Head office: Westerfields, Richmond Road, Worthing, W Sussex BN11 1PS
Tel: 01903 208208 Fax: 01903 215664
Website: www.nestledownchildcare.co.uk
E-mail: enquiries @nestledownchildcare.co.uk
Owners: Anne Colbourne, Geoff Colbourne
Established: 1996
Owns 2 nurseries: Worthing 1 (44), Worthing 2 (115) [both in Sussex]
2 out-of-school clubs: Worthing 1 (40), Worthing 2 (40)
Places: 159
Employees: 90
Newpark Childcare
Head office: 67 Highbury New Park, London N5 2EU
Tel: 07966 962 077 Fax: 020 7503 0961
Website: www.newparkchildcare.co.uk
Directors: Janice Clutterbuck, Barry Clutterbuck, Tiffany Clutterbuck
Established: 1994
Owns 2 nurseries: Barbican (24), Highbury (32) [both in London]
1 Montessori School: Highbury, London
Places: 56
Employees: 20
Plans: Nursery opening in London 2005/6.
Nord Anglia Nurseries
Head office: Anglia House, Carrs Road, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 2LA
Tel: 01283 510444 Fax: 01283 510445
E-mail: info@leapfrogdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.leapfrogdaynurseries.co.uk
Chief executive: Andrew Fitzmaurice
Directors: Simon Cashmore (managing director of the nurseries division from 15 November), Alan Kelsey, Sir David Trippier, Mike Butcher, Tracey Storey, Ralph Minott
Established: Nord Anglia/Princess Christian 1972, Leapfrog Day Nurseries 1998 and Jigsaw Day Nurseries 1992
Owns 101 nurseries which include the brand names of Leapfrog Day Nurseries, Jigsaw Day Nurseries, Princess Christian Nurseries and Petits Enfants Day Nurseries.
Princess Christian Nurseries: Altrincham, Cheshire (107); Aston, Birmingham (59); Bedford (100); Bishop Stortford, Herts (62); Bradford, W Yorks (50); Bristol: Bradley Stoke (100), Portishead (91); Bromsgrove, Warks (86); Carshalton, Surrey (90); Cheadle, Cheshire (54); Fulham, London (62); Gloucester (100); Guiseley, W Yorks (100); Keighley, W Yorks (45); Kettering, Northants (61); Manchester: Abbotsford (64), Fallowfield (78); Milton Keynes (100); Rotherham, S Yorks (74); Sale, Cheshire (70); Sudbury Hill, Middlesex (100); Swindon, Wilts (100); Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (100); Wootton, Northants (110)
Petits Enfants: Cheam, Surrey (88); Epsom, Surrey (68); Morden, Surrey 1 (62), Morden 2 (56); Sutton, Surrey 1 (62), Sutton 2 (43); Teddington, Middlesex 1 (76), Teddington 2 (63); Thames Ditton, Surrey (69)
Leapfrog Day Nurseries: Beverley, E Yorks (108); Bicester, Oxon (108); Birmingham: Bristol Road (104), St James Road (135); Braintree, Essex (109); Bristol (105); Bromborough, Merseyside (105); Brough, E Yorks (110); Burton-on-Trent, Staffs (108); Chandlers Ford, Hants (116); Chelmsford, Essex (99); Cheshire Oaks, Cheshire (104); Chippenham, Wilts (106); Crawley, Sussex (132); Daventry, Northants (97); Derby: Heatherton (107), Oakwood (110); Enfield, Middlesex (120); Evesham, Worcs (110); Kettering, Northants (112); Leicester (103); London: Chiswick (78), City of London (90), Hammersmith (56), Mill Hill (78), Royal Victoria Docks (107), West Smithfield (95); Northwich, Cheshire (107); Nottingham 1 (120), Nottingham 2 (108); Peterborough, Cambs (118); Quedgeley, Glos (106); eigate, Surrey (98); Salisbury, Wilts (93); Swindon, Wilts (106); Telford, Shropshire (108); Thurrock, Essex (114); Warndon, Worcs (112); Woking, Surrey (130); York (120)
Jigsaw Day Nurseries: Basingstoke, Hants (104); Bristol (126); Cardiff (66); Chatham, Kent (72); Colchester, Essex (106); Coventry, Warks (115); Harlow, Essex (121); Heathrow, Middlesex (100); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (93); Leamington Spa, Warks (122); Leicester (130); Letchworth, Herts (104); London: Chingford (120), Hammersmith (67), Wandsworth (101); Luton, Beds (118); Northampton (126); Portsmouth, Hants (126); Reading, Berks: International Business Park (126), Thames Valley Park (120), Woodley (112); Shenley, Herts (110); Solihull, W Midlands (100); Stevenage, Herts: Leisure Park (110), North Herts College (114); Swindon, Wilts: Abbeymeads (101), Broome (72); Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (78)
Places: 9,762 Employees: 5,000+
Plans: To rebrand all 101 nurseries as Leapfrog by August 2006.
