Nursery Chains: Directory - People and Places H to Z
Nursery World
Monday, November 14, 2016
Who's who and where
HAPPY DAYS NURSERIES
Head office: Chapel Town, Summercourt, Cornwall TR8 5YA
Tel: 01872 511020/0800 783 3431
Email: enquiries@happydaysnurseries.com
Website: www.happydaysnurseries.com
Directors: Jackie Arthur (managing director), Sarah Karkeek (founding director), Kim Herbert (operations director), Kevin Higgs (development director), Jo Beighton (C&E director), Ian Sanders (finance director)
Established: 1993
Owns 16 nurseries: Bristol 1 (100), Bristol 2 (82); Bodmin (66), Falmouth (67), St Austell (67), St Blazey (54), St Minver (30), Summercourt (90), Treloggan (44), Treloweth (100), Truro 1 (42), Truro 2 (71), Truro 3 (67), Truro 4 (52) – all in Cornwall; Derriford (146), Exeter (78) – both in Devon
Places: 1,156
Employees: 350
Plans: To continue expanding in the south west and increase the number of childcare places offered within the group, supported by Livingbridge, a private equity company.
HAPPY JAYS NURSERIES AND CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: Lancaster Park, Audax Close, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4RA
Tel: 01904 479261
Website: www.happyjays.co.uk
Directors: Jacqueline Gernon, Tony Gernon
Established: 1996
Owns 5 nurseries: Batley (80), Boroughbridge (45), Harrogate (60), Scarborough (95), York (92) – all in Yorks
Places: 372
Employees: 95
Plans: To open additional units throughout Yorks over the next five years.
HAPPY KIDS CHILDCARE
Head office: 40 Barnsley Road, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham S61 2RR
Email:info@happykids-childcare.co.uk
Website: www.happykids-childcare.co.uk
Directors: Steve Scott, Mark Kingston, Debbie Scott, Michelle King
Established: 2012
Owns 11 nurseries: Barnsley, S Yorks: Athersley (30), Cudworth (23), Goldthorpe (30), Grimethorpe (16), Kendray (16), Wombwell (40); Manchester: Delamere Park (20), Heybury Close (63); Rotherham, S Yorks: Clifton (39), East Dene (50); Wakefield, W Yorks: Havercroft (40)
Places: 367
Employees: 77
HONEYBUNS NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Grainger Drive, Leegomery, Talbot TF1 6UL
Tel: 01952 246 002
Email: office@honeybunsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.honeybunsnurseries.co.uk
Director: Alison Shipton
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: Cannock Norton Canes (46), Stafford (59) – both in Staffs; Telford, Shropshire (189)
Places: 294
Employees: 88
THE HONEYTREE DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL
Head office: Weston General Hospital Nursery, Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare
Tel: 01934 414471
Director: Philip Weston
Established: 1989
Owns 3 nurseries: Bristol (60), Portishead (84), Weston General Hospital (58) – all in Somerset
Places: 202
Employees: 50
HOPSCOTCH NURSERIES
Head office: First Floor, 14 Bavant Road, Brighton BN1 6RD
Tel: 01273 385577 Fax: 01273 774154
Email: office@hopscotch.uk.com
Website: www.hopscotch.uk.com
Business development director: Barbara Watson
Operations director: Jo Halling
Established: 1988
Owns 6 nurseries: Brighton (88), Hove 1 (92), Hove 2 (51), Hove 3 (44), Peacehaven (60), Seaford (92, plus 1 out-of-school club) – all in E Sussex
Places: 427
Employees: 140
HOPSCOTCH DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Legion, 13 The High Street, Lee on Solent, Gosport, Hants PO13 9BS
Tel: 02392 545090
Email: lorna@hopscotchnursery.com
Website: www.hopscotchdaynurseries.co.uk
Director: Freya Derrick
Established: 2005
Owns 4 nurseries: Botley, Southampton (100), Gosport (85), Lee on the Solent, Gosport (83), Titchfield, Fareham (75) – all in Hants
Places: 343
Employees: 120
HUMPTY DUMPTY CHILDCARE
Head office: Brimhay, Gidley’s Meadow, Dartington, Devon TQ9 6JZ
Tel: 01803 868168
Email: enquiries@humptydumptychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.humptydumptychildcareltd.co.uk
Director: Connie Wilcocks
Established: 1989
Owns 3 nurseries: Dartington (79), Dartmouth (42), Newton Abbot (52) – all in Devon
Places: 173
Employees: 46
Plans: Looking to open nurseries in Ivybridge.
HUNGRY CATERPILLAR DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 12, 17, 18 Park Place, Newdigate Road, Harefield UB9 6EJ
Tel: 01895 678682
Email: info@hungrycaterpillars.co.uk
Owners: Olivia Foley, Tim Hodgson
Established: 1999
Owns 9 nurseries: London: Acton (32), Acton Park (30), Hanwell (60), Northolt (41), Perivale (20), Stanmore (37), West Ealing (35), West Twyford (40), Yeading (60)
1 crèche: Northolt (12)
2 out-of-school clubs: Hanwell, Hathaway Primary School (26), Ruislip, Warrender Primary School (25)
Places: 355
Employees: 120
Plans: Chalfont St Peter Nursery to open in 2017.
JANCETT CHILDCARE AND JACE TRAINING/JACE CATERING AND TRAINING
Head office: Jancett House,16 Stanley Park Road, Wallington, Surrey
SM6 OEU
Tel: 020 8669 1725 Founder Directors: Chris Pritchard, John Pritchard
Managing Director: Tracy Pritchard-Drummond Directors: Kirsty Pritchard, Trevor Pritchard, Nicky Hopper, Stephen Drummond
Established: 1969
Owns 4 nurseries: Carshalton (60), Wallington 1 (106), Wallington 2 (55), Wallington 3 (50) – all in Surrey
Out-of-school clubs: 18
Provides traineeships, study programmes, apprenticeships and professional qualifications in childcare, playwork, business administration, customer service, hospitality, catering, health and social care.
Places: 271
Employees: 200
JUST CHILDCARE
Head office: Ridgway House, Progress Way, Denton M34 2GP
Tel: 0161 320 2750Email: enquiries@justchildcare.co.uk
Website: www.justchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Jacqueline Johnson, David Johnson
Established: 2004
Owns 34 nurseries: Accrington 1, Lancs (55), Accrington 2 (63), Accrington 3 (48); Atherton 1, Greater Manchester (68), Atherton 2 (52); Blackpool 1 (40), Blackpool 2 (54), Blackpool 3 (78); Bradford, W Yorks (70); Burnley 1, Lancs (76), Burnley 2 (71), Burnley 3 (48); Chester, Cheshire (63); Chorley, Lancs (56); Clitheroe 1, Ribble Valley (72), Clitheroe 2 (58); Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (49); Glossop, Derbyshire (70); Habergham, Lancs (48); Halifax, W Yorks (57); Harrogate, N Yorks (72); Leeds 1, Yorks (113), Leeds 2 (65), Leeds 3 (49); Oxton, Merseyside (50); Preston, Lancs (98); Runcorn, Cheshire (56); Sale, Greater Manchester (81); Sandbach, Cheshire (140); Shipley, W Yorks (52); Southport, Merseyside (78); Taporley, Cheshire (31); Widnes, Cheshire (76); Wirral, Merseyside (61)
Places: 2,251
Employees: 520
Plans: Preston Fernbank (90 places) to open in January.
