hants (90); Bedford (75); Birmingham, W Midlands (64); Bournemouth, Dorset (86); Bracknell 1, Berks (94), Bracknell 2 (50); Bristol 1 (56); Bristol 2, MoD (117); Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk (97); Caterham, Surrey (98); Chesham Bois, Bucks (68); Chigwell, Essex (118); Cirencester, Glos (68); Coulsdon, Surrey (84); Crawley, W Sussex (40); Crowthorne, Berks, Broadmoor Hospital (50); Croydon, Surrey (80); Dartford, Kent (175); Didcot, Oxon, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (63); Dorking, Surrey (91); Drogheda, Co Meath (89); Dublin 1 (94), Dublin 2 (122), Dublin 3 (103); Edinburgh: Annandale (59), Bruntsfield (49), Cramond (101), Elsie Inglis (65), Livingstone (108), Morton Mains Farm (75), Royal Bank of Scotland (70), Rutland Square (44); Egham, Surrey (72); Epsom, Surrey (70); Esher 1, Surrey (85), Esher 2 (50); Farnborough, Hants (104); Fleet, Hants (120); Frimley Green, Surrey (80); Gaydon, Warks (95); Godalming, Surrey (56); Guildford, Surrey (96); Harpenden, Herts (43); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (54); Hinxton, Cambs (91); Ipswich, Suffolk (78); Kenilworth, Warks (67); Kings Hill, Kent (129); London: Barbican (54), Barnes (79), Beaufort Park (102), Beckenham (52), Bexleyheath (92), Brentford (72), Broadgate (80), Chingford (45), Chiswick 1 (87), Chiswick 2 (75), Clapham (121), Crouch End 1 (88), Crouch End 2 (79), Dulwich (33), Feltham (55), Finchley 1 (38), Finchley 2 (96), Finchley Road (86), Fleet Street (45), Fulham (99), Greenwich (52), Highams Park (48), Highgate (55), Hillingdon (124), Hyde Park (45), Imperial Wharf (68), Islington (84), Kingston 1 (98), Kingston 2 (119), Lewisham 1 (48), Lewisham 2 (63), New Southgate (58), Northampton Grove (48), Northwick Park (140), Pimlico (62), Raynes Park (62), Regent’s Park (75), Richmond (138), Ruislip, RAF Northolt (74), Shortlands (74), Southfields (50), Southgate (99), Southwark (96), Spitalfields (50), St John’s Wood (92), Stockwell (64), Streatham (52), SW1, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (46), SW1, MoD (38), Teddington (80), Tooting Bec (156), Twickenham 1 (44), Twickenham 2 (57), Upminster (66), Wembley (120), West Dulwich (76), West Hampstead (132), Wimbledon (95), Woodford Green (60); Loughton, Essex (56); Maidstone, Kent (54); Northampton (58); Poole, Dorset (42); Reading, Berks: Abbeymore (121), Inglewood (169), Thames Valley Park (43), Waterside (120); Rugby, Warks (59); Saffron Walden, Essex (79); Salisbury, Wilts (65); Sevenoaks, Kent (63); Sheffield, S Yorks (51); Southam, Warks (56); Southampton, Hants (81); Sudbury, Suffolk (62); Sunbury, Surrey (50); Sutton, Surrey (55); Swanscombe, Kent (143); Tonbridge, Kent (68); Tunbridge Wells, Kent (79); Wallingford, Oxon (134); Watford, Herts (63); Wellingborough, Northants (52); Weybridge, Surrey (86); Windlesham, Surrey (105); Witney, Oxon (64); Woking, Surrey (64)

Kidsunlimited: Abingdon, Oxon (148); Altrincham, Greater Manchester (60); Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (62); Basingstoke, Hants (144); Beckenham, Kent (64); Bickley, Kent (88); Burnaston, Derby (57); Cambridge 1 (88), Cambridge 2, Science Park (148), Cambridge 3 (152), Cambridge 4 (76); Chester, Cheshire (60); Church Crookham, Hants (80); Crewe, Cheshire (104); Didcot, Oxon (92); Ely, Cambs (120); Epping, Essex (92); Esher, Surrey (78); Fulborn, Cambs (108); Glasgow (100); Guildford, Surrey (60); Lancaster (62); Leeds 1, Yorks (200), Leeds 2 (69); Liverpool 1 (60), Liverpool 2 (89); London: Battersea (61), Chelsea (49), Carshalton (65), East Barnet (81), Highbury (70), Ladbroke Grove (79), Kingston (73), Regent’s Place (76), Richmond (71), Teddington 1 (80), Teddington 2 (78), Wandsworth (68); Luton, Beds (134); Maidstone, Kent (96); Manchester 1 (147), Manchester 2 (124), Manchester 3 (99), Manchester 4 (84); Oxford 1 (54), Oxford 2 (61), Oxford 3 (47), Oxford 4 (148), Oxford 5 (100), Oxford 6 (81); Peterborough, Cambs (52); Reigate, Surrey (96); Sheffield 1, S Yorks (56), Sheffield 2 (84); Sutton, Surrey (80); Swindon, Wilts (45); Timperley, Greater Manchester (88); Tytherington, Cheshire (90); Warrington, Cheshire (123); Watford, Herts (92); Wokingham, Berkshire (73); Wilmslow 1, Cheshire (96), Wilmslow 2 (80)

Places: 16,715

Employees: Circa 6,000

Plans: Expects to add 2-5 nurseries in the next 6 months

 

BRIGHT KIDS

Head office: Millennium House, High Street, Studley, Warks B80 7HL

Tel: 01527 452430

Email: tricia@bright-kids.co.uk

Website: www.bright-kids.co.uk

Chief executive: Tricia Wellings

Head of operations: Emma Beard

Established: 1999

Owns 3 nurseries: Crabbs Cross, Worcs (55); Northfield, Birmingham (64); Studley, Warks (52)

5 out-of-school clubs: Crabbs Cross (24), Matchborough (24), Northfield (24), Studley (26), Wigwam at Wychall School, Birmingham (24). Also runs a training academy offering short courses to settings within the Warks region.