Northumbrian Trust Day Nurseries
Head office: 254A Chillingham Road, Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 5LQ
Tel: 0191 240 0222 Fax: 0191 240 0333
E-mail: enquiries@northumbriantrustday
nurseries.co.uk
Website: www.northumbriantrustday nurseries.co.uk
Directors: JP Gould, EG Gould, JJ Gould
Established: 1994
Owns 4 nurseries: Newcastle upon Tyne (79); Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside (60); Spennymoor, Co Durham (43); York (29). Also owns Rainbow Training Centre, which offers NVQ levels 2 and 3.
Places: 211
Employees: 64
Plans: To open an out-of-school club at Newcastle upon Tyne site.
Nunthorpe Nurseries Group
Head office: 2 The Crescent, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0JP
Tel/fax: 01642 325312
E-mail: nunthorpenurseries@callnetuk.com
Website: www.nunthorpenurseries-grp.co.uk
Directors: Paul Nelson, Ian Howlett
Established: 1989
Owns 11 nurseries: Billingham (50), Ingleby Barwick (60), Middlesbrough 1 (59), Middlesbrough 2 (85), Nunthorpe 1 (61), Nunthorpe 2 (82), Ormesby 1 (65), Ormesby 2 (50), Redcar 1(40), Redcar 2 (58), Stockton (62) [all in Teesside]
Places: 672
Employees: 184
Plans: Ingleby Barwick 120-place nursery opening during 2006.
Nunu
Head office: Millhouse Business Centre, Station Road, Castle Donington, Derbyshire DE74 2NJ
Tel: 01332 813935 Fax: 01332 813938
Website: www.nunu.co.uk
Chief executive: Linda Knight
Established: 1999
Owns 10 nurseries: Cheadle, Cheshire (107); Holmes Chapel, Cheshire (105); Long Eaton, Notts (81); Loughborough, Leics (40); Market Harborough, Leics (110); Northampton (80); Sandbach, Cheshire (50); Shrewsbury, Shropshire (112); Thetford, Norfolk (61); Wigan, Lancs (101)
Places: 847
Employees: 280
Nyehome Nursery Schools
Head office: Barony Court, Barony Road, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5RD
Tel/fax: 01270 610846
E-mail: headoffice@nyehome.fsbusiness.co.uk
Website: www.nyehome.co.uk
Managing director: Nora Connolly
Established: 1966
Owns 4 nurseries: Nantwich (85), Sandbach (35) [both in Cheshire]; Wirral, Cheshire: Arrowe Park (80), Clatterbridge (60)
Owns 2 after-school/holiday clubs: Nantwich 1 (24), Nantwich 2 (24).
Places: 260
Employees: 80
Plans: To expand Nantwich nursery with two extra classrooms.
Oranges and Lemons Nurseries
Head office: Belsize House, Belsize Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 1NF
Tel: 01382 737935 Fax: 01382 737794
Website: www.orangeslemons.co.uk
Manager: Dianne Robertson
Established: 1998
Owns 6 nurseries: Aberdeen (56); Dundee: Broughty Ferry (60), Clement Park Place (50), Dunsinane (81), Rosebank 1 (50), Rosebank 2 (50)
Places: 347
Employees: 98
Plans: 50-place nursery at Dundee Tech Park to be completed January 2006.