KALEIDOSCOPE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Adwalton Court,
Hodgson Lane, Drighlington
BD11 1BJ
Tel: 0113 2852 572 Fax: 0113 2524 924
Email: headoffice@knurseries.com
Website: www.knurseries.com
Directors: Jane Middlebrook, Steve Middlebrook
Established: 1990
Owns 4 nurseries: Acomb, York (80); Leeds: Drighlington (78), Gildersome (92), Morley (77)
7 out-of-school clubs: Acomb, York (32); Leeds: Gildersome (40), Park Grove (50), Lower Wortley (32), Hill Top (40), Morley (30), Drighlington (40)
Places: 327
Employees: 143
KID EASE
Head office: Kid Ease, The Prospect Centre, Southern Cross, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 4HG
Tel: 0844 854 6990
Email: info@kidease.co.uk
Website: http://kidease.co.uk
Managing director: Ian Atkey
Established: 2001
Owns and operates 5 nurseries: Dover, Kent: Buckland (58), Triangles (102); Hawkinge, Kent (104); Swingfield, Kent (57); Norwich, Norfolk (61)
Places: 382
Employees: 127
KIDDI CARU DAY NURSERIES AND WESTCHESTER HOUSE NURSERY SCHOOL
Head office: St Pancras House, Jacobs Yard, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 7PE
Tel: 01256 383440
Email: info@childcare.uk.com
Websites: www.kiddicaru.com,
Chairman: Alan Bentley
Director of childcare: Sue Meekings
Finance director: Adrian Moore
Established: 1998
Owns and manages 20 Kiddi Caru nurseries, plus 1 under the brand Westchester House: Basingstoke, Hants (121); Bedford (75); Burgess Hill, W Sussex (100); Chelmsford, Essex (100); Colchester, Essex (103); Exeter 1, Devon (132); Exeter 2 (111); Farnham, Surrey (97); Harlow, Essex (100); London: Earls Court (104); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (69), Milton Keynes 2 (89); Northampton (114); Peterborough, Cambs (121); Plympton, Devon (100); Redhill, Surrey (100); Taunton, Somerset (129); Torquay, Devon (105); Wellingborough, Northants (103); Whiteley, Hants (128); Writtle, Essex (118)
Places: 2,219
Employees: 820
KIDDYCARE
Head office: 71 Melton Road, Leicester LE4 6PN
Tel: 0116 2681471
Email: nadine@kiddycarenurseries.co.uk; kala@kiddycarenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kiddycarenurseries.co.uk
Director: Kala Patel
Operations manager: Nadine Farrington
Established: 1985
Owns 5 nurseries: Angels pre-school (30), Kiddycare nursery (65), Little Willows (45), Parkview (45) – all in Leicester; Royal Mail Childsplay, Farringdon, London (30)
Places: 215
Employees: 70
KIDS ALLOWED
Head office: Joshua House, Christie Fields Office Park, Manchester M21 7QS
Tel: 0161 434 6555
Email: info@kidsallowed.com
Website: www.kidsallowed.com
Chief executive: Jennie Johnson
Established: 2005
Owns 6 nurseries: Cheadle Royal, Cheshire (192); Christie Fields, Greater Manchester (224); Knutsford, Cheshire (188); Macclesfield, Cheshire (174); Stockport, Greater Manchester (188), UHSM Greater Manchester (78)
5 out-of-school clubs: (196)
Places: 1,044
Employees: 400
Plans: Opening 180-place setting in Altrincham in 2017, plus a 150-place setting in Greater Manchester.
KIDS INC NURSERIES
Head office: Crown House, 227 Aldborough Road South, Ilford, Essex IG3 8HZ
Tel: 020 8598 2600
Website: www.kidsincnurseries.co.uk
Established: 2003
Owns 12 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (68); Bluewater, Kent (106); Crowthorne, Berks (82); Enfield, Middlesex (101); Ilford 1 (30), Ilford 2 (100), Ilford 3 (112); Guildford, Surrey (129); Loughton, Essex (60); London: Chingford (73), East Sheen (36), South Woodford (55)
Places: 952
Employees: 300
Plans: Further acquisitions in London and the M25 area.
KIDS PLANET DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 231 Higher Lane, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0NA
Tel/Fax: 01925 753 448Email: mail@kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: John Hoban, Clare Roberts, Lucy Kaczmarska
Established: 2008
Owns 18 nurseries: Cheshire: Beamont (39), Crewe (67), Hale (85), Lymehurst (75), Lymm (137), Warrington (94), Widnes (80); Greater Manchester: Dukinfield (80), Higher Broughton (160), Prestwich (126), Sale (80), Salford 1 (130), Salford 2 (136), Springhead (55); Liverpool 1 (107), Liverpool 2 (88), Liverpool 3 (112), Liverpool 4 (104)
Places: 1,755
Employees: 316
Plans: To open or acquire new nurseries in the North West.
KIDS Play
Head office: 11 Roebuck Way, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8HL
Tel: 01908 209211
Email: paulsharp@kidsplaychildcare.co.uk
Website: www.kidsplaychildcare.co.uk
Managing director: Paul Sharp
Childcare director: Sharon Elliott
Established: 1999
Owns 8 nurseries and pre-schools: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (87); Kettering, N Hants (48); London: Brent Cross (59); Milton Keynes: Knowlhill (107), Neath Hill (83), Bletcheley (47), Wolverton (42); St Albans (161)
13 out-of-school clubs: Knowlhill (50), Portfields (48), Willen (100), Tickford Park (24), Long Meadow (60), Giffard Park (32), Beaconsfield (32) – all in Bucks; Leighton Buzzard, Beds (32); Lincoln (32); Loughton, Essex (60); London: Beckenham (60), Chelsea (32), Eastleigh (40)
Places: 634
Employees: 262
Plans: To open two new nurseries and expand one setting in 2017.
KIDZCARE
Head office: Norwood House, 9 Kilgraston Road, Edinburgh EH9 2DX
Tel: 0131 668 2797
Email: info@kidzcare.org
Website: www.kidzcare.org
Directors: Anne Marie Dunn
Established: 2001
Owns 4 nurseries: Edinburgh 1, Craigmillar (25), Edinburgh 2, Astley Ainslie Hospital (99), Edinburgh 3 (66), Edinburgh 4, Portobello (54). Also runs 7 after-school clubs, 5 breakfast clubs and 2 holiday clubs
Places: 244
Employees: 330
THE KINDERGARTENS
Head office: 25 Mallinson Road, London SW11 1BW
Tel: 01622 833331
Email: registrar@thekindergartens.co.uk
Website: www.thekindergartens.com
Director: Carol Evelegh (principal)
Established: 1991
Owns 13 nurseries: London: Balham 1 (46), Balham 2 (50), Battersea (68), Clapham 1 (160), Clapham 2 (60), Clapham 3 (60), Fulham (30), Kensington 1 (100), Kensington 2 (28), Kensington 3 (60), Streatham (60), Streatham Hill (40), Wandsworth (80)
Places: 842
Employees: 110
KINDER HAVEN
Head office: 14a Waterloo Road, Pudsey LS28 7PW
Tel: 01132 577737
Email: admin@kinderhaven.co.uk or directors@kinderhaven.co.uk
Website: www.kinderhaven.co.uk
Managing directors: Danielle Dixon, Darren Dixon
Established: 2001
Owns 6 nurseries: Bradford: Halifax Road (85), Sticker Lane (98), Wakefield Road (102), Westgate Hill (56); Horsforth: Wood Lane (101); Waterloo Road, Pudsey (70)
Owns 1 out-of-school club: Lower Fields (24)
Places: 512
Employees: 135
Plans: Developments and interest in the Yorkshire area.
KINDERKARE
Head office: Sunnyside, Barbourne Terrace, Worcester WR1 3JR
Tel: 01905 23973
Email: sunnyside@kinderkare.co.uk
Website: www.kinderkare.co.uk
Director: James Jenner
Area manager: Helen Smith
Established: 2003
Owns 3 nurseries: Exeter (100); Worcester: Hawthorn Cottage (50), Sunnyside (80)
Places: 230
Employees: 80
KIRKTONHOLME EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE
Head office: 401 Kirktonholme Road, East Kilbride G74 1RS
Tel: 01355 222000
Email: karen.flynn@kirktonholmenursery.com
Website: www.kirktonholmenursery.com
General manager: Karen Flynn
Director: Charlotte Kelly
Established: 1995
Owns 9 nurseries: Ayr (75); Bearsden, E Dunbartonshire (102); Coatbridge 1, N Lanarkshire (64), Coatbridge 2 (67); East Kilbride, S Lanarkshire (188); Newton Mearns, E Renfrewshire (70); Shettleston, Glasgow (73), Tollcross, Glasgow (78); Wishaw, N Lanarkshire (63)
Owns 2 after-school clubs: East Kilbride 1 (66), E Kilbride 2 (16)
Places: 780
Employees: 243
LILLIPUT MONTESSORI DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Railway House, Hotel Street, Coalville, Leics LE67 3EQ
Tel: 01530 813913 Fax: 01530 817898
Email: samgraveling@aol.com
Directors: Samantha Graveling, Paul Graveling
Established: 1994
Owns 5 nurseries: Anstey (79), Coalville (66), Glenfield (27), Leicester Forest East (100), Whetstone (63) – all in Leics.
