From September the nursery group will be able to provide more than 240 childcare places in total.
Andrew Howarth, director of Paintpots, said, ‘Manchester City Council made the decision to exit childcare last year and opened a tender process for prospective parties. They had 27 settings to go for, we bid seriously for two and we won one.’
The nursery is expected to open in the last week of September, but a date has not yet been confirmed. The setting will offer childcare sessions and full days from 7.30 till 6pm.
‘There is some structural work to be done, as the open-plan nature of the premises currently does not work with our ethos. The other main work is the purchase and erection of outside play equipment, building an allotment and greenhouse for the growing of our own vegetables and also the re-development of our soft play areas,’ he added.
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