Places: 171

Employees: 65

 

*BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS DAY NURSERY

Head office: Newhall Farm,

Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9HA

Tel: 07436 289011

Email: naeem@brighterbeginnings.co.uk

Directors: Gill Race (co-founder), David Race (co-founder), Naeem Akhtar (director for business development), Jayne Haigh (director for quality), Sharon Street (director for training), Tom Race (director of HR and premises)

Owns 9 nurseries: Manchester: Belthorne (57), Charlestown (117), Fallowfield (52), Hallam (53), New Moston (67), Newton Heath (83), Wetherby Street (72); Oldham: Chadderton (72), Fitton Hill (50)

Places: 623

Employees: 300+

 

BRIGHTSPARKS DAY NURSERIES

Head office: Meadow Hill, Purley, Surrey CR8 3HL

Tel: 020 8660 2340

Website: www.brightsparksdaynurseries.co.uk

Email: brightsparks1@icloud.com

Directors: Emma Jones, Helen Simpson

Established: 1999

Owns 5 nurseries: New Malden (58), Old Coulsdon (46), Purley (61), Purley Way (58), Selsdon (55) – all in Surrey

Places: 278

Employees: 75

 

BRINGING UP BABY

Support centre: Unit 1A, The Plough Brewery,516 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 3JX

Tel: 020 7622 5552

Fax: 020 7622 5570

Email: office@bringingupbaby.co.uk

Website: www.bringingupbaby.co.uk

Established: 1989

Chief executive officer: David Hancock

Operations manager:Paul Moore

Owns 4 nurseries: London: Brentford (42), Clapham (72), Hammersmith (70), Kentish Town (55)

Places: 239

Employees: 70

 

BROOKLANDS CHILDCARE

Head office: 137b Market Street, Hindley, Wigan WN2 3AA

Tel: 01942 760044

Email: hindley2@brooklandschildcare.co.uk

Website: www.brooklandschildcare.co.uk

Owners: Ivan Rawlins, Linda Rawlins

Established: 1990

Owns 5 nurseries: Ashton-in-Makerfield (121), Garswood (94), Hindley 1 (89), Hindley 2 (134), Leigh (46) – all in Lancs

Places: 484

Employees: 144

 

BROWN BEAR CHILDCARE

Head office: 18 Douglas Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4JE

Tel: 0161 483 7369

Directors: Renee Dickens, Wendy Hartley

Established: 2002

Owns 4 nurseries: Stockport, Greater Manchester: Bredbury (37), Brinnington (28), Great Moor(42), Reddish (60)

Places: 149

Employees: 36

 

BUSH BABIES CHILDREN’S NURSERIES

Head office: 170 Lutterworth Road, Blaby, LeicestershireLE8 4DP

Tel: 0116 2774088

Email: bboffice@bushbabiesnurseries.co.uk

Director: Jane Brailsford

Established: 1992

Owns 7 nurseries: Blaby (60), Countesthorpe (54), Glen Parva (75), Leicester (54), Oadby (54), Thurmaston (86), Wigston Magna (54) – all in Leicestershire

Places: 437

Employees: 110

Plans: Controlled expansion programme.

 

THE BUSY BEES GROUP

Operating under the Busy Bees, Careshare, Caring Daycare (acquired 2014), Kinder Nurseries (acquired 2014), Just Learning, Nunu and Tibbi Tots brands

Head office: St Matthews, Shaftsbury Drive, Burntwood, Staffs WS7 9QP

Tel: 0870 380 6614

Website: www.busybees.com

Group directors: Margaret Randles, John Woodward, Simon Irons, Clare Phizacklea, Sarah Beene, Steve Eccleston, Cheryl Creaser, Keelie Leahy and Louise Copson

Established: 1983

Owns and manages 238 nurseries and crèches: Altrincham, Greater Manchester (97); Ashford 1, Kent (87), Ashford 2 (108), Ashford 3 (109); Ayr (81); Basingstoke 1, Hants (98), Basingstoke 2 (100), Basingstoke 3 (115); Bedford 1 (100), Bedford 2 (112); Beverley, E Yorks (108); Bicester, Oxon (108); Birmingham: Aston (77), Edgbaston (116), Longbridge (60), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (133); Bishops Stortford 1, Herts (55), Bishops Stortford 2 (80); Blaydon on Tyne (67); Braintree 1, Essex (84), Braintree 2 (100); Bridgend (108); Brighton (94); Bristol: Barrs Court (116), Bradley Stoke (100), Emersons Green (105), Portishead (91), Stoke Gifford (108); Bromborough, Wirral (105); Bromsgrove, Warks (86); Brough, E Yorks (110); Burntwood, Staffs (111); Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs (108); Bury St Edmonds, West Suffolk Hospital (96); Camberley, Surrey (91); Canterbury, Kent (79); Cardiff 1 (66), Cardiff 2 (100); Carshalton, Surrey (98); Chandlers Ford, Hants (116); Chatham, Kent (78); Cheadle 1, Cheshire (67), Cheadle 2 (116); Cheam, Surrey (88); Chelmsford, Essex (99); Cheltenham, Glos (64); Chippenham, Wilts (106); Chislehurst, Kent (100); Chorley 1, Lancs (147), Chorley 2 (60); Colchester 1, Essex (84), Colchester 2 (139); Corby, Northants (85); Coventry 1, Walsgrave Hospital, Warks (117), Coventry 2 (50), Coventry 3 (46); Crawley, W Sussex (132); Croydon, Surrey (112); Darlington, Co Durham (89); Daventry, Northants (97); Deeside, Flintshire (114); Derby 1 (107), Derby 2 (110); Dundee (58); Dorking 1, Surrey (44), Dorking 2 (52); Dunfermline 1, Fife (107), Dunfermline 2 (89); Eastbourne (100); East Kilbride (87); East Malling, Kent (84); Edinburgh 1 (58), Edinburgh 2 (93), Edinburgh 3 (90); Evesham, Worcs (110); Farnborough 1, Hants (159), Farnborough 2 (96); Formby, Merseyside (66); Gillingham 1, Kent (112), Gillingham 2 (111); Glasgow 1 (83), Glasgow 2 (91), Glasgow 3 (59); Glenrothes, Fife (103); Godalming 1, Surrey (91), Godalming 2 (140); Gravesend, Essex (116); Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (71); Guildford, Surrey (86); Hadlow, Kent (60); Harlow, Essex (105); Harpenden 1, Herts (64), Harpenden 2 (55); Haslemere, Surrey (88); Haywards Heath, W Sussex (72); Heathrow (100); Hempstead, Kent (100); Hertford (44); High Wycombe, Bucks (91); Holmes Chapel (105); Horsham, W Sussex (124); Hove, E Sussex (79); Hull (60); Huntingdon, Cambs (100); Inverness (82); Ipswich 1, Suffolk (94), Ipswich 2 (105); Kettering, Northants (112); Lancaster (151); Leamington Spa, Warks (122); Leeds 1 (175), Leeds 2 (100); Leicester 1 (130), Leicester 2 (103), Leicester 3 (44), Leicester 4 (110); Letchworth, Herts (104); Lewes, E Sussex (51); Lightwater, Surrey (50); Liverpool (55); Livingston 1, W Lothian (92), Livingston 2 (106); London: Bexley Heath (100), Chingford (108), Chiswick (78), Enfield (120), Greenwich (51), Hammersmith (56), Ilford (124), Leytonstone (100), Lewisham (65), Mill Hill (78), Royal Victoria Docks (107), Walthamstow (140), Wandsworth (86), Westminster (74); Loughborough (40); Maidenhead, Berks College of Agriculture (82); Maidstone 1 (112), Maidstone 2 (50), Maidstone 3 (30), Maidstone 4 (47); Manchester: Fallowfield (84), Salford University (104); Market Harborough, Leics (118); Melrose, Scottish Borders (75); Meopham, Kent (104); Midhurst, W Sussex (41); Milton Keynes 1 (96), Milton Keynes 2 (100), Milton Keynes 3 (110); Morden, Surrey (72); Newbury, Berks (104); Newcastle (110); Northampton 1 (104), Northampton 2 (111), Northampton 3 (92); Northwich, Cheshire (107); Norwich: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (114), Norwich 2 (112), Norwich 3 (112), Norwich 4 (72); Nottingham: City Hospital (114), Clifton (55), Daybrook (120), Long Eaton (113), Southwell (48), University of Nottingham (96), Wollaton (96); Oxford (110); Perivale, Middlesex (76); Peterborough, Cambs (104); Petworth, W Sussex (51); Petworth (51); Plymouth, Devon (57); Portsmouth, Hants (126); Preston 1, Lancs (161), Preston 2 (136), Preston 3 (39), Preston 4 (30), Preston 5 (57), Preston 6 (60); Quedgeley, Glos (106); Rainham, Kent (81); Reading 1 (109), Reading 2 (93); Reigate, Surrey (98); Rotherham, S Yorks (74); Rugby, Warks (84); Sale, Greater Manchester (66); Salisbury, Wilts (93); Sandbach, Cheshire (62); Shenley, Herts (110); Shrewsbury, Shropshire (119); Sittingbourne, Kent (77); Solihull 1, W Midlands (100), Solihull 2 (90); Southport, Lancs (111); St Albans 1, Herts (65), St Albans 2 (50), St Albans 3 (120), St Albans City Hospital (51); Stevenage 1, Herts (98), Stevenage 2 (112); Stockton-on-Tees (84); Stowmarket, Suffolk (106); Sudbury Hill, Middlesex (99); Sunderland 1 (130), Sunderland 2 (90), Sunderland 3 (99), Sunderland 4 (82); Swindon 1 (72), Swindon 2 (100), Swindon 3 (106); Telford 1, Shropshire (108), Telford 2 (45); Thames Ditton, Surrey (89); Thetford, Norfolk (73); Thurrock 1, Essex (98), Thurrock 2 (92); Trowbridge, Wilts (100); Tunbridge Wells, Kent (90); Uxbridge, Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex (114); Walsall, W Midlands (25); Wakefield, W Yorks (112); Warndon, Worcs (104); Watford General Hospital, Herts (46); Wellingborough, Northants (100); Welwyn, Herts (46); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (74); Weston-super-Mare (92); Weymouth, Dorset (52); Wigan 1 (76), Wigan 2 (101); Woking 1, Surrey (117), Woking 2 (60), Woking 3 (85); Worthing, W Sussex (69); York (120)