Also runs before- and after-school clubs.
Places: 335
Employees: 105
LINCOLNSHIRE CHILDCARE
Head office: The Old School, 107a-107b Dudley Road, Grantham, Lincs NG31 9AB
Tel: 01476 591744
Email: headstart07@aol.com
Website: www.headstartnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Sue Jenkins & Diane Smith
Area manager: Rita McMath
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Bourne (80), Grantham 1 (145), Grantham 2 (120), Market Deeping (109), Ruskington (70) – all in Lincs
3 out-of-school clubs: Bourne (32), Grantham (124), Ruskington (40)
Places: 524
Employees: 109
LITTLE ACORNS GROUP
Head office: Acorn House, Houghton Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 7DD
Tel: 01925 232202
Email: enquiries@littleacornsgroup.com
Website: www.littleacornsgroup.com
Managing director: Neil Ritchie
Established: 1992
Operates 10 nurseries: Boston, Lincs (59); Gomersal, W Yorks (43); Manchester (64); Worsley (47); Mirfield, W Yorks (68); Rothwell, Leeds (45); Lingley Mere, Warrington 1, Cheshire (98), Stockton Heath, Warrington 2 (48), Westbrook, Warrington 3 (40); Washington, Tyne and Wear (98)
Places: 610
Employees: 205
Plans: Looking to open two new settings in the next 12 months.
*LITTLE GARDEN DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 3 Purden Street, London SW8 3BW
Tel: 020 7622 5552 Fax: 020 7622 5570
Email: office@lgnurseries.com
Website: www.lgnurseries.com
Chief executive: David Hancock
Area director: Beverly Hallett
Owns 4 nurseries: London: Brentford (42), Clapham (72), Hammersmith (70), Kentish Town (55)
Places: 239
Employees: 66
LITTLE EINSTEIN’S NURSERIES
Head office: Forth Care, Albion House, 1 Mitchelson Drive, Kirkcaldy KY1 3NF
Tel: 01592 722227
Email: info@littleeinsteins nurseries.co.uk
Website: http://littleeinsteins nurseries.co.uk
Director: Colin Smart
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Arbroath (61); Dundee (43); Glasgow 1 (66), Glasgow 2 (63); Perth (116). Plus 24 out-of-school places. Owns Thistle Training Company.
Places: 349
Employees: 90
LITTLE ELMS DAYCARE
Head office: 29 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4PR
Tel: 020 8658 4282
Website: www.littleelmsdaycare.co.uk
Directors: Matthew and Spencer Lancaster
Owns 8 nurseries: Beckenham 1, Kent (134), Beckenham 2 (60); Crofton, Orpington (93); London: Catford (45), Greenwich (60), Lee (77), Shirley (65), Sydenham (46)
Places: 580
Employees: 200
LITTLE ONES CHILDCARE
Head office: Pinbrook Industrial Estate, Chancel Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon EX4 8JS
Tel: 01392 469909
Email: info@littleoneschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.littleoneschildcare.co.uk
Managing director: Katie Porter
Established: 2000
Owns and manages 5 nurseries: Bovey Tracey (44), Budlake (29), Honiton (33), Westexe (38), Whipton (36) – all in Devon
Places: 180
Employees: 70
LITTLE RIPLEY DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 4 Goldieslie Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B73 5PQ
Tel: 01213 547878
Email: info@ripleymail.co.uk
Website: www.littleripley.co.uk
Directors: Ruth Appleby, Tom Oakey, Jenny Appleby, Sarah Oakey
Established: 1988
Owns and manages 10 nurseries: Erdington 1 (50), Erdington 2 (60), Erdington 3 (60), Erdington 4 (52), Great Barr 1 (53), Great Barr 2 (60), Kingstanding (55), Sutton Coldfield 1 (60), Sutton Coldfield 2 (51), SuttonColdfield 3 (28) – all in Birmingham
Places: 529
Employees: 184
LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION (LEYF)
Head office: 121 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4LX
Tel: 020 7834 8679
Email: info@leyf.org.uk
Website: www.leyf.org.uk
Chief executive: June O’Sullivan
Established: 1903
Legal structure/status: Registered charity, company limited by guarantee andsocial enterprise
Manages 38 community, workplace and children’s centre nurseries: London: Abbots Manor (25), Angel (30), Bessborough (51), Bird in Bush (55), Brixton (40), Burgess Park (63), Carlton Hill (66), Colville (46), Conservatoire, Blackheath (45), Earls Court (42), Eastbury (81), Fire Station, Hackney (45), Fitzrovia (24), Ford Road, Dagenham (57), Furze, Romford (52), Gumboots, Dulwich (61), Henry Fawcett, Lambeth (47), Holcroft (31), House of Commons, Westminster (40), Katharine Bruce, N Kensington (57), Leys (49), Lisson Green (44), Marks Gate, Romford (52), Marsham Street, Westminster (55), Micky Star, Westminster (64), New Cross (69), Noah’s Ark, Tower Hamlets (54), Pembury (55), Playhouse, New Cross (51), Queens Park (44), Queensborough (39), Soho (43), South Bermondsey (104), Stockwell (62), Townmead (52), Tresham Crescent (52), Warwick (48), Weir Link (43)
Places: 1,938
Employees: 500+
Plans: To cater for 5,000 children.
MACE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS
Head office: Units 21-22Factory Quarter, Warple Way, London W3 7FW
Tel: 020 8749 2871
Email: mace@macemontessori.com
Website: www.macemontessori.com
Director: Shahid Hamid
Established: 1997
Owns 10 nurseries: London: East Putney (81), Finchley (88), Fortune Green (40), Hammersmith 1 (70), Hammersmith 2 (40), North Chiswick (96), Russell Square (24), Wandsworth (60), Wapping 1 (65), Wapping 2 (44)
Places: 608
Employees: 225
MAGIC NURSERIES
Head office: 13 Esmond Road, London W4 1JG
Tel: 020 7060 0158
Email: tom@magicnurseries.com
Director: Tom Reed
Established: 2002
Owns 16 nurseries: Hitchin, Herts (95); Leicester 1(80), Leicester 2 (57), Leicester 3 (29), Leicester 4 (29), Leicester 5 (49); Kirby Muxloe (45), Market Harborough (115), Melton Mowbray (59), Shepshed (45), Whitwick (71) – all Leics; Northampton (75); Oundle, Northants (43); Redbourn, Herts (94); Rushden, Northants (96); Somersham, Cambs (94)
Places: 1,076
Employees: 420
Plans: To seek acquisitions.
MAGIC ROUNDABOUT NURSERIES
Head office: MRN House, Binfield Road, London SW4 6TB
Tel: 020 7498 1195
Email: hashim@mrnnursery.co.uk
Website: www.mrnnursery.co.uk
Director: Farukh Najabat
Established: 1995
Owns 5 nurseries: Bristol (108); London: Docklands (39), Kennington (111), Stockwell (186), Walthamstow (120)
Places: 564
Employees: 112
MAMA BEAR’S DAY NURSERY
Head office: 1st Floor, 60-62 High Street, Hanham, Bristol BS15 3DR
Tel: 0117 958 2030
Email: tony.driffield@mamabear.co.uk
Website: www.mamabear.co.uk
Directors: Bev Driffield, Tony Driffield, Nicola Thorne, Kerry Sturmey, Ben Chalk
Established: 2002
Owns 22 nurseries: Bristol: Brislington (72), Bradley Stoke 1 (102), Bradley Stoke 2 (62), Clifton 1 (72), Clifton 2 (120), Crews Hole (68), Downend 1 (52), Downend 2 (64), Fishponds (59), Hanham Hall (79), Hengrove (61), Shirehampton (68), Soundwell (73), Totterdown (80); Paignton 1, Devon (62), Paignton 2 (52), Paignton 3 (57); Plymouth 1 (115), Plymouth 2 (30); Taunton, Somerset (53); Torquay, Devon (30); Yeovil, Somerset (68)
Places: 1,499
Employees: 425
Plans: Setting opening in Whitchurch, Bristol (35 places) in 2017. Further settings planned in Bristol for 2018.
