Trading under the name Kids 1st Day Nurseries, the Helen McArdle Group is to open two settings in partnership with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust next month. The on-site nurseries at North Tyneside General Hospital in North Shields and Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington will each offer 112 childcare places, with 70 places reserved for hospital staff and the remainder open to the public.
Managing director Mark McArdle said the company had decided to move into the nursery sector because it was a 'complementary business' to the care home market, having similar systems and regulations. 'We were already in discussion with the Trust because of our relationship with care homes and the idea came together,' he added.
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