Oscar Bears Children's Nurseries
Head office: Parsonage House, 142 Blackburn Road, Accrington BB5 1RD
Tel: 01254 871832 Fax: 01254 389550
Directors: Mr and Mrs Stansfield
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Accrington (105), Blackburn (48), Darwen (26), Whalley (26), plus a children's fun centre in Bolton (150) [all in Lancs]
Places: 205
Employees: 52
Pear Tree Nursery Group
Head office: 4/6 Halimote Road, Aldershot, Hants GU11 1NJ
Tel/fax: 01252 324642
E-mail: peartreegp@fsmail.net
Website: www.peartreegroup.co.uk
Proprietors: Susan Lambert, Mike Lambert
Established: 1988
Owns 3 nurseries: Aldershot (26), North Farnborough (20), South Farnborough (26) [all in Hants]
Places: 72
Employees: 22
Piccolo Nurseries
Head office: 209 Bradford Road, Shipley, W Yorks BD18 3AA
Tel/fax: 01274 582755
Proprietors: Lisa Hardy, Pete Spencer
Established: 1989
Owns 2 nurseries: Saltaire (35), Shipley (30) [both in Yorks], plus after school and holiday clubs at Saltaire
Places: 65
Employees: 24
Pinocchio's Children's Nurseries
Head office: Newbattle Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian EH22 3AE
Tel: 0131 654 0070 Fax: 0131 454 9655
Website: www.pinocchiosnursery.co.uk
Directors: Stratos and Lewissa Koulis
Owns 4 nurseries:, Edinburgh, Herriot Watt University (55); Midlothian: Esbank (70), Lasswade (55), Penicuick (50)
Places: 230
Employees: 85
Pixieland Day Nurseries
Head office: 10 Springfield Drive, Milehouse Road, Plymouth PL3 4DU
Tel: 01752 511007 Fax: 01752 515254
Proprietor: Caroline Francis
Established: 1983
Owns/manages 4 nurseries: Devonport, MoD (32); Plymouth: Mannamead (79), Milehouse (92), Town Centre (26) [all in Devon]
Places: 361
Employees: 140
Plans: Opening nursery in Saltash, Cornwall, in January 2006.
Places for Children
Head office: The White House, 10 Clifton, York YO30 6AE
Tel: 01904 650150 Fax: 01904 651607
Managing director: Carol Jenkins
Established: 2003
Owns 5 nurseries: Hounslow, Middlesex (90); London: Hackney (50), Islington (95); South Oxhey, Herts (60); Newcastle (108)
Places: 403
Employees: 38
Plans: Consolidating existing settings and looking at further opportunities for acquisitions and new builds.
Portland Nurseries
Head office: Portland House, 55 New Hey Road, Lindley, Huddersfield HD3 4AL
Tel: 01484 538880 Fax: 01484 420522
E-mail: info@portlandnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.portlandnurseries.co.uk
Co-ordinator: Samantha Richmond
Established: 1991
Owns 3 nurseries: Edgerton 1 (24), Edgerton 2 (51), Lindley (62, plus 24-place out-of-school club) [all in Huddersfield, W Yorks]
Places: 137
Employees: 45
Premier Creche Services
Head office: Gains Lodge East, Gains Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 5AN
Tel: 01743 366858 Fax: 01743 344872
Directors: Peter and Susan Cunningham
Established: 1985
Manages 12 shoppers' creches: Aberdeen, Bon Accord Shopping Centre (30); Bristol, Cribbs Shopping Centre (60); Edinburgh, Gyle Shopping Centre (35); Falkirk, Callender Square Shopping Centre (30); Glasgow Fort (40); Manchester, The Trafford Centre (60); Milton Keynes, Bucks, Milton Keynes Shopping Centre (30); Sheffield, S Yorks, Meadowhall Shopping Centre (49), Sheffield, The Source (20); Swindon, Wilts, Great Western Designer Outlet Village (24); Telford, Shropshire, Telford Town Centre (20); Thurrock, Essex, Thurrock Civic Office (20)
9 IKEA ball rooms: Birmingham; Bristol; Cardiff; Edinburgh; Glasgow; London: Brent Park, Edmonton; Nottingham; Thurrock, Essex
Places: 418
Employees: 255
Primary Steps
Head office: 42 High Street, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex HA1 3LL
Tel: 020 8864 5147 Fax: 020 8864 5324
E-mail: info@primarysteps.com
Website: www.primarysteps.com