MILTON KEYNES PREPARATORY SCHOOLS GROUP
Head office: Milton Keynes Preparatory School, Tattenhoe Lane, Milton Keynes MK3 7EG
Tel: 01908 642111 Fax: 01908 366365
Email: info@mkps.co.uk
Website: www.mkps.co.uk
Contact: Mrs Hilary Pauley
Established: 1975
Owns 3 nurseries: Broughton Manor Preparatory School (150), Milton Keynes Preparatory School (150), Walton Pre-Preparatory School (160) – all in Milton Keynes
Places: 460
Employees: 130
MON AMI CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: Ormsby Lodge, 12 East Street, Alford, Lincs LN13 9EQ
Tel/fax: 01507 462228
Email: mon-ami.alford@btconnect.com
Website: www.monaminurseries.co.uk
Proprietors: Samantha Britton, Jarrod Britton
Established: 2002
Owns 4 nurseries: Alford (86), Boston (90), Swineshead (63), Wragby (70) – all in Lincs
Places: 309
Employees: 46
MONKEY PUZZLE DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Ground Floor,4 Churchgates, Berkhampstead, Herts HP4 2UB
Tel: 01442 878887
Email: info@monkeypuzzledaynurseries.com
Website: www.monkeypuzzledaynurseries.com
Managing director: Will Campbell
CEO: Mark Crosby
Group operations director: Rebecca Crosby
Established: 1978
Owns/manages 44 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (72); Bedford (96); Bexleyheath, Kent (140); Billericay, Essex (55); Borehamwood, Herts (97); Bromley, Kent (64); Chesham, Bucks (51); Cheshunt, Herts (72); Didsbury, Greater Manchester (83); Edenbridge, Kent (72); Glasgow (79); Hartley Wintney, Hants (72); High Wycombe, Bucks (60); Irthlingborough, Northants (63); Kettering, Northants (72); Kingston, Surrey (100); London: Angel (70), Catford (120), Chadwell Heath (82), Ealing (70), East Finchley (82), Golders Green (52), Highbury Park (71), Mitcham (88), Notting Hill (43), Stoke Newington (52), Twickenham (48), West Kensington (84); Portsmouth, Hants (80); Shefford, Beds (51); Sidcup, Kent (100); Solihull, Birmingham (44); Southport, Merseyside (87); St Albans 1 (47), St Albans 2 (87); Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks (69); Tatsfield, Surrey (56); Ware, Herts (60); Warwick (72); Weybridge, Surrey (75); Wigston, Leicestershire (72); Wilmslow, Cheshire (44); Woodlesford, Leeds (72); Worcester (74)
Places: 3,200
Employees: 1,320
Plans: To open 17 new nurseries in the next six months.
MULBERRY BUSH NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Mulberry Bush Nursery Group,741 Walmersley Road, Bury, Lancs BL9 5JW
Tel: 0161 761 0169
Email: jo.kinloch@mulberrybush-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.mulberrybush-nursery.co.uk
Directors: Joanne Kinloch, Paul Robinson, Andrew Robinson
Established: 1990
Owns 5 nurseries: Bury, Greater Manchester: Dumers Lane (122), Tottington (98), Walmersley (80), Walshaw (104), Whitefield (56)
Places: 460
Employees: 180
NATURALLY LEARNING
Head office: The Old Church Hall, Church Road, Charlestown, St Austell PL25 3NS
Tel: 01726 339855Email: info@naturallylearning.co.uk
Website: www.naturallylearning.co.uk
Director: Mandy Richardson
Established: 2012
Owns 3 nurseries: Charlestown (36), Poltair, St Austell (56), St Winnow, Truro (40) – all in Cornwall
Places: 132
Out-of-school club: Truro
Employees: 60
NELLY’S NURSERIES
Head office: 27 Turney Road, London SE21 8LX
Tel: 020 8761 4178
Email: info@nellys.co.uk
Website: www.nellys.co.uk
Owners: Jez Hill, Sarah Hill
Established: 2002
Owns 4 nurseries: Lancaster Avenue (46), Rosendale Road (51), Turney Road (37), Dulwich Sports Ground (36) – all London
Places: 170
Employees: 75
NEWPARK CHILDCARE
Head office: 67 Highbury New Park, London N5 2EU
Tel/Fax: 020 7503 0961Website: www.newparkchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Barry Clutterbuck, Janice Clutterbuck, Tiffany Clutterbuck
Established: 1994
Owns 5 Montessori nursery schools: London: Barbican (26), Clerkenwell (64), Highbury (34), Shepherds Bush (82), Wandsworth (64)
Places: 270
Employees: 95
Plans: Ongoing expansion.
NORTHUMBRIAN TRUST DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 301 Chillingham Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5SB
Tel: 0191 265 6501 Fax: 0191 265 6353
Email: enquiries@northumbriantrustdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.northumbriantrustdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: JP Gould, EG Gould, JJ Gould
Established: 1994
Owns 4 nurseries: Newcastle upon Tyne (87, plus out-of-school club); Spennymoor, Co Durham (43); Stockton-on-Tees (80, plus out-of-school club); York (30)
Places: 240
Employees: 64
NUNTHORPE NURSERIES GROUP
Head office: 2 The Crescent, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0JP
Tel/Fax: 01642 325312
Email: headoffice@nunthorpenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.nunthorpenurseriesgroup.co.uk
Directors: Paul Nelson, Ian Howlett
Established: 1989
Owns 9 nurseries: Billingham (50), Brambles Farm (78), Ingleby Barwick (60), Middlesbrough 1 (76), Middlesbrough 2 (85), Middlesbrough 3 (51), Nunthorpe (76), Ormesby (75), Stockton-on-Tees (62) – all in Teesside. Out-of-school and holiday clubs at each setting
Places: 613
Employees: 145
THE OLD STATION NURSERY
Head office: 7 Park Road, Faringdon, Oxon
SN7 7BP
Tel: 01367 243800
Email: enquiries@theoldstationnursery.co.uk
Website: www.theoldstationnursery.co.uk
Managing director: Sarah Steel
Established: 2002
Owns 5 nurseries: Henley-on-Thames (64), Faringdon(60), Filkins (28) – all in Oxon; Innsworth, Glos (64); Stoke Park Crèche, Bucks (30)
Owns 1 out-of-school club: Watlington (32)
Places: 246
Employees: 85
ONCE UPON A TIME DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Blair AtholHouse, Ashfield Avenue, Feltham, MiddlesexTW13 5BB
Tel: 020 8751 5810 Fax: 020 8844 0800
Website: www.onceuponatimedaynurseries.co.uk
Proprietor: Lorna Hackland-Crowther
Established: 1989
Owns 6 nurseries: Hillingdon: Eastcote (26), Hayes (50), Uxbridge 1 (42), Uxbridge 2 (26); Hounslow: Feltham (63), Lower Feltham (35)
Owns 1 playgroup: Hayes, Hillingdon (26)
Places: 242
Employees: 127
ORANGES AND LEMONS NURSERIES
Head office: Belsize House, Belsize Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 1NF
Tel: 01382 205300
Email: belsize@orangeslemons.co.uk
Website: www.orangeslemons.co.uk
Manager: Dianne Grindle
Established: 1998
Owns 4 nurseries: Dundee: Broughty Ferry (60), Clement Park Place (50), Rosebank (50), Technology Park (100)
Places: 260
Employees: 130
PAINTPOTS PRE-SCHOOL AND NURSERY
Head office: Paintpots House, 1 Spring Court, Hawkswood, Southampton SO17 2FZ
Tel: 023 8032 2197
Email: info@paintpotsnursery.co.uk
Website: www.paintpotsnursery.co.uk
Owners: David Wright, Anna Wright, Joseph Wright
Established: 1992
Owns 9 nurseries: Southampton: City Centre (48), Harefield (44), Freemantle (52), Portswood (64), Sholing (52), Shirley 1 (52), Shirley 2 (32), Swaythling (64), West End (52)
1 out-of-school club: Bannister School, Southampton (30)
Places: 460
Employees: 150
Plans: To expand to 12 nurseries.