2 children’s centres:Godalming, Woking; 8 after-school schemes: Burntwood; Chorley; Farnborough; Lancaster; Leeds; Preston; St David’s; Southport; and 1

independent school: Meredale Independent School, Rainham

Places: 21,735

Employees: 8,000

 

BUSY NOUGHT TO FIVES

Head office: 10 Brimstage Road, Gayton, Wirral CH60 1XG

Tel: 0151 342 2714

Email: info@busy05.co.uk

Website: www.busy05.co.uk

Directors: Emma Collins, Kevin Collins

Established: 1992

Owns 7 nurseries: Liverpool 1 (84), Liverpool 2 (63); Preston, Lancs (64); South Wirral (102); Warrington 1, Cheshire (129), Warrington 2 (119); Wirral (84)

Places: 645

Employees: 150

Plans: Seeking sites for expansion throughout UK.

 

BUTTERCUPS

Head office: 9 Florence Road, Ealing, London W5 3TU

Tel: 020 8840 4838

Director: Carol Whitehouse

Established: 1980

Owns 8 nurseries: Chalfont St Peter, Bucks (48); London and the south east: Acton (41), Brentford (52), Chiswick 1 (31), Chiswick 2, Homefields (31), Ealing (60), Isleworth (52), Teddington (31)

Places: 346

Employees: 95

 

BUTTONS DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS

Head office: 99 Oaklands Road, Hanwell, London W7 2DT

Tel: 020 8840 3355

Email: buttonsnurseries@gmail.com

Website: www.buttonsdaynursery.co.uk

Proprietors: EduCo

Established: 2001

Owns 4 nurseries: Bournemouth, Dorset (90); London: Hampton (52), Hanwell (77), Teddington (58)

Places: 277

Employees: 70

 

first-stepsCARING KINDERGARTENS

Head office: 2 Ferro Fields, Brixworth, Northants NN6 9UA

Tel: 01604 882241 Fax: 01604 882233

Email: mail@caringkindergartens.co.uk

Website: www.caringkindergartens.co.uk

Proprietor: George Wright

Established: 1992

Owns 6 nurseries: Daventry (90), Duston (104) – both in Northants; Moulton Park Industrial Estate, Northampton (72); Peterborough Business Park, Cambs (112); Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks (55); Wellingborough, Northants (120)

Places: 553

Employees: 117

 

CAROUSEL NURSERIES

Head office: Glenfield House, 69 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton G82 1RE

Tel: 01389 763763 Fax: 01389 730469

Directors: Anne Jenkins, Claire Rowan

Email: carouselnursery@aol.com

Website: www.carouselnurseries.co.uk

Established: 1995

Owns 3 nurseries: Alexandria (73), Clyde (56) – both in Argyll and Bute; Dumbarton, W Dunbartonshire (75). 1 out-of-school club: Dumbarton (54)

Places: 204

Employees: 106

 

CATHERINE HOUSE DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS

Head office: 9 St Agnes Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9PH

Tel: 0121 449 1444 Fax: 0121 449 1440

Email: info@catherinehousedaynursery.com

Website: www.catherinehousedaynursery.com

Directors: Rita Howe-Douglas, Matthew Poray

Established: 1987

Owns 5 nurseries: Birmingham: Moseley (60), Northfield (40); Brockley, London (70); Northampton (55); Walsall, W Midlands (50)