Chief executive: David Alexander
Established: 2000
Owns 28 nurseries: Basingstoke, Hants (43); Bedford (49); Brierley Hill, W Midlands (68); Bristol (44); Bushey, Herts (24); Cambridge (42); Cheshunt, Herts (32); Chichester, Sussex (126); Chorley, Lancs (64); Crowthorne, Berks (82); Dartford, Kent (48); East Sheen, Surrey (36); Hemel Hempstead, Herts (24); Ilford, Essex (73); Ipswich, Suffolk (60); Kings Hill, Kent (128); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (61); London: Chiswick (26), Finchley (34); Milton Keynes, Bucks 1 (39), Milton Keynes 2 (36), Milton Keynes 3 (48); Northampton (56); Peterborough, Cambs(50); Pinner, Middlesex (38); Reading, Berks (32); Watford, Herts (36); York (68)
2 creches: Harbour Club, London (15); Bluewater, Kent (12)
Places: 1,494
Employees: 550
Primley Park Children's Nurseries
Head office: 48 Nursery Lane, Alwoodley, Leeds LS17 7HW
Tel: 0113 2667221 Fax: 0113 2888833
E-mail: sandra-hutchinson@fsmail.net
Directors: Sandra Hutchinson, Malcolm Hutchinson
Established: 1991
Owns 3 nurseries: Alwoodley (50), Moortown (50), Roundhay (75) [all in Leeds]
Places: 175
Employees: 72
Puffins of Exeter Childcare Centres
Head office: 13 Mont le Grand, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon EX1 2PD
Tel: 01392 496017 Fax: 01392 439903
Website: puffinschildcare.co.uk
Managing directors: Maureen Gard, Rosalind Taylor, Gemma Rolstone (operations director)
Established: 1990
Owns 8 nurseries: Exeter: Clystheath (60), Heavitree (40), St Leonards (72), Southernhay (70), Sowton (60), Winslade Park (46); Torquay: Shiphay (48), Town Centre (81), plus a holiday club. Training and assessment centre offers NVQ levels 2, 3 and 4, plus technical certificate for foundation modern apprenticeship and advanced modern apprenticeship courses.
3 after-school clubs: Clyst St Mary (16), Ladysmith (30) (and holiday club), St Marks (30) [all in Exeter]
Places: 477
Employees: 174
Rainbow Nursery
Head office: St Marks Hall, Birling Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5LX
Tel: 01892 516677
Proprietors: Tina Hallett, Lorraine Evans, David Evans
Established: 1991
Owns 2 nurseries: Tunbridge Wells, Kent 1 (25), Tunbridge Wells 2 (20), plus a holiday club in Tunbridge Wells (25) Places: 45
Employees: 11
Plans: Continue with expansion into Sussex.
Rascals Day Nurseries
Head office: 121a Circular Road, Belfast BT4 2GE
Tel: 028 9076 1333 Fax: 028 9076 9333
Managing directors: Lynne D'Arcy, Roger D'Arcy
Established: 1987
Owns 6 nurseries: Belfast City Centre (47), Belfast East 1 (156), Belfast East 2 (50); Belfast South 1 (50), Belfast South 2 (28); Londonderry (50)
Places: 381
Employees: 153
Plans: Seeking expansion throughout Ireland through acquisition and purpose built sites.
Ravenstone House Pre-Preparatory Schools and Nurseries
Head office: School House, Tattenhoe Lane, Milton Keynes MK3 7EG
Tel: 01908 642111 Fax: 01908 366365
Chief executive officer: Hilary Pauley
Established: 1975
Owns 13 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (80); Banbury, Oxon (94); Bicester, Oxon (166); London: Hyde Park (112), South Kensington 1 (100), South Kensington 2 (35); Milton Keynes: Broughton Manor (150), Tattenhoe Lane (250), Walton (100); Northampton: Abington Park (75), Moulton Lodge (100); Redbourn, Herts (94); St Albans, Herts (80)
Independent preparatory schools:
Milton Keynes Preparatory School, a 500-place IAPS co-educational day school. Broughton Manor Nursery has expanded to become Broughton Manor Pre-Preparatory School, a 250-place co-educational day school for children from two months to 11 years. The Ravenstone House group of nurseries and Broughton Manor Preparatory School are affiliated to Milton Keynes Preparatory School.