*PAPER MOON DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Clock Tower, Compton Acres, Nottingham NG2 7RS
Tel: 01115 982 1122
Email: papermoonnurseries@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.papermoondaynursery.co.uk
Director: Dianne Mayfield
Established: 1990
Owns 8 nurseries: Lincolnshire: Boultham Park (34), Doddington Park (50); Nottinghamshire: Compton Acres (70), Faraday Road (40), Forest Town (108), Gamston (70), Sutton in Ashfield (134), Woodbeck (64)
Places: 570
Employees: 150
*PATHWAYS NURSERIES AND CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: 2 Huddesford Drive, Balsall Common, CoventryCV7 7RR
Tel: 01926 484030
Email: office@pathwaysnursery.co.uk
Website: www.pathwaysnursery.co.uk
Directors: Caroline Jones, Beth Casey, Daniel Jones
Established: 1989
Owns 4 nurseries: Balsall Common (24), Chelmsley Wood (60), Holly Lane (26), Warwick (40) – all West Midlands
2 out-of-school clubs: Balsall Common; Warwick
Places: 150
Employees: 43
PINOCCHIO’S CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: School Green, Lasswade, Midlothian EH22 3NX
Tel: 0131 654 2914
Email: lewissa@pinocchiosnursery.co.uk
Website: www.pinocchiosnursery.co.uk
Directors: Stratos Koulis, Lewissa Koulis
Owns 5 nurseries: Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University (55), Eskbank (76), Gilmerton (48), Lasswade (67), Penicuick (53) – all in Midlothian
Places: 299
Employees: 100
PIXIELAND DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 10 Springfield Drive, Milehouse Road, Plymouth PL3 4DU
Tel: 01752 511007
Email: info@pixielanddaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.pixielanddaynurseries.co.uk
Proprietor: Caroline Francis
Established: 1983
Owns/manages 4 nurseries: Devonport, MoD (36); Plymouth: Mannamead (79), Milehouse (92); Saltash (100) – all in Devon and all but MoD have out-of-school clubs and holiday clubs.
Places: 307
Employees: 92
PLUS THREE NURSERIES
Head office: Hope House, 21c Balliol Way, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, Berks GU47 0QN
Tel: 07970 030769
Email: plusthreenursery@aol.com
Website: www.plusthreenurseries.com
Director: Sue Butler
Nursery managers: Jenny Belcher, Claire Hawkins, Leanne Brown
Established: 1985
Owns 3 nurseries: Bracknell, Berks: Farley Wood (50), Martins Heron (50), Newell Green (60)
Places: 160
Employees: 20
*POPPY & JACK’s
Head office: Unit 1, New Media House, 8 Hardhorn Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire FY6 7SR
Tel: 01253 978011
Website: www.poppyandjacks.co.uk
Chief executive: Sarah Bellamy
Established: 2011
Owns 6 nurseries: Astley Bridge, Greater Manchester (60); Cleveleys, Lancs (60); Horwich, Greater Manchester (60); Fulwood, Lancs (60); Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs (60); Warrington, Cheshire (60)
Places: 360
Employees: 140
Plans: Imminent acquisition of a nursery in Warrington
PORTICO DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Apartment 6, Claremont House,
Ruff Lane, Ormskirk, Lancs
L39 4UP
Tel: 01695 581545
Email: portico.nicole@me.com
Website: www.porticonurserygroup.co.uk
Directors: Nicole Politis, Craig Jackson
Established: 2002
Owns 7 nurseries: Aughton, Lancashire (40); Eccleston Park, Merseyside (32); Moss Bank, Merseyside (44); Ormskirk, Lancashire (30); Prescot, Merseyside (87); Skelmersdale, Lancashire (52); Thatto Heath, Merseyside (32)
Owns 2 after-school clubs: Aughton and St Helens
Places: 317
Employees: 104
PORTLAND NURSERIES
Head office: Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield HD3 3AL
Tel: 01484 533322
Email: info@portlandnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.portlandnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Rosemary Murphy, Michael A. Murphy
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Huddersfield: Harlequin Nursery, Edgerton 1 (27), Holly Bank Nursery, Edgerton 2 (56), Oakwood House Nursery & Forest School, Edgerton 3 (84), Portland House, Lindley (90)
After-school club: Lindley (24)
Places: 257
Employees: 103
PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE
Head office: 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Tel: 020 7697 2527
Email: info@pre-school.org.uk
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk
Chief executive: Neil Leitch
Established: 1961
Owns/manages 119 nurseries: Arbury, Cambs (36); Ashby, N Lincs (20); Barnstaple, Devon (24); Basildon 1, Essex (50); Basildon 2 (50); Bestwood, Notts (20); Birmingham 1 (60), Birmingham 2 (42), Birmingham 3 (50), Birmingham 4 (24), Birmingham 5 (24); Bolton, Greater Manchester (70); Brinsley, Notts (36); Bude, Cornwall (32); Bulwell, Notts (54); Cambridge (24); Canterbury, Kent (56); Cawston, Norfolk (24); Egloskerry, Cornwall (20); Exmouth, Devon (26); Fulbourn, Cambs (52); Gainsborough, Lincs (33); Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (32); Haverhill, Suffolk (48); Holt, Norfolk (32); Huddersfield 1, Yorks (30), Huddersfield 2 (48); Hunstanton, Norfolk (26); Huntingdon 1, Cambs (49), Huntingdon 2 (20), Huntingdon 3 (26); Ilfracombe, Devon (42); Ilsington, Devon (24); Ingoldmells, Lincs (20); Keighley, Yorks (55); Kings Lynn 1, Norfolk (48), Kings Lynn 2 (27); Langar, Notts (24); Langley Mill, Derbyshire (52); Leeds, Yorks (26); Leicester 1 (50), Leicester 2 (32); Leiston, Suffolk (52); Letchworth, Herts (20); Lincoln (20); Liversedge, Yorks (50); London: Barnet 1 (26), Barnet 2 (45), Camden 1 (20), Camden 2 (16), Ealing 1 (15), Ealing 2 (26), Erith 1 (84), Erith 2 (70), Erith 3 (70), Erith 4 (20), Greenwich 1 (24), Greenwich 2 (61), Hammersmith & Fulham 1 (17), Hammersmith & Fulham 2 (20), Hammersmith & Fulham 3 (20), Ilford 1 (30), Ilford 2 (28), Lewisham 1 (24), Lewisham 2 (22), Lewisham 3 (26), Lewisham 4 (17), Lewisham 5 (24), Newham 1 (30), Newham 2 (30), Newham 3 (30), Newham 4 (30); Longstanton, Cambs (26); Luton 1, Beds (69), Luton 2 (65), Luton 3 (70), Luton 4 (32), Luton 5 (24); Mablethorpe, Lincs (46); Manchester (50); Mansfield, Notts (41); Marazion, Cornwall (24); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (30), Milton Keynes 2 (26); New Woods, Notts (49); Newark, Notts (58); Newstead, Notts (49); Newthorpe, Notts (32); Northhampton (26); Norwich 1 (44), Norwich 2 (60); Peterborough 1 (26), Peterborough 2 (56), Peterborough 3 (26), Peterborough 4 (26), Peterborough 5 (26); Portsmouth, Hants (40); Red Lion, Notts (20); Runcorn 1, Cheshire (60), Runcorn 2 (54); Selston, Notts (26); Skegness, Lincs (38); Southend 1, Essex (72), Southend 2 (84); Southwold, Suffolk (38); St Erth, Cornwall (20); Stockton on Tees 1, County Durham (75), Stockton on Tees 2 (77), Stockton on Tees 3 (16); Tamworth 1, Staffs (44), Tamworth 2 (54); Taunton, Somerset (38); Teignmouth, Devon (24); Tipton, W Mids (36); Tiverton, Devon (49); Torquay, Devon (30); Watford, Herts (28); Worksop 1, Notts (77), Worksop 2 (54)
Places: 4,540
Plans: To open nurseries in Staffordshire and Cheshire.