Places: 275

Employees: 120

 

CHAPTER ONE CHILDCARE

Head office: Campend Farm, Old Dalkeith Road, Dalkeith EH22 1RS

Tel: 0845 1771008

Email: info@chapteronechildcare.com

Website: www.chapteronechildcare.com & www.chapteronetreetops.com

Owners: Diane Gillam, Jon Gillam

Established: 2004

Owns 5 nurseries: Edinburgh: Kirk Brae (36), Douglas Gardens (12), Shawfair (56), Treetops Outdoor Nursery (20); Farnley, N Yorks (19)

Places: 213

Employees: 54

Plans: Opening a new nursery in late 2015 - Dalkeith Country Park (70)

 

*CHEEKY MONKEYS DAY NURSERY & PRE SCHOOLS

Head office: c/o The Essex Golf & Country Club, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6 2NS

Tel: 01787 221102

Email: info@cheekymonkeysessex.co.uk

Website: www.cheekymonkeyessex.co.uk

Directors: Helen Palmer, Stephen Hall

Established: 2002

Owns 3 nurseries: Colchester 1 - Earls Colne (66), Colchester 2 (66), Colchester 3 (26)

Places: 158

Employees: 45

Out of school: School drop-offs, collection and school holiday club services for children up to the age of 8.

Plans: Looking to expand within Colchester.

 

CHERRY CHILDCARE

Head office: Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Surrey GU12 5NZ

Tel: 01252 546190

Chairman: Nigel Rolfe

Directors: Trisha Fisher, Rachael Wolfenden, Zoe Rolfe

Email: info@cherrychildcare.co.uk

Website: www.cherrychildcare.co.uk

Established: 1993

Owns 10 nurseries: Addlestone, Surrey (106); Ash Vale, Hants (120); Epsom, Surrey (90); Hayling Island, Hants (30);High Wycombe, Bucks (62); Langstone, Hants (50); Pirbright, Surrey (73); Sandhurst, Berks (48); Stoneleigh, Surrey (94); Weybridge, Surrey (30)

Places: 703

Employees: 200

 

CHERRY TREES CHILDREN’S NURSERIES

Head office: 3 Abbey Road, Dunbar, East Lothian EH42 1JP

Tel: 01368 860555

Email: lkbennet@yahoo.com

Website: www.cherrytreenurseries.co.uk

Directors: Lisa Bennet, Stewart Bennet and David Robertson

Established: 2000

Owns 4 nurseries: Dunbar, E Lothian (83); Edinburgh (116); Hawick (64), Melrose (83) –both in Scottish Borders

Places: 346

Employees: 90

 

CHERUB NURSERIES AND PRE-SCHOOLS

Head office: Lindsey Place, Anlaby Road, Hull HU4 6AJ

Tel: 01482 509598

Email: anlaby-manager@cherubnurseries.com

Website: www.cherubnurseries.com

Proprietor: Beaconhouse Group

Established: 1976

Owns 3 nurseries: Beverley, E Yorks (73); Hull: Anlaby Road (125), Leads Road (67)

Places: 265

Employees: 53

 

THE CHESHIRE DAY NURSERY GROUP

Head office: Winwick Hollins Drive, Winwick, Cheshire WA2 8RS

Tel: 01925 655498

Email: cheshiredaynursery@btconnect.com

Website: www.thecheshiredaynursery.co.uk

Directors: Julie Mannering, Brenda Burling

Established: 1999

Owns 7 nurseries: Ellesmere Port (125), Uttoxeter (77), Warrington 1 (31), Warrington 2 (116), Warrington 3 (80), Warrington 4 (78), Warrington 5 (137) – all in Cheshire

Places: 644

Employees: 160

Plans: Opening a new-build nursery in spring 2016.

 

CHESTNUT NURSERY SCHOOLS

Head office: 177 Earlham Grove, London E7 9AP

Tel: 020 8555 9800

Email: earlham@chestnut-nursery.co.uk

Website: www.chestnut-nursery.co.uk

Directors: David Saunders, Steven Davies, Karen Broughton

Established: 2002

Owns 12 nurseries: Cambridge (60); London: Barking 1 (66), Barking 2 (52), Beckton (28), Brixton (67), Dagenham (54), Forest Gate 1 (55), Forest Gate 2 (68), Forest Gate 3 (20), Manor Park (26), North Woolwich (57), Plaistow (39)

Places: 592

Employees: 120

Plans: Looking to expand within London.

 

CHILD CENTRED NURSERIES

Head office: Highwood House, Maldon Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 2JP

Tel: 01245 382582 Fax: 01245 382581

Email: info@childcentrednurseries.co.uk

Website: www.childcentrednurseries.co.uk

Directors: Stephen Field, Melanie Field

Established: 1995

Owns 6 nurseries: Colchester 1, (88), Colchester 2 (48), Colchester 3 (46), Hatfield Peverel (60), Kelvedon (58), Witham (49) – all in Essex

Places: 349

Employees: 126

Plans: To develop existing nurseries and look at potential for new-build and acquisition.

 

CHILD FIRST

Central office: Fafunia and the New Factory

Tel: 07831 635802

Email: tom.s@childfirst.co.uk

Website: www.childfirst.co.uk

Director: Tom Shea

Established: January 2007

Owns and manages7 nurseries: Aylesbury 1, Bucks (95), Aylesbury 2 (100); Banbury 1, Oxon (75), Banbury 2 (50); Bicester, Oxon (116); Moulton, Northants (126); Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire (90)

Places: 652

Employees: 187

 

*CHILD’S PLAY

Head office: Moorevilla, Midgeland Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 5HJ

Tel: 01253 760610

Email: info@childsplayblackpool.co.uk

Website: www.childsplayblackpool.co.uk

Directors: David Sloane, Sarah Sloane

Established: 2001

Owns 5 nurseries: Blackpool North (80), Blackpool Marton (60), Blackpool Central (60), Blackpool South 1 (60), Blackpool South 2 (120)

Places: 380

Employees: 115

 

CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP

Head office: Kingston House, Northampton Road, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK16 8NJ

Tel: 01908 211699

Email: info@childbase.com

Website: www.childbasepartnership.com

Established: 1989

Directors: Michael Thompson (chief executive), Lynda Gostelow (commercial director), Emma Rooney (operations director), Geoff Hiskett(finance director)

