Nursery Chains: Directory - People & places A to G

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1ST SAFARI DAY NURSERIES

Head office: Safari House, Hospital Lane, Selby YO8 3RE

Email: info@1stsafari.co.uk

Website: www.1stsafari.co.uk

Directors: Nick Porter, Anthea Porter

Established: 2005

Owns 5 nurseries: Bradford: Great Horton (63), Thornton (71); Keighley, W Yorks (45); Barnsley, S Yorks (112); Chapeltown, Sheffield (117)

Places: 408

Employees: 65

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 C, Lincoln Lodge, Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes MK19 7HJ

Tel: 01908 510309

Email: info@acornearlyyears.org.uk

Website: www.acornearlyyears.org.uk

Chief executive: Zoë Raven

Established: 1989

Owns/manages 10 nurseries: Beds: Sharnbrook (60); Brafield-on-the-Green (40), Burton Latimer (80), Stanwick (56) – Northants; Milton Keynes: Castlethorpe (36), Fishermead (60), Kents Hill (56), New Bradwell (33), Shenley Church End (46), Westcroft (80). Also runs Forest Schools, out-of-school clubs, training and a consultancy.

Places: 547

Employees: 242

Plans: New nursery in Stony Stratford opening in 2018.

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 8 nurseries: Bristol (100); Cardiff: Llanishen (75), Oakfield Street (49), Park Grove (149), Partridge Road (55), Whitchurch (84); Coleg Morgannwg, Nantgarw (60); Duffryn, Newport (48)

Manages 3 nurseries: Bristol, Aviva (33); Cardiff, BBC Wales (61); 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, Marcia Viccars

Established: 2010

Owns 21 nurseries: Bishops Stortford, Herts (74); Bracknell, Berks (148); Bucks: Aylesbury (84), Haddenham (46), Halton (44), Beaconsfield (44); Cheltenham (64); Gloucester (90); London: Clapham Junction (69), Dulwich 1 (42), Dulwich 2 (59), Dulwich 3 (55), Dulwich 4 (39), Paddington (100), West Norwood (120); Luton, Beds (114); Maidenhead, Kent (176); Slough, Berks (134); Sutton Coldfield, W Midlands (94); West Bridgford 1, Notts (53), West Bridgford 2 (58)

Places: 1,707

Employees: Approx 535

ALPHA NURSERIES GROUP

Alpha Nurseries and Alpha Community Nurseries

Head office: 59 Crabbe Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5HT

Tel: 01473 322600

Email: enquiries@alpha-nurseries.co.uk

Website: www.alpha-nurseries.co.uk; www.alpha-community-nurseries.co.uk

Owners/directors: Jane and Chris Hewson

Managing director: David Finch

Operations director: Nick Leeder

Area Manager South: Holly Di Cicco

Area Manager North: Karen Smalley

Established: 2010

Owns 25 nurseries: Boston, Lincs (47); Braintree, Essex (24); Dereham, Norfolk (34); Diss 1, Norfolk (46), Diss 2 (32); Dover, Kent (45); Downham Market, Norfolk (48); Felixstowe, Suffolk (42); Ipswich 1, Suffolk (42), Ipswich 2 (24), Ipswich 3 (47), Ipswich 4 (44), Ipswich 5 (32), Ipswich 6 (45), Ipswich 7 (41), Ipswich 8 (26); Kirton, Lincs (52); Lowestoft, Suffolk (76); Sandwich, Kent (38); Rotherham, S Yorks (39); Stamford, Lincs (49); Stoke-on-Trent (60); Woodbridge 1, Suffolk (20), Woodbridge 2 (24), Woodbridge 3 (16)

2 out-of-school clubs: Ipswich: Burlington Road (30); St Margaret’s (32)

Places: 993

Employees: 250

ALPHABET HOUSE DAY NURSERIES

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

Tel/Fax: 0115 966 4556

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 6 nurseries: London: Beckton (32), East Ham 1 (47), East Ham 2 (71), Stratford (78), Upton Park (60), Waterside Park (66)

Places: 354

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 3 nurseries: Ashford, Kent: Albert Road (44), Albert Road Crèche (12), Wall Road (44). Albert and Wall Road both have an 8-place after-school club and summer school.

Places: 100

Employees: 24

BAMBINOS

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

Tel: 01752 226767

Email: city@bambinosdaynursery.co.uk

Website: www.bambinosdaynursery.co.uk

Directors: William Lane, Alison Lane, Jemma Honey

Established: 1993

Owns 4 nurseries: Plymouth: City (95), Plymstock (64), Tavistock (62), Woolwell (59)

Places: 280

Employees: 85

BANANA MOON

Head office: 8 Olympus Court, Olympus Avenue, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6RZ

Tel: 01926 338497

Email: info@bananamoonfranchise.com

Website:   www.bananamoonfranchise.com

Directors: Mark Bates, Mike Bates

Established: 2005

Owns 49 nurseries: Aberdeen (71); Altrincham, Cheshire (78); Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire (30); Billericay, Essex (72); Birmingham 1 (94), Birmingham 2 (50), Birmingham 3 (45), Birmingham 4 (56); Bridgend, S Wales (78); Bristol (65); Catterick, N Yorks (72); Colchester, Essex (108); Coventry, W Midlands (68); Crawley, W Sussex (72); Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (120); Gloucester (47); Harbury, Warwickshire (48); Harlow, Essex (65); Hartlepool, Co Durham (66); Hatton, Warwickshire (110); Heanor, Derbyshire (49); Helsby, Cheshire (72); Hyde, Greater Manchester (72); Kempston, Bedfordshire (67); Kingsbury, Staffordshire (30); Leeds, Yorks (78); London: Battersea (52), Chiswick (60), Croydon (80), Greenwich (36), Hounslow (65), Kingston (122), Nunhead (36), Southwark (78), Wimbledon (60); Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire (34); Manchester 1 (42), Manchester 2 (69); Reading 1 (65), Reading 2 (72); Sale, Greater Manchester (71); Sheffield, S Yorks (65); St Albans, Herts (79); Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire (85); Sutton Coldfield, W Midlands (62); Walsall, W Mids (68); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (70); West Bromwich, W Midlands (48); Wolverhampton, W Midlands (54)

Places: 3,014

Employees: 703

Plans: To open 15 new nurseries in the next year.