PRIMLEY PARK CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: 48 Nursery Lane, Alwoodley, Leeds LS17 8UH
Tel: 0113 288 8833 (admin only)
Email: shprimleypark@fsmail.net
Directors: Sandra Hutchinson (managing director and operations director), Malcolm Hutchinson (finance)
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Leeds: Alwoodley (50), Moortown (79), Roundhay 1 (80), Roundhay 2 (60) – all Yorks
Places: 269
Employees: 92
PUFFINS OF EXETER CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: 13 Mont le Grand, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon EX1 2PD
Tel: 01392 496017
Email: enquiries@puffinsofexeter.com
Website: www.puffinsofexeter.co.uk
Managing directors: Maureen Gard, Rosalind Taylor, Gemma Rolstone, Gillian Fawcett
Established: 1990
Owns 6 nurseries: Exeter: Clystheath (60), Heavitree (40), St Leonards (72), Southernhay (70), Sowton (60); Torquay, Shiphay (48). Plus apprenticeship courses.
1 after-school club: Exeter: Clyst St Mary (20); holiday club at Manston Terrace (30)
Places: 350
Employees: 145
RAINBOW NURSERY
Head office: 14 Moss Way, Hillend Industrial Estate, Dalgety, Fife KY11 9JS
Tel: 01383 821970
Email: rainbownursery2@btconnect.com
Website: www.rainbowchildcarefife.co.uk
Directors: Craig Skinner, Ian Skinner
Established: Acquired in 2010
Owns 3 nurseries: Dalgety Bay (89), Glenrothes (117), St Andrews (64) – all in FifePlaces: 270
Employees: 66
RASCALS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 121a Circular Road, Belfast, N. Ireland BT4 2GE
Tel: 028 9076 1333 Fax: 028 9076 9333
Email: reception@rascalsdaynurseries.com
Website: www.rascalsdaynurseries.com
Managing directors: Lynne D’Arcy, Roger D’Arcy
Established: 1988
Owns 8 nurseries: Belfast: Belfast East 1 (119), Belfast East 2 (50), Belfast North 1 (50), Belfast North 2 (100), Belfast South 1 (58), Belfast South 2 (28), Belfast South 3 (140); Londonderry (50)
Places: 595
Employees: 238
RHYMETIME NURSERY
Head office: Connolly Lodge, Berrywood Close,
St Crispins, Northampton
NN5 4BW
Tel: 01604 586440
Email: michelle.avenue@btinternet.com
Managing director: Michelle Harris
Established: 2000
Owns 6 nurseries: Corby (70), Kettering (64), Northampton (96), Rushden (94), Woodleys Farm Day Nursery (40), Woodleys Park Day Nursery (72) – all in Northants
Places: 436
Employees: 70
ROSEDENE NURSERIES
Head office: Guisborough Day Nursery, 66a Hutton Lane, Guisborough TS14 6QP
Tel: 01287 633007
Email: enquiries@rosedenenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.rosedenenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Clare McCullagh, John McCullagh
Established: 1993
Owns 11 nurseries: Cleveland 1, N Yorks – Sunrise (56), Cleveland 2 – Wolviston (30); Darlington, Co Durham (60); Egglescliffe, Co Durham (24); Guisborough, N Yorks (54); Middlesbrough: Acklam (36), Hemlington (50), Kader (36), Ormesby (41); Saltburn-by-the-Sea, N Yorks (45); Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham (48)
Places: 480
Employees: 150
ROSY APPLE CHILDCARE
Head office: Unit 6, Lockside Office Park, Lockside Road, Riversway, Preston PR2 2YS
Tel: 01772 733777
Email: sharon@rosyapplechildcare.com
Website: www.rosyapplechildcare.com
Chief executive: Sharon Alexander
Managing director: Sharon Fenton
Established: 2003
Owns 5 nurseries: Blackburn (75); Preston 1 (55), Preston 2 (83), Preston 3 (65); Skelmersdale (71) – all in Lancs. Also owns an early years development training company.
Places: 349
Employees: 90
Plans: Continued development of the settings with the addition of before- and after-school clubs, along with holiday care.
SAFEHANDS GREEN START NURSERIES
Head office: 2 Neptune Court, Hallam Way, Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool, Lancs FY4 5LZ
Tel: 01253 922922
Email: enquiries@safehandsnurseries.com
Website: www.safehandsnursery.com
Established: 1997
Owner: Simon Rigby
Owns 16 nurseries: Accrington, Lancs (59); Barnoldswick, Lancs (70); Blackpool (102); Colne, Lancs (60); Crewe, Cheshire 1 (62), Crewe 2 (65), Crewe 3 (60); Kendal, Cumbria (60); Northwich, Cheshire (72); Out Rawcliffe, Lancs (60); Penrith, Cumbria (47); Preston 1, Lancs (61); Preston 2 (90); Rishton, Lancs (60); Stalybridge, Tameside (96); Thornton – Cleveleys, Lancs (57)
Places: 1,081
Employees: 151
SCHOOLHOUSE DAYCARE
Head office: 45 De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2 9EA
Tel: 01792 202900
Email: mail@schoolhouse-daycare.co.uk
Website: www.schoolhouse-daycare.co.uk
Established: 1998
Directors: Amanda Bennett, Kevin Bennett
Owns 7 nurseries: Bridgend (50); Carmarthen: Glangwili (50), Tycroes (18); Neath Port Talbot (42); Swansea: City (46), Morriston (121), Sketty (118)Places: 445
Employees: 116
SEYMOUR HOUSE DAY NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: Seymour House, 140 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1RN
Tel: 01245 213213
Email: admin@seymourhouse.co.uk
Website: www.seymourhouse.co.uk
Directors: John Player, Julie Player, Jonathan Player
Established: 1988
Owns 10 nurseries: Basildon (34); Chelmsford: Broomfield Hospital (50), Broomfield Road (50), Lawn Lane (50), Springfield Road (50); Colchester (51); Laindon, Essex (51); St Albans, Herts (66); Wickford, Essex (73); Witham, Essex (66)
Places: 541
Employees: 200
Plans: Seeking expansion in the South East.
SHOOTING STARS NURSERIES
Head office: 168 Lower High Street, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1TT
Tel: 01384 444355
Email: stourbridge@myshootingstars.com
Website: www.myshootingstars.com
Director: Jon Higgins
Established: 2009
Owns 4 nurseries: Gloucester (76), Hinckley (78), Stourbridge (59), Wolverhampton (86) – all in W Midlands
Places: 299
Employees: 106
SIXPENNY CHILDCARE
Head office: Kennet Barns, Church Lane, Mildenhall, nr Marlborough, Wiltshire
SN8 2LU
Tel: 01672 511931
Email: kate@sixpenny-childcare.co.uk
Website: www.sixpenny-childcare.co.uk
Proprietor: Kate Easter
Established: 2001
Owns 3 nurseries: Aldbourne (40), Devizes (66), Marlborough (68) – all in Wilts
Places: 174
Employees: 55
Plans: Further expansion planned in Wiltshire and neighbouring counties.