Operates 46 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks 1 – Stoke Mandeville Hospital (101), Aylesbury, Bucks 2 (73); Barnet, Herts (60); Bath, Somerset (94); Bedford (108); Birmingham 1 (35), Birmingham 2 (94), Birmingham 3 (46); Buckingham (70); Cambridge: University of Cambridge 1 (100), University of Cambridge 2 (60); Chobham, Surrey (113); Coventry, Warks (70); Cranfield, Beds, Cranfield University (53); Finchampstead, Berks (71); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (92); Hitchin, Herts (83); Hertford (70); Kettering, Northants (88); Leamington Spa, Warks (114); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (99); London: Chiswick (88), Southall (103), Winchmore Hill (83); Luton, Beds – Luton and Dunstable Hospital (94); Maidenhead, Berks (79); Marlow, Bucks (43); Milton Keynes, Bucks (83); Newbury, Berks (64); Newport Pagnell, Bucks (64); Northampton – Northampton General Hospital (102); Nottingham (88); Orpington, Kent (130); Oxford: Churchill Hospital (125), John Radcliffe Hospital (124); Purley, Surrey (66); Reading, Berks (116); Sandhurst, Berks (88); St Albans (46); Staines, Surrey (133); Swindon, Wilts (114); Twyford, Berks (104); Welwyn Garden City, Herts 1 (75), Welwyn Garden City 2 – QEII Hospital (81); Winchester, Hants 1 (68), Winchester 2 – University College (124)

Places: 3,979

Employees: 1,483

 

CHILDCARE AND LEARNING GROUP

Operating under the Cranbrook, Castle, Working Mums and South West London Nursery Co brands

Head office: The Old Post Office, Antlands Lane East, Horley, Surrey RH6 9TE

Tel: 01293 772561 Fax: 01293 772971

Director: Robert Shannon

Established: 1983

Owns 15 nurseries: Crawley, West Sussex (84); Guildford, Surrey 1 (80), Guildford 2 (39); Haywards Heath, West Sussex (56); Horley, Surrey 1 (50), Horley 2 (36), Horley 3 (72); London: Clapham 1 (86), Clapham 2 (66), East Sheen (77), Fulham 1 (45), Fulham 2 (74), Hammersmith (84), Mortlake (54); Shamley Green, Surrey (39)

2 after-school clubs: Crawley, W Sussex (32); Horley, Surrey (36)

Places: 942

Employees: 284

 

CHILDCARE (EAST MIDLANDS)

Operates under five brands, including Cherubs Day Nurseries, Longdale Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Busy Bee Day Nursery, Step Ahead Kids’ Club and Saville House School.

Head office: Childcare East Midlands, Welbeck Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG19 9LA

Tel: 01623 420940 Managing director: Susan Mills

Director: Robert Everist

Operations Manager: Sarah Savage

Established: 1993

Owns 10 nurseries: Kimberley (90), Mansfield 1 (63), Mansfield 2 (55), Mansfield 3 (50), Mansfield Woodhouse (147), Ravenshead (120), Ryton Park (55), South Normanton (52) – all in Notts; Nottingham: Bulwell 1 (80), Bulwell 2 (80)

1 preparatory school: Saville House Prep School

Places: 792

5 out-of-school playschemes operated by Step Ahead Kids’ Clubs: Mansfield Woodhouse, Vale View, Bulwell, Kimberley, Wynndale, Ravenshead

Employees: 240

Plans: In negotiations for other nurseries in the Nottingham/Mansfield/Derby/Lincoln areas. Looking to expand the Step AheadKids’ Club brand throughout Nottinghamshire.

 

CHILDCARE SCOTLAND

Head office: Burnside House, Kilwinning Road, Irvine KA12 8RU

Tel: 01294 277950

Directors: Meg McLeod, Les Macleod, Yvonne McDowall

Email: childcarescothq@aol.com

Website: www.childcarescotlandnurseries.com

Established: 1989

Owns 9 nurseries: Aberdeen (108); Edinburgh (105); Falkirk (68); Glasgow: Caledonian University (59), Glasgow University (79), Strathclyde University (56); Irvine, Ayrshire (142); Kilmarnock, Ayrshire (119); Largs, Ayrshire (36)

Places: 772

Employees: 190

 

*CHILDREN 1ST

Head office: Mayfield, 1 Nottingham Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1HQ

Tel: 0800 6521052

Email: enquiry.children1st@breedonhouse.co.uk

Website: www.children1stdaynurseries.com

Founder & executive chair: Margaret Mason

Co-founder: Hugh Mason

Director: Adrian Mason, Cathy Griffin, Julia Mason (operations)

Established: 1988

Owns 18 nurseries: Chesterfield 1 (60), Chesterfield 2 (136); Clowne, Derbyshire (120); Grantham, Lincolnshire (112); Leicester (96); Lincoln 1(96), Lincoln 2 (96), Lincoln 3 (90); Nottingham 1 (120), Nottingham 2 (52), Nottingham 3 (90) Nottingham 4 (96), Nottingham 5 (120); Newark, Notts (80); Sheffield, S Yorks (145); Loughborough, Leicestershire (96); Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs 1 (140), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (96)

Places: 1,841

Employees: 590

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CHILDREN 4 MOST

Head office: Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood, Cemetery Road Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5AH

Tel: 0161 336 3221

Email: info@children4most.co.uk

Website: www.children4most.co.uk

Owners: Nicola Sullivan, Alison Davies

Established: 2000

Owns 3 nurseries: Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester (36); Audenshaw, G Manchester (95); Hyde, Cheshire (76)

Places: 197

Employees: 90

 

CHILDREN’S CORNER CHILDCARE

Head office: Springbank School, Wesley Street, Farsley, Leeds LS28 5LE

Tel: 0113 257 7868

Email: la.dawson@btinternet.com

Directors: Lesley Dawson, Allan Dawson

Established: 1998

Owns 5 nurseries: Leeds: Farsley (46, plus 24 out-of-school), Granary Wharf (27), Headingley (20), Moorlands (27), Valley View (46, plus40 out-of-school)

3 out-of-school play schemes: The Grammar School, Wigton Moor Primary School and Chapel Allerton

Places: 166

Employees: 110

 

CHILDREN’S PLACE DAY NURSERIES

Head office: 1 Hind Street, Wyke, Bradford BD12 8JT

Tel: 01274 601575

Email: office@childrens-place.co.uk

Website: www.childrens-place.co.uk

Directors: Debbie Burke, David Burke

Established: 1991

Owns and manages 12 nurseries: Bradford: Barkerend (61), Burnett Fields (50), Daisy Hill (56), Great Horton (24), Heaton (51), Mayfield (40), Owlet (70), St James (40); Dewsbury (51); Halifax (59); Huddersfield (53); Ravensthorpe (66) – all in W Yorks