BERTRAM NURSERY GROUP

Head office: Newfield House, 1 New Street, Musselburgh, Edinburgh EH21 6HY

Tel: 0800 111 4954

Email: enquiries@bertramuk.com

Website: www.bertramnurserygroup.com

Chief executive officer: Graeme Scott

Managing director: Cary Rankin

Director: Tom Lyons

Operations director: Julie Campbell

Commercial director: Susan McGhee

Financial director: Doug Aitchison

Established: 2006

Owns 37 nurseries: Aberdeenshire 1 (64), Aberdeenshire 2 (58), Aberdeenshire 3 (62); Bishopbriggs, E Dunbartonshire (97); Bury, Lancs (79); Castleton, Lancs (80); Prestwich, Lancs (98); Cumbernauld, N Lanarkshire (84); Dunblane, Stirlingshire (85); Dundee 1 (65), Dundee 2 (51), Dundee 3 (60), Dundee 4 (98); Edinburgh 1 (120), Edinburgh 2 (58) Edinburgh 3 (69), Edinburgh 4 (105), Edinburgh 5 (102); 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), Shaw (83), Swinton (140), University of Manchester (86); Salford: Salford (79), Salford Hope Hospital (63), Salford Quays MediaCityUK (180); South Lanarkshire College (75); Stirling (88); Telford, Shropshire (42)

Places: 3,109

Employees: 740

BIG LIFE GROUP

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

Tel: 0161 848 2420

Email: laura.price@biglifefamilies.com

Website: www.biglifenurseries.com

Directors: Caroline Price, Joanne Ryan

Established: 2004

Owns/manages 6 nurseries: Manchester 1 (66), Manchester 2 (62), Manchester 3 (112); Stockton-on-Tees 1 (53), Stockton-on-Tees 2 (20), Stockton-on-Tees 3 (16). Also runs 4 children’s centres

Places:329

Employees: 120

BLUEBELL CHILDREN’S NURSERIES*

Head office: Dittons Road, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex BN24 5ES

Tel: 01323 487081

Email: barn@bluebellnurseries.co.uk

Website: www.bluebellnurseries.co.uk

Operations manager: Clair Coope

Owns 3 nurseries: Stone Cross, Pevensey (62), Bluebell Hill, Eastbourne (62), Heathfield (40) – all in East Sussex

Places: 164

Employees: 58

BOWS AND ARROWS GROUP

Operates 5 nurseries: Buttons and Bows, Little Learners, The Children’s Triangle Nursery, Wellington and WigWams

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), Paul’s Road (48), Chevallier Street (60), Whitton Church Lane (110)

Places: 398

Employees: 90

BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS DAY NURSERIES

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 10 nurseries: Manchester: Burnage (52), Rusholme (52), Charlestown (117), Fallowfield (52), Hallam (53), New Moston (67), Newton Heath (83), Wetherby Street (72); Oldham: Chadderton (72), Fitton Hill (50)