SNAPDRAGONS NURSERIES
Head office: Prospect Farm, 43 Bath Road, Atworth, Melksham, Wilts SN12 8JW
Tel: 01225 707009
Email: atworth@snapdragonsnursery.com
Website: www.snapdragonsnursery.com
Directors: Paul Collard (finance director), Rosemary Collard (managing director), James Collard (creative director), Jennifer Biddel (operations director)
Established: 1998
Owns 8 nurseries: Atworth (39), Broadwood (74), Corsham (100) – all in Wilts; Bath and North East Somerset: Grosvenor (70), Keynsham (122), Weston (164); Bristol: Horfield (120), Shirehampton (128)
4 out-of-school clubs: Atworth (8), Broadwood (16), Corsham (48), Weston (30)
Places: 817
Employees: 230
SOUTH HILLS NURSERY
Head office: Home Farm Road, Wilton, Wiltshire SP2 8PJ
Tel: 01722 744971
Email: admin@southhillsschool.com
Website: www.southhillsschool.com
Directors: John Proctor, Alicia Proctor
Established: 1994
Owns 6 nurseries: Burcombe (24), Corsham (60), Hindon (20), Salisbury 1 (70), Salisbury 2 (60), Wilton (150) – all in Wilts
Places: 384
Employees: 70+
SPL EDUCATION AND EXETER NURSERIES
Nursery Team office: 36 Alphington Road, Exeter
EX2 8HN
Tel: 01392 272621
Finance office: 143 Exeter Road, Exmouth, EX8 5AU
Email: denise.cronin@splnurseries.co.uk
Director: Jon Middleton
Established: 2006
Owns 4 nurseries: Exeter 1 (60), Exeter 2 (80), Exeter 3 (63); Exmouth (56) – all in Devon
Places: 259
Employees: 100
ST GEORGE’S NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 2 Grace Road, Leicester LE2 8AD
Tel: 01162 290023
Email: enquiries@stgeorgesnursery.com
Website: www.stgeorgesnursery.com
Directors: Birju Ghelani, Jaimie Ghelani
Established: 1994
Owns 5 nurseries: Aylestone (94), Enderby (84), Leicester City (90), Narborough (60), Oadby (85) – all in Leics
Places: 413
Employees: 95
SUNHILL DAYCARE (EUROPE)
Head office: PO Box 157, Royston, Herts SG8 9WY
Tel: 01763 247474 Fax: 01763 243033
Website: www.sunhilldaycare.com
Email: enquiries@sunhilldaycare.com
Directors: Geoff Chapman (managing director), Roger Chapman (finance director), Claire Jones (chief executive operations), Steve Moss (facilities and projects manager), Kirsty Love (compliance, care andeducation manager)
Established: 1991
Owns 10 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (94); Basildon, Essex (87); Berkhamsted (87), Hemel Hempstead (77), Royston (80) – all in Herts; Fen Drayton (72), GreatAbington (82), St Neots (47) – all in Cambs; Suffolk 1 (58), Suffolk 2 (40)
1 pre-school: St Neots (25)
Places: 749
Employees: 180
Plans: Further acquisitions and new builds.
SWINGBOAT NURSERIES
Head office: 147-149 Hermitage Road, Whitwick, Leics LE67 5EL
Tel: 01530 814477
Email: info@hermitagedaynursery.co.uk
Website: www.swingboatnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Elaine Blunt, Graham Blunt
Established: 1996
Owns 3 nurseries: Ashby (50), Hermitage (80) – both in Leics; Woodville, Derbys (110)
3 out-of-school clubs: Ashby-de-la-Zouch (48), Griffydam (48) – both in Leics; Woodville, Derbys (48)
Places: 240
Employees: 132
TARA KINDERGARTENS
Head office: 4 Ridgemead Close, Southgate, London N14 6NW
Tel/Fax: 020 8886 8334
Email: taraho@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.tarakindergartens.co.uk
Proprietor: Raj Nagendran
Established: 1992
Owns 5 nurseries: London: Edmonton (72), Enfield (50) Southgate (100), Uxbridge 1 (20), Uxbridge 2 (40)
Places: 282
Employees: 95
TENDERLINKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Lampard Investments, Hill House, 210 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 6NP
Tel: 07940 391682
Email: fkhaki@lampardinvestments.com
Website: www.tenderlinksdaynursery.co.uk
Managing director: Farouq Khaki
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: London: Norbury (19), Streatham (38); Twickenham, Middlesex (18)
Places: 75
Employees: 22
TINYSAURUS NURSERIES
Head office: Supersaurus Nursery, 46 Cromwell Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3ER
Tel: 01273 730017
Email: accounts@supersaurusnursery.co.uk
Website: www.tinysaurusnursery.co.uk
Directors: Rikke Kerler, KF Phoon
Established: 2006
Owns 6 nurseries: Burgess Hill, West Sussex (45); Hove 1, East Sussex (51), Hove 2 (100), Hove 3 (122); Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex (84), Worthing, West Sussex (100)
Places: 502
Employees: 135
Plans: To open 2 more nurseries, in Brighton (100) and other TBC.
TINY TEDDIES DAY NURSERY
Head office: The Old Fire Station, Chetton Avenue, Daimler Green, Radford, Coventry CV6 3LA
Tel: 02476 590059
Email: info@tinyteddies.co.uk or rachel@tinyteddies.co.uk
Website: www.tinyteddies.co.uk
Principals: Paul Ingram, Michelle Ingram
Established: 2003
Owns 5 nurseries: Coventry: Allesley (40), Mount St, Chappelfields (61), Radford (89), Whitley (37); Balsall Common, Solihull (76)
Places: 303
Employees: 60
TINY TOEZ
Head office: Bredon House, Suite G3, 321 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton WV6 0JZ
Tel: Contact each nursery directly
Email: admin@tinytoez.com
Website: www.tinytoez.com
Directors: Ranjana Mair, Kamal Mair
Established: 2004
Owns 13 nurseries: Staffs: Biddulph (84), Cannock Chase (83), East Staffs (60), Nutwood (48), Tamworth (95); London: Feltham (116), Hounslow (56); Newcastle-under-Lyme (98); Stoke-on Trent 1 (58), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (62), Stoke-on-Trent 3 (57), Stoke-on-Trent 4 (66); Stourport, Worcs (41)
Places: 924
Employees: 250
Plans: To introduce crèche provision at Cannock Chase and Tividale.
TOAD HALL NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Glover Centre, 23-25 Bury Mead Road, Hitchin SG5 1RT
Tel: 01462 427020
Email: headoffice@toadhall-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.toadhall-nursery.co.uk
Directors: Ruth Pimentel (CEO), Charlotte Eavis Wix (director of childcare and operations)
Established: 1998
Owns 14 nurseries: Berks: Langley (101), Winnersh (72); Herts: Berkhamsted (78), Hitchin (107), Watford (106); Surrey: Brox Road (41), Chessington (57), Horley (53), Haslemere (72), Ripley (40), Walton-on-Thames 1 (117), Walton-on-Thames 2 (12), Woking (104); Colmworth, Beds (55)
Places: 1,015
Employees: 380
Plans: Further acquisitions; expansion at two sites.
TOMMIES CHILDCARE
Head office: Unit 10 Colliers Way, Spring Hill Business Park, Arley, Warwickshire CV7 8HN
Tel: 01676 540244
Email: info@tommieschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.tommieschildcare.co.uk
Directors: Caroline Fooks (chief executive), Matt Fooks (business manager), Danielle Andrews (operations manager)
Established: 1998
Owns 9 nurseries: Coventry: Chapelfields (33), Hen Lane (58), Norman Place Road (36), Wickham Close (38), Parkville Highway (84), Westhill Road (39); Kenilworth (30); Nuneaton 1 (34), Nuneaton 2 (26)
Places: 378
Employees: 104
TOPS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 744 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 6BZ
Tel: 01202 551553
Email: admin@topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Director: Cheryl Hadland
Established: 1990
Owns 17 nurseries: Gillingham (126), Boscombe (135), Bournemouth, Royal Bournemouth Hospital (131), Charminster (59), Corfe Mullen (86), Parkstone (56), Poole (105), Wareham (47), Wimborne (98) – all in Dorset; Newport, Isle of Wight, IoW College, Hants (61); Portsmouth 1 (61), Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth 2 (99); Taunton 1, Somerset (35), Taunton 2, Musgrove Park Hospital (122); Hants: Havant (54), Lymington (32),
Winchester, Royal Hampshire County Hospital (61). Crèche opportunities available. Also provides training in care.
Places: 1,368
Employees: 450
TORRIDON EDUCATION GROUP
Head office: 23a King Street, Lossiemouth, Moray IV31 6PZ
Tel: 01343 813342
Managing director: Sharon Hayward
Operations manager: Lauren Hayward
Established: 1994
Owns 3 nurseries: Elgin (60), Lossiemouth 1 (80), Lossiemouth 2 (60) – all in Moray. Accredited training run through a college offering SVQs in childcare and education.