Places: 621

Employees: 200

 

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN DAY NURSERIES

Head office: Elmdon House,116 London Road, Guildford GU1 1TN

Tel: 01483 452554

Website: www.daynurseriessurrey.co.uk

Director: Penny Owen

Established: 1986

Owns 5 nurseries: Cranleigh, Surrey (44); Guildford, Surrey: Burpham (52), London Road (62), Wood Street Village (46); Woking, Surrey (60). Also operates children’s centre at Cranleigh (community services for families and young children)

Places: 264

Employees: 102

 

CLEAR DAY NURSERIES

Head office: Clear Day Nurseries, 157-173 Roden Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 5QA

Tel: 02890 419199

Email: audrey@cleardaynurseries.com

Website: www.cleardaynurseries.com

Owner: Colin Johnston

Operations director: Audrey McCracken

Established: 2005

Owns 6 nurseries: Belfast: Dundonald (96), Ulsterville Avenue (83); Dollingstown, Co Down (72); Glengormley, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim (140); Portadown, Co Armagh (54), Bangor (100)

Places: 556

Employees: 193

Plans: To increase number of nurseries in next three years.

 

COMPLETE CHILDCARE GROUP

Head office: Unit 1B, Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5SJ

Tel/Fax: 01635 262271

Email: enquiries@completechildcare.co.uk

Website: www.completechildcare.co.uk

Directors: Alec Hodson, Phil Hennessy, Jonathan Boss

Established: 1986

Owns 10 nurseries: Arborfield (91), Bracknell (95), Finchampstead (33), Newbury (70), Reading 1 (47), Reading 2 (60), Wokingham 1 (24), Wokingham 2 (59), Winnersh (83) – all in Berks; Banbury, Oxon (80)

Places: 642

Employees: 180

Plans: To extend existing number of registrations and expand geographical coverage further into Berks and Oxon.

 

THE CO-OPERATIVE CHILDCARE

Head office: Co-operative House, Warwick Technology Park, Warwick CV34 6DA Tel: 0800 954 0669 Email: info@ccc.coop

Website: www.thecooperativechildcare.coop

Group manager: Mike Abbott

Established: 2003

Owns 47 nurseries: Bristol (84); Burnley General Hospital, Lancs (51); Burton, Staffs (58); Cainscross, Stroud (61), Cam, Dursley (48) – both in Glos; Carterton, Oxon (90); Chichester, W Sussex (60); Dewsbury, W Yorks (49); Kidderminster, Worcs (117); Leamington Spa, Warks: Grove Street (140), Spencer Street (58); Littlehampton, W Sussex (113); London: Bounds Green (83), Charlton (62), Croydon, Mayday Hospital NHS Trust (65), Croydon, New Addington (84), Hackney (44), Heathrow (40), Hounslow (90), Islington (96), Maida Vale (109), Waterloo (60), Wimbledon (57), Woolwich (52); Madley Park, Oxon (70); Maidenhead, Berks (84); Wythenshawe, Manchester (100); Newcastle 1 (116), Newcastle 2 (108), Newcastle 3 (63); Oxford: Blackbird Leys (72), John Radcliffe Hospital (96), Oxford (62), Rose Hill (61); Poole, Dorset (59); Reading, Berks (78); Southampton, Hants (100); Sutton, Surrey (66); Sussex University Nursery and Pre-School (71); Swindon, Wilts: Great Western Hospital (101), Walcot (61); Tadworth, Surrey (56); Walsall Wood, W Midlands (50); Watford, Herts (55), Watford South Oxhey (60); Wolverhampton 1, W Midlands (48), Wolverhampton 2 (91)

Places: 3,499

Employees: 1,200

Plans:Looking at new opportunities in 2016

 

COUNTRYSIDE NURSERIES

Head office: Tythe Barn, Dean Lane, Cookham Dean, Berks SL6 9BB

Tel: 01628 476153 Fax: 01628 487019

Email: enquiries@countrysidenurseries.co.uk

Director: Angela Palmer-Moore

Established: 1991

Owns 8 nurseries: Ascot, Berks (38); Burnham, Bucks (35); Cookham Dean, Berks (38); Flackwell Heath 1, Bucks (33), Flackwell Heath 2 (25); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (75); Sunninghill, Berks (42); Windsor, Berks (50)

Places: 335

Employees: 110

 

CRANLEY NURSERIES

Head office: 226 Braid Road, Edinburgh EH10 6NZ

Tel: 0131 445 2227

Email: enquiries@cranleynurseries.co.uk

Owner: Anna Maclean

Group director: Karen Murray

Established: 2000

Owns 4 nurseries: Edinburgh: Buckstone (71), Colinton (25), Craiglockhart (57), Lanark Road (64)

Places: 217

 

CRèCHE-N-CO

Head office: Office 32, Arrowmill, Rochdale OL11 2YW

Tel: 01706 641781

Email: crèchencoltd@aol.com

Director: Lorraine Darlington

Established: 1989

Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Bury, Lancs: Fairfield General Hospital (68), Woodfields (60); Rochdale: Hopwood Hall College (60, plus 50-place holiday playscheme), Newbold (46), Sandbrook (60)

Places: 294

Employees: 72

 

CRYSTAL CHILDCARE

Head office: 202 Venner Road, Sydenham, London SE26 5HT

Tel: 020 8659 6417 Email: cdn@crystalchildcare.co.uk

Website: www.crystalchildcare.co.uk

Directors: Lorraine Duffy, Paul Duffy

Established: 1988

Owns 3 nurseries: London: Anerley (59), Sydenham (30), Upper Norwood (20)

Places: 109

Employees: 40

 

CYBERTOTS

Head office: 38 Heathfield Road, London W3 8EJ

Tel: 020 8560 5821

Email: info@cybertots.co.uk

Website: www.cybertots.co.uk

Directors: Nina Ozols, Katya Ozols, Irena Mailer

Established: 1998

Owns 5 nurseries: London: Acton (27), Brentford (120), Hanwell (37), Northolt (20), West Ealing (58)

Places: 262

Employees: 114

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DAISY AND JAKE DAY NURSERY

Head office: 349 Pensby Road, Pensby, Wirral CH61 9NL

Tel: 0151 648 9131

Email: info@daisyand jakedaynursery.co.uk

Website: www.daisyand jakedaynursery.co.uk

Managing director: Lisa Collins

Established: 2005

Owns 5 nurseries: Irby (95), Moreton (105), Prenton (100), Spital (134), Upton (110) – all in Wirral, Merseyside

Places: 544

Employees: 170

 