Places: 670

Employees: 250+

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS

Acquired Asquith Day Nurseries and Pre-Schools in 2016

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

Tel: 01933 415900

Email: generalenquiries@brighthorizons.com

Website: www.brighthorizons.co.uk

Managing director: James Tugendhat

General manager: Lydia Hopper

Established: 1988

Owns or manages 292 nurseries: Aberdeen 1 (35), Aberdeen 2 (62), Aberdeen 3 (67), Aberdeen 4 (99), Aberdeen 5 (53), Aberdeen 6 (58), Aberdeen 7 (41); Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria (62); Berkshire: Bracknell 1 (96), Bracknell 2 (50), Chineham (144), Reading 1 (109), Reading 2 (187), Reading 3 (52), Reading 4 (116), Wokingham (83); Birmingham, W Midlands (64); Bramingham, Beds (124); Bournemouth, Dorset (86); Bristol 1 (56), Bristol 2, MoD (117); Cambridgeshire: Addenbrooke’s Hospital (88), Cambridge 1 (152), Cambridge 2 (76), Cambridge Science Park (148), Ely (104), Fulbourn (108); Cheltenham, Glos (50); Cheshire: Callands (111), Chester (60), Timperley (68), Crewe (104), Tytherington (90), Wilmslow 1 (95), Wilmslow 2 (80); Chesham, Bucks (68); Cirencester, Glos (78); Crawley 1, W Sussex (40), Crawley 2 (64); Derby (57); Edinburgh 1 (59), Edinburgh 2 (34), Edinburgh 3 (101), Edinburgh 4 (65), Edinburgh 5 (112), Edinburgh 6 (75), Edinburgh 7 (70); Essex: Brentwood (130), Chigwell (109), Epping (92), Gaynes Park (66), Loughton (56), Saffron Walden 1 (85), Saffron Walden 2 (91), Woodford Green (60); Glasgow (72); Hants: Andover (40), Basingstoke (90), Elvetham Heath (120), Farnborough (104), Southampton (81); Herts: Harpenden (43), Hemel Hempstead (54), Watford 1 (92), Watford 2 (63); Kent: Beckenham 1 (71), Beckenham 2 (43), Bexleyheath (92), Bickley (92), Bromley (65), Dartford (275), Kings Hill (129), Maidstone 1 (80), Maidstone 2 (54), Swanscombe (186), Sevenoaks (63), Tonbridge (68), Tunbridge Wells (79); Lancaster, Lancs (63); Leeds 1, Yorks (159), Leeds 2 (61); Liverpool 1 (89), Liverpool 2 (60); London: Bank Street (53), Barnes (79), Barnet (35), Beaufort Park (102), Brentford (72), Bridgewater Square (54), Broadgate (80), Canada Square (157), Carshalton (65), Cheam (80), Chelsea (37), Chiswick (87), Chiswick Park (75), Clapham 1 (121), Clapham 2 (61), Columbus Courtyard (181), Coulsdon (84), Croydon (80), Crouch End 1 (88), Crouch End 2 (79), Dulwich (33), East Barnet (86), East India Dock 1 (75), East India Dock 2 (74), Feltham (55), Fleet Street (45), Finchley 1 (96), Finchley 2 (86), Fulham (71), Greenwich (52), Heron Quays (162), Highams Park (48), Highbury (70), Highgate (55), Hyde Park (46), King Charles Street – FCO (46), Kingston 1 (82), Kingston 2 (73), Kingston 3 (101), Ladbroke Grove (79), Lee Park (48), Lewisham (63), Mount Carmel (84), Mount Vernon (124), New Southgate (65), Northampton Grove (48), Northwick Park (140), RAF Northolt (74), Raynes Park (62), Regents Park (76), Richmond 1 (67), Richmond 2 (115), Southfields (50), Southgate (97), Spitalfields (49), Streatham (50), St John’s Wood (80), Sunbury (50), Sutton (55), Tabard Square (96), Teddington 1 (80), Teddington 2 (86), Tooting (156), Twickenham 1 (44), Twickenham 2 (57), Twickenham 3 (71), Wandsworth Common (68), Wembley (112), West Dulwich (76), Westferry Circus (30), West Hampstead (164), Whitehall – MoD (38), Wimbledon (93); Manchester 1 (144), Manchester 2 (100), Manchester 3 (100), Manchester 4 (72), Manchester 5 (70); Northampton (58); Oxon: Abingdon 1 (148), Abingdon 2 (114), Didcot 1 (92), Didcot 2 (63), Oxford 1 (54), Oxford 2 (62), Oxford 3 (47), Oxford 4 (144), Oxford 5 (100), Oxford 6 (84), Oxford 7 (98), Wallingford (134); Poole, Dorset (42); Salisbury, Wilts (65); Sheffield 1, S Yorks (84), Sheffield 2 (51), Sheffield 3 (56); Suffolk: Bury St Edmunds (97), Ipswich (88), Sudbury (79); Surrey: Dorking (69), Banstead (83), Camberley (80), Caterham (98), Church Crookham (80), Egham (66), Epsom (70), Esher 1 (87), Esher 2 (50), Godalming (56), Guildford 1 (96), Guildford 2 (60), Hatton Hill (94), Hinchley Wood (78), Reigate (96), Sunbury-on-Thames (50), Woking 1 (64), Woking 2 (80), Weybridge (86); Swindon, Wilts (45); Warks: Barford (45), Gaydon (95), Kenilworth (67), Rugby (63), Southam (61)

Asquith Day Nurseries and pre-schools: Barnet, Herts (140); Basildon, Essex (87); Bolton, Lancs (87); Bristol (45); Canterbury, Kent (77); Cardiff (51); Caterham, Surrey (72); Cheadle, Greater Manchester (37); Cheshunt, Herts (62); Chigwell, Essex (49); Chingford, Essex (65); Crofton, Kent (68); Dartford, Kent (98); Derby (76); Edinburgh (76); Epping, Essex (65); Epsom, Surrey (99); Glasgow 1 (91), Glasgow 2 (102), Glasgow 3 (126); Harpenden 1, Herts (57), Harpenden 2 (93); Haslemere, Surrey (94); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (92); Hinckley, Leics (104); Hull, E Yorks (77); Kew, Surrey (66); Kirkby, Liverpool (67); Lichfield, Staffs (79); London: Balham (68), Battersea (79), Chancellor Grove (78), Bromley (94), Eltham (47), Enfield 1 (80), Enfield 2 (52), Enfield 3 (44), Finsbury Park (103), Fulham (140), Golders Green (53), Harrow (86), Hatch End 1 (87), Hatch End 2 (74), Hounslow (97), Hendon (73), New Eltham (69), Peckham Rye (72), Putney (57), Raynes Park (47), Richmond 1 (66), Southgate (86), Teddington (97), Twickenham 1 (26), Twickenham 2 (65), West Hampstead (84), Wood Green (46); Macclesfield, Cheshire (65); Maidstone, Kent (95); Milford, Staffs (71); Milton Keynes: Stony Stratford (113), Wavendon (65); Moortown, Leeds (56); Nottingham (91); Portsmouth, Hants (70); Redhill, Surrey (102); Reigate, Surrey (109); Renfrew, Renfrewshire (45); Sawbridgeworth, Herts (75); Sidcup, Kent (48); Slough, Berks (64); Solihull, W Midlands (64); Southampton 1, Hants (77), Southampton 2 (72), Southampton 3 (69); Surbiton, Surrey (75); Swindon, Wilts (68); Thatcham, Berks (78); Tingley, Leeds (78); Tonbridge, Kent (100); Tunbridge Wells 1, Kent (40), Tunbridge Wells 2 (64); Warrington, Cheshire (109); Wilmington, Kent (51); Windsor, Berks (72); Woking, Surrey (84)

2 after-school clubs: Loughton (25); Epping (24) – both in Essex

Places: 23,325

Employees: Circa 8,600

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 (80); Studley, Warks (52)

5 out-of-school clubs: Crabbs Cross (24); Matchborough, Worcs (24); Northfield (24); Studley (26); Wigwam at Wychall School, Birmingham (32). Also runs a training academy offering short courses to settings across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

Places: 187

Employees: 65

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 6 nurseries: Eltham (33), New Malden (58), Old Coulsdon (46), Purley (61), Purley Way (58), Selsdon (55) – all Surrey

Places: 311

Employees: 75

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: 167

Employees: 36

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, as well as Bush Babies and Kids 1st (acquired 2015/16) and Treetops and Bramleys (acquired 2017)

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

Tel: 01543 678450

Email: info@busybees.com

Website: www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk

Directors: Simon Irons, Margaret Randles, John Woodward, Cheryl Creaser, Clare Phizacklea, Steve Eccleston, Keelie Leahy, Louise Copson, Julei Bolton, Vikki Skinner, Anita Wilden and Jitin Topiwala