Places: 1,436
Employees: 293
Saplings
Head office: 48 Sydenham Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 2EF
Tel: 020 8681 8484 Fax: 020 8681 3340
E-mail: services@saplings.co.uk
Website: www.saplings.co.uk
Directors: Stephen Walsh (chairman), Tracy Seed (director)
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Bromley, Kent (65); Croydon, Surrey (56); London: Fulham (75), Lewisham (49)
Places: 245
Employees: 75
Plans: To offer quality nursery provision specialising in under-threes care. To provide internal leadership and management training to a high standard.
Seymour House Day Nursery Schools
Head office: Seymour House, 140 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1RN
Tel: 01245 213 213 Fax: 01245 494 002
E-mail: enquiries@seymourhouse.co.uk
Website: www.seymourhouse.co.uk
Directors: John Player, Julie Player
Established: 1988
Owns 8 nurseries Basildon (55); Chelmsford: Broomfield Hospital (50), Broomfield Road (50), Lawn Lane (112), Springfield Road (50); Colchester (51); Laindon (51); Wickford (113) [all in Essex]
Places: 532
Employees: 168
Smallworld Pre-Schools
Head office: Leftwich Primary School, Old Hall Road, Leftwich, Northwich CW8 3DH
Tel: 01606 45422 Fax: 0870 706 4899
E-mail: ashfield@smallworldpreschools. co.uk
Website: www.smallworldpreschools. co.uk
Established: 1994
Directors: Maria Baker, Sharon Walton
Owns 6 nurseries: Cockermouth, Cumbria (15); Distington, Cumbria (16); Northwich, Cheshire 1 (36, plus 18 before-and after-school places), Northwich 2 (40, plus 20 before- and after-school places); Sandiway, Cheshire (26); Workington, Cumbria (52)
Places: 185
Employees: 30
Snap! 4 Kids
Head office: The Church Hall, 6a Chapel Street, Cambridge CB4 1DY
Tel: 01223 477413 Fax: 01223 477567
Website: www.snap4kids.co.uk
E-mail: info@snap4kids.co.uk
Managing directors: Janet Robertson, Kenny Forrest
Established: 2000
Owns 3 nurseries: Cambridge (106), Hauxton (34), Little Stukeley (42) [all in Cambs]
Places: 182
Employees: 32
Plans: Expansion of Hauxton setting.
Snapdragons Nurseries
Head office: Prospect Farm, Bath Road, Atworth, Melksham, Wilts SN12 8JW
Tel: 01225 707009 Fax: 01225 705076
Website: www.snapdragonsnursery.com
Directors: Paul Collard, Rosemary Collard
Established: 1998
Owns 5 nurseries: Atworth (31), Corsham (74), Melksham (27) [all in Wilts]; Bath, Somerset: Grosvenor (60), Weston (134)
2 out-of-school clubs: Corsham (24), Weston (50)
Places: 326
Employees: 94
Springboard
Head office: Three Gables, 2 Snowdon Rd, Westbourne, Bournemouth BH4 9HL
Tel: 01202 757002
Directors: Kim Welsh, Nick Welsh
Established: 1998
Owns 4 nurseries: Bournemouth, Hants 1 (40), Bournemouth 2 (40), Bournemouth 3 (40), Bournemouth 4 (32)
Places: 152
Employees: 30
Springfield Lodge Day Nurseries
Head office: Powder Mill Lane, Dartford, Kent DA1 1NT
Tel: 01322 228154 Fax: 01322 319116
Website: www.springfieldldn.co.uk
Directors: Linda Berriman, Sonia McCluskey
Nursery managing director: Linda Berriman
Owns 4 nurseries and after-school and holiday clubs: Dartford (175), Gravesend (48), Swanscombe (80, plus 20 after-school places), Swanscombe Saplings Pre School (18) [all in Kent]
Places: 321
Employees: 75
Plans: Purpose-built nurseries at Gravesend and Swanscombe in 2005/2006.
Starfish Children's Day Nurseries
Head office: 19 Boxgrove Lane, Guildford, Surrey GU1 2TD
Tel: 01483 877975 Fax: 01483 877925
Director: Mrs C Murton
Established: 2002
Owns 3 nurseries: Fareham, Hants (106, plus 26 after-school and holiday club places); Farnham (18), Guildford (104), plus out-of-school clubs [both in Surrey]
Places: 228
Employees: 50
Plans: Expansion of Farnham site; promotion of Guildford after-school club.
