The 60-place nursery was previously owned by Sue Ball, who opened the setting in 1998. She sold the nursery to Happy Jays in order to pursue other interests, including setting sail herself as a member of the crew on a round-the-world boat trip.
The Harrogate setting is rated outstanding by Ofsted, joining York and Boroughbridge on Happy Jays’ roster of nurseries achieving this top grade. The other two settings owned by the group are rated good.
Happy Jays, owned by husband and wife team Tony and Jacqui Gernon, opened its first nursery in Boroughbridge in 1996. Three more settings followed over the next ten years. The group now employs more than 125 childcare professionals.
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