Established: 1983

Owns and manages 342 nurseries: Altrincham, Greater Manchester (97); Apsley, Herts (88); Ashford 1, Kent (87), Ashford 2 (108), Ashford 3 (108); Ayr (81); Basingstoke 1, Hants (98), Basingstoke 2 (100), Basingstoke 3 (100); Bedford 1 (100), Bedford 2 (112), Bedford 3 (73); Beverley, E Yorks (108); Bicester, Oxon (108); Birmingham: Aston (77), Edgbaston (116), Longbridge (64), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (133); Bishops Stortford 1, Herts (55), Bishops Stortford 2 (80); Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead (68); Braintree 1, Essex (87), Braintree 2 (100); Bridgend (108); Brighton, E Sussex (94); Bristol: Barrs Court (116), Bradley Stoke (92), Emersons Green (105), Portishead (91), Stoke Gifford (108); Bromborough, Wirral (105); Bromsgrove, Warks (86); Brough, E Yorks (108); Burntwood, Staffs (111); Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs (108); Bury St Edmonds, West Suffolk Hospital (96); Camberley, Surrey (78); Canterbury, Kent (79); Cardiff 1 (66), Cardiff 2 (100); Carshalton, Surrey (98); Chandlers Ford, Hants (114); Chatham, Kent (78); Cheadle 1, Cheshire (67), Cheadle 2 (116); Cheam, Surrey (88); Chelmsford 1, Essex (96), Chelmsford 2 (102); Cheltenham, Glos (64); Chichester, Hants (99); Chippenham, Wilts (106); Chislehurst, Kent (100); Chorley 1, Lancs (147), Chorley 2 (60); Colchester 1, Essex (84), Colchester 2 (109); Corby, Northants (85); Coventry 1, Walsgrave Hospital, Warks (117), Coventry 2 (54), Coventry 3 (46); Crawley, W Sussex (132); Darlington, Co Durham (88); Daventry, Northants (97); Deeside, Flintshire (129); Derby 1 (107), Derby 2 (110); Dundee 1 (58), Dundee 2 (92); Dorking 1, Surrey (44), Dorking 2 (52); Dunfermline 1, Fife (108), Dunfermline 2 (89); Eastbourne, E Sussex (100); East Kilbride (86); East Malling, Kent (84); Edinburgh 1 (58), Edinburgh 2 (93), Edinburgh 3 (90), Edinburgh 4 (55), Edinburgh 5 (85), Edinburgh 6 (95), Edinburgh 7 (132); Egham, Surrey (97); Evesham, Worcs (110); Farnborough 1, Hants (159), Farnborough 2 (96); Formby, Merseyside (66); Gillingham 1, Kent (112), Gillingham 2 (98); Glasgow 1 (81), Glasgow 2 (91), Glasgow 3 (59); Glenrothes, Fife (103); Godalming 1, Surrey (87), Godalming 2 (136); Gravesend, Essex (116); Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (71); Guildford 1, Surrey (86), Guildford 2 (84); Harlow, Essex (105); Harpenden 1, Herts (64), Harpenden 2 (55); Haslemere, Surrey (88); Haywards Heath, W Sussex (72); Hempstead, Kent (76); Hertford (44); High Wycombe, Bucks (91); Holmes Chapel, Cheshire (105); Horsham, W Sussex (130); Hove, E Sussex (74); Hull (60); Huntingdon, Cambs (100); Inverness (80); Ipswich 1, Suffolk (94), Ipswich 2 (105); Kettering, Northants (112); Lancaster (151); Leamington Spa, Warks (109); Leeds 1, Yorks (175), Leeds 2 (100); Leicester 1 (130), Leicester 2 (116), Leicester 3 (44); Letchworth, Herts (104); Lewes, E Sussex (51); Lightwater, Surrey (50); Liverpool (55); Livingston 1, W Lothian (92), Livingston 2 (103); London: Battersea (95), Bexley Heath (100), Charlton (95), Chingford (108), Chiswick (74), Croydon 1 (112), Croydon 2 (62), Enfield (120), Greenwich (51), Hammersmith (56), Heathrow (100), Ilford (124), Leytonstone (100), Lewisham (68), Mill Hill (78), Royal Victoria Docks (107), Walthamstow (140), Wandsworth (118), Westminster (73); Loughborough, Leics (40); Maidenhead, Berks College of Agriculture (85), Maidenhead 2, Berks (90), Maidenhead 3 (80); Maidstone 1, Kent (112), Maidstone 2 (50), Maidstone 3 (30), Maidstone 4 (47); Manchester: Fallowfield (79), Salford University (104); Market Harborough, Leics (118); Melrose, Scottish Borders (75); Meopham, Kent (104); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (96), Milton Keynes 2 (100), Milton Keynes 3 (101); Morden, Surrey (66); 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); Plymouth, Devon (67); Portsmouth, Hants (126); Preston 1, Lancs (60), Preston 2 (160), Preston 3 (57), Preston 4 (30), Preston 5 (136), Preston 6 (39); Quedgeley, Glos (105); Rainham, Kent (81); Reading 1, Berks (109), Reading 2 (93); Reigate, Surrey (93); Rotherham, S Yorks (85); Rugby, Warks (84); Sale, Greater Manchester (66); Salisbury, Wilts (93); Sandbach, Cheshire (62); Sevenoaks, Kent (92); Shellingford, Oxon (55); Shenley, Herts (110); Shrewsbury, Shropshire (119); Sittingbourne, Kent (77); Solihull 1, W Midlands (100), Solihull 2 (90); Southport, Lancs (111); St Albans 1, Herts (63), St Albans 2 (65), St Albans 3 (120), St Albans City Hospital (51); Stevenage 1, Herts (98), Stevenage 2 (112); Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham (86); Stokenchurch, Bucks (58); Stowmarket, Suffolk (106); Sudbury Hill, Middlesex (99); Sunderland 1, Tyne and Wear (129), Sunderland 2 (90), Sunderland 3 (82), Sunderland 4 (99); Swindon 1, Wilts (76), Swindon 2 (100), Swindon 3 (106); Telford 1, Shropshire (52), 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); Warwick, Warks (115); Watford General Hospital, Herts (46); Wellingborough, Northants (100); Welwyn, Herts (46); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (74); West Byfleet, Surrey (72); Weston-super-Mare, Somerset (100); Weymouth, Dorset (52); Wigan 1, Greater Manchester (76), Wigan 2 (94); Woking 1, Surrey (117), Woking 2 (65), Woking 3 (77); Worthing, W Sussex (69); York (120)