DAISY CHAIN CHILDCARE

Head office: 2a Tile Lane, Adel, Leeds LS16 8DY

Tel: 0113 2857000

Email: info@daisychainchildcare.com

Website: www.daisychainchildcare.com

Directors: Jo Gomersall, Helen Somers

Established: 2001

Owns 4 nurseries: Leeds: Adel (54), Middleton (52), Rothwell (50); Wakefield (52)

Places: 208

Employees: 61, and 12 bank staff

 

DAVIDSON ROBERTS

Head office: Manor Farm, 76 London Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1DZ

Tel: 01767 688713

Email: info@davidson-roberts.co.uk

Website: www.davidson-roberts.co.uk

Director: Jane Roberts

Established: 2006

Owns 7 nurseries: Buckden (70), Gamlingay (35), Ramsey (60) – all in Cambs; Rushden, Northants (70); Sandy, Beds (77); Royston, Herts (60); Flitwick, Beds (85)

4 out of school clubs: Gamlingay, Little Paxton, Ramsey – all in Cambs; Rushden, Northants

3 holiday clubs: Huntingdon, St Ives, St Neots – all in Cambs

Places: 457

Employees: 158

Plans: To increase provision of nursery and OSC places.

 

DIZZY DUCKS

Head office: The Farmhouse, Steeple View Farm, Dunton Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex SS15 4DB

Tel: 01268 545 904

Email: sian.nisbett@dizzyducks.co.uk

Website: www.dizzyducks.co.uk

Director/owner: Sian Nisbett

Established: 2005

Owns 5 nurseries: Billericay 1 (30), Billericay 2 (91), Hainault (80), Harlow (44) – all in Essex; Haverhill, Suffolk (100)

Places: 345

Employees: 150

Out of school: Billericay (out-of-school and holiday club), Hainault (holiday club), Haverhill (out-of-school and holiday club).

Plans: Looking for opportunities in London/south east.

 

EARLYWORLD CHILDCARE

Head office: Darwin Court, Oxon Business Park, Welshpool Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 5AL

Tel: 01743 244600

Website: www.earlyworld.co.uk

Managing director: Paul Edwards

Established: 1995

Owns 3 nurseries: Shrewsbury (126), Telford 1 (115), Telford 2 (130) – all in Shropshire

Owns 4 out-of-school clubs: Chester, Cheshire (72); Eynsham, Oxon (72); Shrewsbury (74), Telford (74) – both in Shropshire

Places: 371

Employees: 157

 

EATON SQUARE SCHOOLS

Head office: 79 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PP

Tel: 020 7931 9469

Fax:020 7828 0164

Email: nursery@eatonsquareschool.com

Website: www.eatonsquareschool.com

Headmaster: Sebastian Hepher

Established: 1981

Owns 4 nursery schools: London: Belgravia (40), Knightsbridge (32), Pimlico (32); Twickenham Park, Middlesex (60)

Places: 164

Employees: 40

 

THE EDINBURGH NURSERY

Head office: 127 Broughton Road, Edinburgh EH7 4JH

Tel: 0131 557 5675

Email: edinburghnursery@btconnect.com

Website: www.edinburghnursery.com

Director: Karen Fairlamb

Established: 1986

Owns/manages 5 nurseries: Edinburgh: Beaverhall Road 1 (50), Beaverhall Road 2 (18), Broughton Road (27), Broughton Street (9), East London Street (18)

Places: 138

Employees: 30

 

ENCHANTED FOREST NURSERIES

Head office: Orion House, 7 Robroystone Oval, Robroyston Business Park, Robroyston G33 1AP

Tel: 01475 745794

Email: info@enchantedforestnursery.co.uk

Website: www.enchantedforestnursery.co.uk

Directors: Mariessa Devlin, Bernie Devlin

Established: 2006

Owns 5 nurseries: Erskine (63), Greenock (75), Inverkip (76), Robroyston (81), Thornliebank (103) – all in Renfrewshire

Places: 398

Employees: 107

 

THE EVELINE DAY AND NURSERY SCHOOLS

Head office: 30 Ritherdon Road, Tooting Bec, London SW17 8QD

Tel: 020 8672 7549

Established: 1964

Directors: Maria Keaveney-Jessiman, Alfred Clifford Jessiman, Eveline Drut, Gordon Jessiman

Owns 6 nurseries: London: Raynes Park (57), Tooting (50), Tooting Bec (36), Tooting Broadway (41), Wandsworth (63), Wimbledon (50)

Owns 1 prep school: Tooting Bec (100)

Places: 297

Employees: 200

 

EVOLUTION CHILDCARE

Head office: Grimsditch House, Grimsditch Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington WA4 4ED

Tel: 01925 419911

Website: www.evolution-childcare.co.uk

Proprietor: Sue Jones

Established: 1999

Owns 3 nurseries: Lower Whitley (100), Warrington 1 (80), Warrington 2 (117) – all in Cheshire

As part of franchise: Balham (50); Cheltenham, Glos (66); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (50)

As part of UAE franchise: Abu Dhabi 1 (130), Abu Dhabi 2 – Etihad (80); Bahrain (100);

Batteen (80); Dubai (120); Mushrif (120)

Places: 463

Employees: 150

Plans: To open 2 new nurseries in Cheshire and 3 franchises in Wolverhampton, Newcastle and Blackburn in 2016.

 

FENNIES DAY NURSERIES

Head office: 1a Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8TH

Tel: 020 8770 3222

Email: admissions@fennies.com

Website: www.fennies.co.uk

Directors: Sarah Fenn, Steven Fenn (chief executive), John Warren (childcare), Chris Foot (financial)

Established: 1992

Owns 8 nurseries: Beckenham, (68), Bromley (94) – both in Kent; London: Croydon (112), Purley (114), Sanderstead (44), South Croydon (72); Horley (118), Epsom (142) – both Surrey

Places: 764

Employees: 230

Plans: Expanding in 2016 with three new sites.