Places: 200
Employees: 16
TOWNSEND MONTESSORI NURSERIES
Head office: The Grange Montessori, Westcliffe Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9LJ
Tel: 01843 852575
Email: office@tmnurseries.com
Website: www.tmnurseries.com
Managing director: Philippa Townsend
Established: 2005
Owns 9 nurseries: Broadstairs (85), Faversham (118), Herne Bay (77), Margate 1 (77), Margate 2 (72), Ramsgate (94), Whitstable (106), Maidstone (91) – all in Kent; Forest Hill, London (89)
Places: 809
Employees: 227
Plans: To open a new nursery in Herne Bay in 2017.
TREETOPS NURSERIES
Acquired Happy Child in 2014 and Kindercare in 2015.
Head office: 1 St James’ Court, Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1BT
Tel: 01332 223553
Email: info@treetopsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.treetopsnurseries.co.uk
Chief executive officer: Charles Eggleston
Established: 1990
Owns 58 nurseries: Ashbourne (50), Barlborough (83), Belper (90), Belper 2 (90), Derby (64), Duffield (58), Matlock (82), Oakwood (65) – all in Derbyshire; Biggleswade (112), Sandy (70), Stotford (60) – all in Beds; Birlingham, Worcs (62); Bolton, Lancs (78); Bromborough, Merseyside (68); Cheam, Surrey (62); Cheltenham 1, Glos (56), Cheltenham 2 (90); Chester, Cheshire (65); Deeping St James, Lincs (50); Dudley, W Midlands (75); Epsom, Surrey (68); Gloucester (68); Headingley, Leeds (54); Hyde, Cheshire (90); Irby, Wirral (68); Kettering, Northants (60); King’s Heath, Birmingham (74); London: Ealing 1 (39), Ealing 2 (18), Ealing 3 (35), Fulham (130), Harlesden (66), Harrow (56), Kenton (58), Kilburn (70), Mottingham 1 (58), Northfields (33), West Ealing 1 (18), West Ealing 2 (35), The Grove 1 (52), The Grove 2 (50); Mansfield, Notts (75); Neston, Merseyside (65); Pudsey, Leeds (92); St Neots, Cambs (93); Sutton, Surrey (43); Tewkesbury, Glos (56); Toton, Nottingham (65); Worksop, Notts (85)
Kindercare: East Keswick (100), Harrogate 1 (146), Harrogate 2 (85), Harrogate 3 (60), Harrogate 4 (44), Leeds 1 (50), Leeds 2 (130), Leeds 3 (40), Ripon (124), York (45) – all in Yorks
Places: 4,038
Employees: 800
TUDOR HOUSE MONTESSORI
Head office: Tudor House Montessori, Gloucester Road, Burgess Hill, W Sussex RH15 8QD
Tel: 01444 241 491
Email: enquiries@tudorhousemontessorigroup.co.uk
Website: www.tudorhousemontessorigroup.co.uk
Managing director: Carole-Ann Benson
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: Burgess Hill 1 (30), Burgess Hill 2 (48), Burgess Hill 3 (70); Haywards Heath (44); Lindfield 1 (30), Lindfield 2 (28) – all in W Sussex
Places: 250
Employees: 85
TWINKLES NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Clifford Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 6DB
Tel: 01937 849588
Email: jill@twinklesnurseries.com
Website: www.twinklesnurseries.com
Owner: Jill Johnson
Established: 2003
Owns 6 nurseries: Boston Spa, W Yorks (93); Knaresborough, N Yorks (92); Leeds 1 (108), Leeds 2 (90), Leeds 3 (70); Wetherby, W Yorks (97)
3 out-of-school clubs: 88
Places: 550
Employees: 154
Plans: Developing a number of locations for completion in 2018, and extending a Leeds location.
WHITE HORSE CHILD CARE/THE TREES DAY CARE NURSERIES
Head office: Stanley House, 64-65 Victoria Road, Swindon, Wilts SN1 3BB
Tel: 01793 488988
Email: post@whitehorse.co.uk
Website: www.thetrees.co.uk
Directors: Richard Lay, Lester Lay, Lloyd Lay, Peter Lay
Established: 1989
Owns 5 nurseries: Eastleigh, Hants (93); Southampton 1, Hants (85), Southampton 2 (83); Swindon 1, Wilts (88), Swindon 2 (74)
Places: 423
Employees: 126
WIND IN THE WILLOWS CHILD CARE
Head office: 45 Cross Lane, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside WA12 9PT
Tel: 01925 221010
Directors: Ginny Taylor, Neil Taylor
Established: 1993
Owns 5 nurseries: Pewfall, St Helens (29); Sefton 1, Merseyside (76), Sefton 2 (26); Warrington 1, Cheshire (29), Warrington 2 (93)
3 after-school clubs: Newton-le-Willows 1 (16), Newton-le-Willows 2 (40), Sefton (40) – all in Merseyside
Places: 253
Employees: 70
WYNGARTH DAY NURSERY
Head office: Wyngarth, 26 Kings Road, Westend, Colwyn Bay, Colwyn LL29 7YH
Tel: 01492 533151
Website: www.wyngarthdaynursery.com
Director: Victoria Neale
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: Bangor (36); Llandudno Junction (36); Westend (56)
1 out-of-school club: Glanwydden (18)
Places: 128
Employees: 30
YELLOW DOT NURSERY
Head office: The Pavilion Yellow Dot Nursery, Otterbourne, Hants SO21 2HJ
Email: jane@yellowdotnursery.co.uk
Website: www.yellowdotnursery.co.uk
Directors: Jane and Trevor Dyke
Established: 1997
Owns 10 nurseries and 1 kindergarten: Ampfield (64), Andover (75), Chandlers Ford 1 (64), Chandlers Ford 2 – kindergarten (26), Chilworth (64), Eastleigh (75), Fair Oak (64), Hedge End (64), North Baddesley (64), Otterbourne (90), Winchester (75) – all in Hants
Places: 725
Employees: 416
Plans: Opening a nursery (64) in Romsey in 2017
YMCA
YMCA is a federation of local YMCAs. Find your local YMCA at www.ymca.org.uk
Website: www.ymca.org.uk
Owns 42 nurseries andpre-schools: Bath YMCA: Bath 1 (26), Bath 2 (26), Bath 3 (46), Bath 4 (55), Bath 5 (38), Bath 6 (55). Bournemouth YMCA: Bournemouth (25), Boscombe (30) – both in Dorset. YMCA Black Country Group: West Bromwich 1 (119), West Bromwich 2 (52); Wolverhampton (53) – all W Midlands. YMCA Cornwall:Cornwall (17). YMCA East Surrey: Redhill, Surrey (35). YMCA Fairthorne Group: Isle of Wight 1 (86), Isle of Wight 2 (56); Portsmouth 1 (53), Portsmouth 2 (72), Portsmouth 3 (58); Southampton 1 (30), Southampton 2 (128), Southampton 3 (30), Southampton 4 (46), Southampton 5 (32), Southampton 6 (108); Winchester (30) – all in Hants.
YMCA London South West: Hampton (28). YMCA Maidstone: Loose (28), Tovil (28) – both in Kent. YMCA Reading: Reading, Berks (48). YMCA Somerset Coast: North Somerset (60). YMCA Sefton: Southport, Merseyside (52). YMCA St Helens: St Helens, Merseyside (96). YMCA Suffolk: Lowestoft 1 (51), Lowestoft 2 (55) – both in Suffolk. YMCA Swansea: Swansea (80). YMCA Thames Gateway: Dartford 1, Kent (62), Dartford 2 (25); Romford, London(24); Swanscombe, Kent (16). YMCA Worcestershire: Kidderminster (42); Malvern (24); Redditch (52) – all Worcs. Also owns out-of-school and holiday clubs across the UK.
Places: 2,077
Employees: 1,000+
ZOOM NURSERIES
Head office: 5 Lionel Road, Eltham, London SE9 6QD
Tel: 020 8469 9795
Email: bella@zoomnurseries.com
Website: www.zoomnurseries.com
Directors: Bella Landen, Sophie Hubble
Established: 2003
Owns 5 nurseries London: Blackheath (71), Brockley (103), Eltham (71), Hither Green 1 (74), Hither Green 2 (30)
Places: 349
Employees: 120
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 2017.
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 2016.
*Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains.
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