2 children’s centres: Godalming; Woking – both in Surrey

1 independent school: Meredale Independent School, Rainham, London

Bush Babies Children’s Nurseries: Blaby (60), Countesthorpe (54), Glen Parva (75), Leicester (54), Oadby (52), Thurmaston (86), Wigston Magna (49) – all in Leicestershire

Kids 1st Day Nurseries: Ashington, Northumberland, Wansbeck General Hospital (112); Ashbrooke, Sunderland (108); Billingham, Tees Valley, Wynyard Business Park (108); Bowesfield, Stockton-on-Tees (108); Darlington (108); Durham, University Hospital (99); Gateshead, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (108); Gosforth, Tyne and Wear (108); Hexham, Northumberland, Hexham General Hospital (112); Jesmond, Tyne and Wear (108); Low Fell, Tyne and Wear (108); Newcastle, Quorum Business Park (108); North Shields, North Tyneside General Hospital (112)

Treetops Nurseries: Ashbourne (81), Barlborough (83), Belper 1 (90), Belper 2 (90), Derby (64), Duffield (58), Matlock (82), Oakwood (65) – all in Derbyshire; Biggleswade (112), Sandy (70), Stotford (64) – all in Beds; Birlingham, Worcs (62); Bolton, Lancs (78); Bromborough, Merseyside (68); Cheam, Surrey (83); Cheltenham 1, Glos (56), Cheltenham 2 (90); Chester, Cheshire (77); Deeping St James, Lincs (50); Dudley, W Midlands (100); Epsom, Surrey (84); Gloucester (68); Guildford, Surrey (104); Headingley, Leeds (54); Hyde, Cheshire (90); Irby, Wirral (70); Kettering, Northants (92); King’s Heath, Birmingham (74); London: Ealing 1 (52), Ealing 2 (50), Ealing 3 (39), Ealing Common (39), Fulham (130), Harlesden (66), Harrow (56), Kenton (72), Kilburn (70), Mottingham 1 (58), Teddington (63), West Ealing 1 (18), West Ealing 2 (35); Mansfield, Notts (75); Oaklands, Wirral (65); Pudsey, Leeds (92); Reading, Berks (58); St Neots, Cambs (93); Sutton, Surrey (46); Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (45); Tewkesbury, Glos (56); Toton, Nottingham (65); Uttoxeter, Staffs (77); Weston-super-Mare, Somerset (49); Worksop, Notts (85)

Kindercare: East Keswick (105), Harrogate 1 (60), Harrogate 2 (85), Harrogate 3 (126), Harrogate 4 (35), Harrogate 5 (146), Leeds 1 (55), Leeds 2 (130), Leeds 3 (75), York (35) – all in Yorks

Bramleys: Oxfordshire 1 (102), Oxfordshire 2 (89), Oxfordshire 3 (88); Salisbury, Wilts (46)

Places: 29,960

Employees: 9,000

Plans: To open four new sites in December 2017 and early 2018.

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 6 nurseries: Liverpool 1 (84), Liverpool 2 (63); South Wirral (102); Warrington 1, Cheshire (129), Warrington 2 (119); Wirral (84)

Places: 581

Employees: 150

Plans: Seeking sites for expansion throughout the UK.

BUTTERCUPS

Head office: 24a Popes Lane, South Ealing W5 4NB

Tel: 020 8840 4838

Director: Carol Whitehouse

Established: 1980

Owns 8 nurseries: Chalfont St Peter, Bucks (71); London: Acton (41), Brentford (52), Chiswick 1 (42), Chiswick 2, Homefields (31), Ealing (72), Isleworth (52), Teddington (31)

Places: 392

Employees: 105

BUTTONS DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS

Head office: c/o Eduko Education, Regus, 400 Pavilion Drive, Northampton, NN4 7PA

Tel: 020 8840 3355

Email: admissions@buttonsdaynursery.co.uk

Website: www.buttonsdaynursery.co.uk

Proprietors: Eduko Education

Established: 2001

Owns 4 nurseries: Bournemouth, Dorset (101); London: Hampton (49), Hanwell (86), Teddington (52)

Places: 288

Employees: 78

CARING KINDERGARTENS

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

Tel: 01604 882241

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

Plans: A new 150-place nursery at the Brooklands development in Milton Keynes, opening June 2018.

CAROUSEL NURSERIES

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

Tel: 01389 763763

Directors: Anne Jenkins, Claire Rowan

Email: carouselnursery@aol.com

Website: www.carouselnurseries.co.uk

Established: 1995

Owns 3 nurseries: Alexandria, W Dunbartonshire (73); Clyde, Argyll and Bute (56); 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: Country Park Nursery, Dalkeith Country Park, Dalkeith, Midlothian EH22 2NA

Tel: 0845 1771008

Email: info@chapteronechildcare.com

Websites: www.chapteronechildcare.com, www.chapteronetreetops.com

Owners: Diane Gillam, Jon Gillam

Established: 2004

Owns 6 nurseries: Edinburgh: Kirk Brae (36), Douglas Gardens (12), Shawfair (56), Treetops Outdoor Nursery (30); Dalkeith, Midlothian (70); Farnley, N Yorks (19)

Places: 223

Employees: 70

CHEEKY MONKEYS DAY NURSERY & PRE SCHOOLS

Head office: William Harris Road, Colchester, Essex CO2 8JW

Tel: 01206 574402

Email: colchester@cheekymonkeysessex.co.uk

Website:  www.cheekymonkeyessex.co.uk

Directors: Helen Palmer, Stephen Hall

Operations manager: Tracy Hughes

Established: 2002

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

Places: 158

Employees: 70

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

Plans: To open 3 new nurseries.