 

FIRST CLASS CHILD CARE

Head office: Central Support Office, Lancs House, The Sidings, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancs BB7 9SE

Tel: 01254 828161

Email: admin@fccc.co.uk

Website: www.fccc.co.uk

Directors: Andrew Clifford (managing director), Emma Clifford (central support)

Senior manager: Michelle Brown (EYPS)

Established: 1984

Owns 9 nurseries: Accrington (63), Clayton (48), Clitheroe (53), Dill Hall (55), Whalley (58) – all in Lancs; Halifax (92), Harrogate (80), Idle, Bradford (66), Yeadon, Leeds (65) – all in W Yorks

Places: 580

Employees: 155

 

FIRST STEPS

Head office: Rathvilly School, 119 Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2NB

Tel: 0121 475 1509

Email:rathvilly@firststepschildrensnursery.com

Website: www.firststepschildrensnursery.com

Established:1992

Directors: Debbi Gould and Andy Gould

Owns 4 nurseries: Birmingham: Harbourne (60), Northfield (120), Selly Park (120); Ashton Court, Wolverhampton (50)

Places: 350

Employees: 98

 

FLEDGLINGS

Head office: 2 Hazelfields, Worsley, Manchester M28 2LS

Tel: 0161 281 2821 Fax: 0161 281 2822

Email: fledglings.hq@ntlbusiness.com

Website: www.fledglingsnurseries.co.uk

Directors: Christopher Gray, Michelle Smith, Jackie Kerr

Established: 1990

Owns 4 nurseries: Manchester: Bredbury (90), Irlam (120), Stretford (70), Worsley (120)

2 out-of-school clubs: Worsley and Irlam

Places: 400

Employees: 142

 

FLYING START

Head office: Penweeth,1 Trelawney Road, Camborne, Cornwall TR14 7LN

Tel: 01209 611811

Website: www.flyingstart.uk.com

Owner: Sharon Cowburn

Established: 1993

Owns 8 nurseries: Camborne (30), Duchy College, Callington (25), Helston (55), Penryn (86), Redruth 1 (36), Redruth 2, Cornwall College (96), Saltash (64) – all in Cornwall; Plymouth, Devon (56)

Places: 448

Employees: 120

 

*FOOTSTEPS DAY NURSERIES

Head office: The Dairy Barn, Mile Oak Farm, Plantation Lane, Tamworth, Staffs B78 3DQ

Tel: 01827 268 082

Email: info@footstepsnurseries.co.uk

Website: www.footstepsnurseries.co.uk

Directors: Gavin Harvey, Catherine Harvey

Established: 2002

Owns 8 nurseries: Cannock (105), Canwell (40), Lichfield (59), Tamworth Dosthill (55), Tamworth Lich Road (86), Tamworth Fazeley (65), Walmley (78) – all in Staffs; Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks (100)

Out of school: Tamworth (50)

Places: 588

Employees: 195

 

FOR UNDER FIVES

Head office: 33 Abbey Road, Grimsby, Lincs DN32 0HQ

Tel: 01472 232300

Website: www.forunderfives.co.uk

Directors: David Lang, Steven Lampard

General manager: Amanda Gilbert

Established: 1987

Owns 5 nurseries: Cottingham, Hull (50, plus 8 out-of-school); Grimsby, Lincs: Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (55, plus 8 out-of-school), Grimsby 2 (77); Lincoln (64); Wath-upon-Dearne, S Yorks (120)

Manages 10 nurseries and children’s centres: Boston, Lincs (59); Goole, Yorks (48); Grimsby, Lincs: Broadway Children’s Centre Day Care (47), Central Children’s Centre Day Care (88), Franklin College (44), Queensway Children’s Centre Day Care (42); Lincoln: Central Children’s Centre Day Care (45), County Hospital (42), Welbourne Gardens (40); Selby, N Yorks (53)

Places: 874

Employees: 360

Plans: To increase places at our central children’s centre in Grimsby from 44 to 80 to enable us to offer places for two-year-olds.

 

FOUNDATIONS FOR LEARNING

Head office: 46 Cumberland Drive, Esher, Surrey KT10 0BB

Tel: 020 8398 1172

Website: www.foundationsforlearning.co.uk

Chairman: Michael Brandon

Established: 1998

Owns 5 nurseries: London: Newham 1 (79), Newham 2 (33); Bury, Lancs 1 (99), Bury 2 (79), Bury 3 (69)

Places: 359

Employees: 71

 

FRAN ‘N’ BRU(TRADING AS LITTLE UNICORN DAY NURSERIES)

Head office: 50 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5NS

Tel: 020 7513 2954

Principal/proprietor: Kate Williamson

Established: 1997

Owns 4 nurseries: London: Bank Street (60), Canada Square (120), Columbus Courtyard (120) – closed until May/June 2016, Westferry Circus (32). Bank Street nursery also offers emergency childcare.

Places: 332

Employees: 90

 

GIRAFFE CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTRES

Head office: Adamstown Avenue, Castlegate, Adamstown, Co Dublin

Tel: 00 1850 20 10 99

Email: info@giraffe.ie

Chairman: Tony Kilduff (non-exec) Managing director: Simon Dowling

Finance director: Siobhan Moore

Non-executive directors: Maryann McCormack, Tony McCormack

Director of childcare: Dearhala Cox-Giffin

Owns 21 nurseries: Greater Dublin area: Adamstown (96), Belermine (144), Blanchardstown (96), Celbridge (130), Central Park (58), Clonsilla (120), Elm Park (79), Grifeen (96), Harcourt Road (120), Irish Financial Services Centre (96), Leopardstown (106), Liffey Valley (110), Loughlinstown (185), Lucan (95), Milltown (116), National College of Ireland (78), Navan (85), Northern Cross (120), Park West Business Park (120), Rathbourne (130), Rathfarnham (65)

Places: 2,255

Employees: 470

 

GOOSEBERRY BUSH DAY NURSERY

Head office: Kemble Enterprise Park, Kemble, Wiltshire GL7 6BY

Tel: 01285 771456

Email: Each nursery has own email (see website)

Website: www.gooseberrybushdaynursery.co.uk

Proprietor: Claire Stringer

Established: 2002

Owns 3 nurseries: Chippenham: Azimghur Barracks (60), Buckley Barracks (60); Kemble, Gloucestershire (70)

Places: 190

Employees: 71

 

GRANBY NURSERIES

Head office: Granby House, Aldwarke Road, Rotherham, S Yorks S62 6BU

Tel: 01709 710709 Fax: 01709 719180

Proprietors: Joanne Gray, Cameron Gray

Established: 1994

Owns 3 nurseries: Rotherham, S Yorks: Parkgate (96), Wickersley (41); Worksop, Notts (49)

Places: 186

Employees: 90

 

*GROWING PLACES

Head office: Growing Places @ Mill Hill, Mill Road, Waterlooville, Hants PO7 7DB

Email: admin@growingplaces.org.uk

Website: www.growingplaces.org.uk

CEO/Group manager: Jackie Warren

Established: 2004

Owns 5 nurseries: Fareham (57), Havant (54), Purbrook (36), Waterlooville 1 (57), Waterlooville 2 (36) – all Hants

Out-of-school and holiday clubs: Cowplain, Emsworth, Fareham, Purbrook and Waterlooville

Places: 240

Employees: 96

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