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Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

Friday, January 12, 2024

| Nursery World

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery operators and a continued loss of capacity as a result of smaller settings closing, in market predictions for the year ahead.

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Local authorities will receive early years funding for the autumn term on the basis of how many children were attending settings before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Busy Bees Childcare moves into New Zealand

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Friday, October 22, 2021

| Nursery World

Busy Bees Childcare, the UK largest nursery provider, has announced its first acquisition in New Zealand and is expanding its sites in Australia.

Kids Planet sells majority stake to Fremman Capital

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Friday, November 12, 2021

| Nursery World

Kids Planet, the UK’s third largest nursery group, has sold a majority stake to investment firm Fremman Capital.

Family First nursery group grows to 30 settings

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Friday, October 29, 2021

| Nursery World

The rapidly growing nursery group Family First has acquired a chain of settings in Essex and two standalone sites, taking its number of nurseries to 30.

Thrive Childcare and Education adds another setting

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

| Nursery World

The group, which runs settings across England and Scotland, has bought a nursery in Lancashire - its 38th site.

Childcare market report - 'swift' recovery in 2021 led to 'exceptional' year for acquisitions

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Monday, January 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Last year was a ‘year of resilience and bounce back’ for childcare businesses, according to Redwoods Dowling Kerr’s latest childcare and education market report.

Edinburgh nursery group hands ownership to employees

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Friday, February 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Kidzcare, which operates four nurseries, has moved to employee ownership with 100 per cent of the company shares now owned by its 150 staff.

The Old Station Nursery group buys Good Manors Day Nurseries

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

| Nursery World

The Old Station Nursery Group has bought four more settings, taking its total number of nurseries to 63.

Nursery groups continue to expand

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Complete Childcare has opened its 15th nursery in Berkshire, while Fennies is opening its newest setting in Teddington this week.

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

The Covid-19 response group, formed by more than 70 childcare groups and the sector membership organisations, has called on the Government to allow children to delay starting Reception until January or April 2021 and to stay at their early years settings instead.

Early years settings divided on readiness to reopen for more children

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

With early years settings and schools expected to reopen to more children from 1 June, the sector is split between those who say they are ready and those who are worried that they cannot guarantee the safety of children and staff amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

ICP Education to rebrand as 'Bright Stars'

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery group ICP Education is changing its name to Bright Stars to reflect its ‘shining reputation’ in the early years.

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, teaching unions and charities have been reacting to the news of the plans announced by the prime minister to cap energy bills for households and businesses.

Family First grows to 76 nurseries

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Monday, September 12, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery group Family First has acquired eight more nurseries in the Midlands and Essex, taking its total number of settings to 76, providing more than 5,500 full-time nursery places.

Overseas investors turn UK nurseries into hot property

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Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Foreign investors are increasingly seeking out the ‘gold standard’ of British nurseries, property experts have said.

Busy Bees Childcare buys Positive Steps nurseries

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

| Nursery World

The largest nursery group in the country has acquired a group of eight settings in the South East of England in the biggest deal in the sector this year.

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

New figures suggest hundreds of childcare settings are closing across the country.

Family nurseries sold to Children 1st

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

| Nursery World

Children 1st has added two nurseries to its collection after expanding in Staffordshire.

New organisation aims to bring early years trainers together

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

| Nursery World

A new membership organisation for early years trainers and consultants was launched in Westminster yesterday.

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Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

Busy Bees Childcare moves into New Zealand

Kids Planet sells majority stake to Fremman Capital

Family First nursery group grows to 30 settings

Thrive Childcare and Education adds another setting

Childcare market report - 'swift' recovery in 2021 led to 'exceptional' year for acquisitions

Edinburgh nursery group hands ownership to employees

The Old Station Nursery group buys Good Manors Day Nurseries

Nursery groups continue to expand

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

Early years settings divided on readiness to reopen for more children

ICP Education to rebrand as 'Bright Stars'

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

Family First grows to 76 nurseries

Overseas investors turn UK nurseries into hot property

Busy Bees Childcare buys Positive Steps nurseries

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

Family nurseries sold to Children 1st

New organisation aims to bring early years trainers together

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