CHERRY CHILDCARE

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

Tel: 01252 546190

Managing director: 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 (94); Hayling Island, Hants (34);High Wycombe, Bucks (62); Langstone, Hants (52); Pirbright, Surrey (73); Sandhurst, Berks (48); Stoneleigh, Surrey (96); Weybridge, Surrey (30)

Places: 715

Employees: 200

CHERRYTREES 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

CHERUBS NURSERIES

Part of Childcare East Midlands

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

Tel: 01623 420940

Managing director: Susan Mills

Director: Robert Everist

Operations manager: Sarah Savage

Established: 1993

Owns 10 nurseries: Kimberley (114), Mansfield 1 (55), Mansfield 2 (55), Mansfield 3 (63), Mansfield Woodhouse (147), Nottingham 1 (80), Nottingham 2 (80), Ravenshead (120), Worksop (55) – all in Notts; Derby (55). Also offers wraparound care and holiday clubs at various locations.

Places: 824

Employees: 223

Plans: To expand throughout Nottinghamshire.

THE CHESHIRE DAY NURSERY GROUP

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

Tel: 01925 655498

Email: winnick@cheshiredaynurserygroup.com

Website:  www.thecheshiredaynursery.co.uk

Directors: Julie Mannering, Brenda Burling

Established: 1999

Owns 5 nurseries: Warrington 1 (31), Warrington 2 (116), Warrington 3 (80), Warrington 4 (78), Warrington 5 (137) – all in Cheshire

Places: 442

Employees: 120

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 15 nurseries: Cambridge (99); London: Barking 1 (89), Barking 2 (57), Barking 3 (76), Barking 4 (80), Brixton (66), Dagenham 1 (52), Dagenham 2 (61), Dagenham 3 (69), Dagenham 4 (49), Forest Gate 1 (44), Forest Gate 2 (50), Forest Gate 3 (46); Norwich (71); Redbridge (63)

Places: 972

Employees: 351

Plans: To expand in Cambridge, London and Norwich.

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 (73) – all in Essex

Places: 373

Employees: 126

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

CHILD FIRST

Head office: Moulton Lodge, Moulton Way, Moulton, Northampton NN3 7RW

Tel: 07831 635802

Email: tom.s@childfirst.co.uk

Website:  www.childfirst.co.uk

Director: Tom Shea

Established: 2007

Owns and manages 6 nurseries: Aylesbury 1, Bucks (95), Aylesbury 2 (100); Banbury 1, Oxon (75); Bicester, Oxon (116); Moulton, Northants (126); Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire (90)

Places: 602

Employees: 187

CHILD’S PLAY

Head office: Unit 3, Metropolitan Business Park, Preston New Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY3 9LT

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), Virginia Mead-Herbert (managing director), Emma Rooney (operations director), Louise Hill (deputy operations director), Paul Thompson (finance director)

Operates 41 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks – Stoke Mandeville Hospital (101), Aylesbury, Bucks (73);Barnet, Herts (75); Bedford (108); Edgbaston, Birmingham (94); Buckingham (79); Cambridge: University of Cambridge 1 (120), University of Cambridge 2 (79); Chobham, Surrey (113); Coventry, Warks (70); Cranfield, Beds, Cranfield University (92); Finchampstead, Berks (71); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (102); Hitchin, Herts (84); Hertford (69); Kettering, Northants (116); Leamington Spa, Warks (116); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (99); London: Chiswick (88), Church Hill (86); Southall (100); Luton, Beds – Luton and Dunstable Hospital (100); Maidenhead, Berks (91); Marlow, Bucks (43); Milton Keynes, Bucks (83); Newport Pagnell, Bucks (64); Northampton – Northampton General Hospital (109); Nottingham (88); Orpington, Kent (148); Oxford: Churchill Hospital (131), John Radcliffe Hospital (128); Purley, Surrey (67); Reading, Berks (116); Sandhurst, Berks (88); St Albans, Herts (51); Staines, Surrey (133); Swindon, Wilts (121); Twyford, Berks (104); Welwyn Garden City, Herts (75); Winchester 1, Hants (124), Winchester 2 – University College (68)

Places: 3,869

Employees: 1,686

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

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 1, Surrey (50), Horley 2 (72); London: Clapham 1 (86), Clapham 2 (66), East Sheen (77), Fulham 1 (45), Fulham 2 (74), Hammersmith (84), Mortlake (54), New Malden (70); Shamley Green, Surrey (39)

1 after-school club: Horley, Surrey (36)

Places: 976

Employees: 284

CHILDCARE SCOTLAND

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

Tel: 01294 277950

Directors: Meg McLeod and 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 (142), Kilmarnock (119), Largs (48) – all in Ayrshire

Places: 784

Employees: 190

CHILDREN 1ST

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

Tel: 0800 6521052

Email: enquiry.children1st@breedonhouse.co.uk

Website:  www.children1stdaynurseries.com

Founder and executive chair: Margaret Mason

Co-founder: Hugh Mason

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

Established: 1988

Owns 20 nurseries: Chesterfield 1, Derbyshire (60), Chesterfield 2 (136); Clowne, Derbyshire (120); Grantham, Lincs (112); Leek 1, Staffordshire (80), Leek 2 (32); 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 1, Staffs (140), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (96)

Places: 1,953

Employees: 642

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, Greater Manchester (95); Hyde, Cheshire (76)

Places: 207

Employees: 90

CHILDREN’S CORNER CHILDCARE

Head office: Unit 1 Sandsgate, Sunnybank Mills, Farsley Town Street, Leeds LS28

Tel: 0113 257 5625

Email: info@childrenscornerchildcare.co.uk

Website:  www.childrenscornerchildcare.co.uk

Directors: Lesley Dawson, Allan Dawson

Established: 1998

Owns 6 nurseries: Leeds: Bardsey (22, plus 40 out-of-school), Farsley (46, plus 24 out-of-school), Granary Wharf (27), Headingley (20), Moorlands (27), Valley View (46, plus 40 out-of-school)

4 out-of-school play schemes: The Grammar School, Rose Court, Wigton Moor Primary School and Chapel Allerton.

Also runs holiday clubs at Bardsey Primary, Chapel Alterton Primary, Farsley – Springbank Primary, Rose Court, The Grammar School At Leeds, Moorlands School, Valley View Primary and Wigton Moor Primary – all in Leeds.

Places: 188

Employees: 120

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 14 nurseries: Bradford:Barkerend (61), BurnettFields (50), Daisy Hill (56), Gateway (52), Great Horton (48), Heaton (32), Mayfield (40), Owlet (70), St James (40), Summerfield (39); Dewsbury (51); Halifax (59); Huddersfield (53); Ravensthorpe (66) – all in W Yorks

Places: 717

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 (74), Wood Street Village (46); Woking, Surrey (60). Also operates children’s centre at Cranleigh (community services for families and young children).

Places: 276

Employees: 95

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: 545

Employees: 193

Plans: To open 2 nurseries: Pipers Quay, Lisburn (100); Waterside Centre, Londonderry (78).

COMPLETE CHILDCARE GROUP

Head office: i2 Offices, 450 Brook Drive, Green Park, Reading, BerkshireRG2 6UU

Tel: 0118 965 4154

Email: enquiries@completechildcare.co.uk

Website:  www.completechildcare.co.uk

Director: Alec Hodson

Established: 1986

Owns 14 nurseries: Arborfield (91), Bracknell (124), Finchampstead 1 (44), Finchampstead 2 (60), Lower Earley (80), Earley (28), Newbury (70), Reading 1 (47), Reading 2 (60), Wokingham 1 (24), Wokingham 2 (59), Winnersh (83), Woosehill (33) – all in Berks; Banbury, Oxon (80)

Places: 883

Employees: 280

Plans: To continue expanding in 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: Sally Mayer

Established: 2003

Owns 45 nurseries: Birmingham 1 (60), Birmingham 2 (120), Birmingham 3 (120); Bristol (84); Burton, Staffs (58); Cainscross, Stroud (61), Cam, Dursley (48) – both in Glos; Carterton, Oxon (90); Chichester, W Sussex (60); Dewsbury, W Yorks (49); Leamington Spa, Warks (140); Littlehampton, W Sussex (113); London: Bounds Green (83), Charlton (62), Croydon, Mayday Hospital NHS Trust (65), Croydon, New Addington (84), Hackney (44), 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); Reading, Berks (78); Southampton, Hants (100); Sutton, Surrey (66); Sussex University Nursery and Pre-School (71); Swindon, Wilts: Great Western Hospital (68), Walcot (61); Tadworth, Surrey (56); Walsall Wood, W Midlands (50); Watford, Herts (55), Watford South Oxhey (60); Wolverhampton 1, W Midlands (108), Wolverhampton 2 (50)

Places: 3,460

Employees: 1,300

Plans: Looking at new opportunities.

COUNTRYSIDE NURSERIES

Head office: Park House, Maidenhead Road, Cookham SL6 9DS

Tel: 01628 476153

Email: enquiries@countrysidenurseries.co.uk

Director: Angela Palmer-Moore

Established: 1991

Owns 7 nurseries: Burnham, Bucks (35); Cookham, Berks (39); Flackwell Heath 1, Bucks (33), Flackwell Heath 2 (25); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (75); Sunninghill, Berks (42); Windsor, Berks (50)

Places: 299

Employees: 100

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 (69)

Places: 222

Employees: 50

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 (26)

Places: 115

Employees: 40

CUDDLES DAY NURSERY

Head office: Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset BH17 8PJ

Tel: 01202 672671

Managing director: Linda Duly

Established: 1999

Operates 3 nurseries: Poole: Canford Heath (229), Parkstone (114), Poole Stadium (60). All three have breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs.

Places: 403

Employees: 106

Plans: To expand.

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

CYGNETS DAY NURSERIES*

Head office: Hartwood House, High Street, Bordon, Hampshire GU35 0AU

Tel: 01420 487000

Email: cygnetsnursery@btconnect.com

Website:  www.cygnetsdaynurseries.co.uk

Managing director and operations director: Marion Cusworth

Director: Bronwen Clark

Established: 2004

Owns 4 nurseries: Bordon (75), Bordon Nursery School (36), Lindford (30) – all in Hants; Bournemouth, Dorset (54)

Places: 195

Employees: 46

Plans: Possibly opening a new nursery in the next six months.

DAISY AND JAKE DAY NURSERY

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

Tel: 0151 648 9131

Email: customerservice@daisyandjake.co.uk

Website:  www.daisyandjake.co.uk

Managing director: Lisa Collins

Established: 2005

Owns 6 nurseries: Irby (95), Little Sutton (100), Moreton (105), Prenton (100), Spital (134), Upton (110) – all in Wirral, Merseyside

Places: 644

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 (100); Flitwick, Beds (85)

8 out-of-school clubs: Gamlingay, Little Paxton, Ramsey, St Neots, Alconbury – all in Cambs; Royston, Herts; Rushden, Northants; Sandy, Beds

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

Places: 497

Employees: 250

DIZZY DUCKS

Head office: Mayflower Nursery, Stock Road, Billericay CM12 0RT

Tel: 01277 636408

Email: sian.millar@dizzyducks.co.uk

Website:  www.dizzyducks.co.uk

Director/owner: Sian Millar

Established: 2005

Owns 4 nurseries: Billericay 1 (30), Billericay 2 (91), Hainault (80), Harlow (44) – all in Essex. Also runs an out-of-school and holiday club in Billericay.

Places: 245

Employees: 150

Plans: Looking for opportunities in London/South East.

DOMALO*

Head office: The Park Nursery, 103 Frederick St, Werneth, Oldham OL8 1RD

Tel: 0161 652 1871

Email: catherine.scott@domalo.co.uk

Website:  www.domalochildcare.co.uk

Directors: JF and MC Scott

Established: 1994

Owns 4 nurseries: The New Village, Lees (45), The Park, Werneth (60), The Hillside, Sholver (62) – all in Oldham; Stepping Stones, Hazel Grove, Stockport (45). The three Oldham nurseries each have 20 places for before- and after-school clubs.

Places: 212

Employees: 50+

EARLY DAYS NURSERIES*

Head office: 10 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LA

Tel: 0131 226 6184

Email: enquiries@earlydaysnurseries.org.uk

Website:  www.earlydaysnursery.org.uk

Director: Maureen Crandles

Established: 1999

Owns 4 nurseries: Edinburgh 1 (65), Edinburgh 2 (80), Edinburgh 3 – Palmerston Place (65) and Old Coates House (45), Edinburgh 4 – Walker Street Nursery School (30) and Walker Street Nursery (48)

Places: 333

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

Email: nursery@eatonsquareschool.com

Website:  www.eatonsquareschool.com

Headmaster: Sebastian Hepher

Established: 1981

Owns 3 nursery schools: London: Belgravia (40), Knightsbridge (32), Pimlico (32)

Places: 104

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: 122

Employees: 38

ELMSCOT GROUP*

Head office: 27 Warwick Road, Hale, Cheshire WA15 9NP

Tel: 0161 980 0003

Email: info@elmscot.co.uk

Website:  www.elmscot.co.uk

Directors: S Molnar and D Cross

Established: 2001

Owns 4 nurseries: Hale 1 (65), Hale 2 (75), Altrincham (70), Timperley (57) – all in Cheshire. Also runs 8 out-of-school clubs.

Places: 267

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) – in Inverclyde, Glasgow and Renfrewshire

Places: 398

Employees: 115

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, Eveline Drut, Gordon Jessiman

Owns 7 nurseries: London: Raynes Park (57), Tooting (50), Tooting Bec (36), Tooting Broadway (41), Wandsworth 1 (63), Wandsworth 2 (57), Wimbledon (50)

Owns 1 prep school: Tooting Bec (120)

Places: 354

Employees: 220

EVOLUTION CHILDCARE

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

Tel: 01925 732600

Website:  www.evolution-childcare.co.uk

Proprietor: Sue Jones

Established: 1999

Owns 4 nurseries: Lower Whitley (100), Warrington 1 (97), Warrington 2 (95), Weaverham (100) – all in Cheshire

As part of franchise: Balham, London (50); Blackburn (80); Cheltenham, Glos (66); Henley-on-Thames, Oxon (40); Newcastle (75); Wolverhampton, W Mids (38)

As part of UAE franchise: Abu Dhabi 1 (130), Abu Dhabi 2 – Etihad (80); Bahrain (100), Bahrain 2 (100); Batteen (80); Dubai (120); Mushrif (120)

Places: 741

Employees: 175

FENNIES DAY NURSERIES

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

Tel: 020 8770 3222

Email: info@fennies.com

Website:  www.fennies.com

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

Established: 1992

Owns 9 nurseries: Beckenham, (73), Bromley (94) – both in Kent; London: Croydon (112), Purley (113), Sanderstead (48), South Croydon (72); Horley (103), Epsom (130), Woking (123) – all in Surrey

Places: 868

Employees: 250-300

Plans: To open a new nursery in Wimbledon in 2018.

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). Also runs out-of-school clubs in 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: 130

FOOTSTEPS DAY NURSERIES

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

Tel: 01827 285566

Email: info@footstepsnurseries.co.uk

Website:  www.footstepsnurseries.co.uk

Managing director: Gavin Harvey

Operations director: Dawn Huckerby

Established: 2002

Owns 9 nurseries: Cannock(115), Canwell (48), Lichfield (59), Stafford (81), Tamworth Dosthill (55), Tamworth Lich Road (86), Tamworth Fazeley (65), Walmley (85) – all in Staffs; Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks (100)

1 out-of-school club: Tamworth (50)

Places: 694

Employees: 260

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 1, 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

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 4 nurseries: London: Newham 1 (79), Newham 2 (33); Bury 1, Lancs (99), Bury 2 (79)

Places: 290

Employees: 54

FUNCARE*

Head office: 111 Wetherby Road, Harrogate HG2 7SH

Tel: 01423 545980

Email: office@funcare.co.uk

Website:  www.funcare.co.uk

Directors: Ian and Josephine Thompson

Established: 2005

Manages 3 nurseries: Little Dragons (73), PlayAway (76), Woodlands (54) – all in Harrogate. Also runs a 90-place before- and after-school club.

Places: 203

Employees: 98

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), Blanchardstown (96), Celbridge (130), Central Park (58), Cherrywood Science & Technology Park (96), Clonsilla (120), Elm Park (79), Grifeen (76), Harcourt Road (120), Irish Financial Services Centre (96), Leopardstown (106), Liffey Valley (110), Lucan (95), Milltown (110), National College of Ireland (78), Navan (85), Northern Cross (120), Park West Business Park (96), Rathbourne (130), Rathfarnham (65), Stepaside (144)

Places: 2,106

Employees: 455

GRANBY NURSERIES

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

Tel: 01709 710709

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: manager@growingplaces.org.uk

Website:  www.growingplaces.org.uk

CEO/group manager: Jackie Warren

Established: 2001

Owns 6 nurseries: Cowplain (48), Crookhorn (48), Farnham 1 (72), Farnham 2 (48), Havant (54), Waterlooville (72) – all in Hants

6 out-of-school and holiday clubs: Cowplain, Emsworth, Fareham and three in Waterlooville

Places: 342

Employees: 136

 

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 2018.

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 November 2017.