Nursery Chains: Directory - People and Places H to Z

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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 18 nurseries: Bristol 1 (100), Bristol 2 (82), Bristol 3 (81); 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; Poole, Dorset (81)

Places: 1,318

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

Acquired by First for Childcare in May 2017

Head office: Lancaster Park, Audax Close, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4RA

Tel: 01904 479261

Website:  www.happyjays.co.uk

Owner: Sue Denton

Established: 1996

Owns 6 nurseries: Batley (80), Boroughbridge (45), Harrogate (60), Scarborough 1 (95) Scarborough 2, Eastfield Children’s Centre (30), York (92) – all in Yorks

Places: 402

Employees: 100+

Plans: To open additional units throughout Yorks over the next five years.

HAPPY KIDS CHILDCARE

Head office: 20 Cowley Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield S35 1SW

Email: info@happykids-childcare.co.uk

Website:  www.happykids-childcare.co.uk

Directors: Steve Scott and Deborah Scott

Established: 2012

Owns 4 nurseries: Manchester: Delamere Park (20), Heybury Close (63); S Yorks: Clifton (39), East Dene (70)

Places: 192

Employees: 32

 

HONEYBUNS NURSERY GROUP

Head office: 17 Whitchurch Road, Wellington, Telford TF1 3DS

Tel: 01952 246 002

Email: office@honeybunsnurseries.com

Website:  www.honeybunsnurseries.co.uk

Director: Alison Shipton

Established: 2006

Owns 3 nurseries: Cannock Norton Canes (46), Stafford (59) – both in Staffs; Telford, Shropshire (128). Also runs a holiday club at Stafford.

Places: 233

Employees: 88

HONEY POT NURSERIES

Head office: Chestnut Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool L158HS

Tel: 0151 305 2022

Email: julie@honeypotnursery.co.uk

Website:  www.honeypotnursery.co.uk

Nursery owner: Julie Hurst

Area managers: Jenna Geggie and Melissa Kalli

Food and nutrition manager: Michael Geggie

Quality and training manager: Ashley Williams-Day

Established: 2007

Owns 5 nurseries: Liverpool: Aigburth (44), Childwall (44), Garston (65), Wavertree (91);

Birkenhead, Wirral (56)

Places: 300

Employees: 100+

 

THE HONEYTREE DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL

Head office: Weston General Hospital Nursery, Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare BS23 4TQ

Tel: 01934 414471

Email: weston@thehoneytree.co.uk; portishead@thehoneytree.co.uk; bristol@thehoneytree.co.uk

Director: Philip Weston

Lead manager: Jay Sparkle

Established: 1989

Owns 3 nurseries: Bristol (60), Portishead (84), Weston General Hospital (98) – all in Somerset

Places: 242

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 (56), Hove 3 (44), Peacehaven (60), Seaford (92) – plus 1 out-of-school club – all in E Sussex

Places: 432

Employees: 180

HOPSCOTCH DAY NURSERIES

Head office: Hopscotch Day Nurseries c/o Funkidories Ltd, 9 Fielder Drive, Fareham, Hants PO14 1JE

Tel: 02392 559 840

Email: danielle@hopscotchnursery.com

Website: www.hopscotchdaynurseries.co.uk

Director: Freya Derrick

Finance manager: Danielle Protheroe

Head of early years: Belinda Rowles

Established: 2005

Owns 4 nurseries: Botley, Southampton (100), Gosport (88), Lee on the Solent, Gosport (83), Titchfield, Fareham (75) – all in Hants. Owns a 200-capacity indoor play centre in Fareham.

Places: 346

Employees: 150

Plans: To open one more nursery in 2018.

HUMPTY DUMPTY CHILDCARE

Head office: Brimhay, Gidley’s Meadow, Dartington, Devon TQ9 6JZ

Tel: 01803 866863

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. Also runs an out-of-school club in Dartington.

Places: 173

Employees: 46

Plans: Looking to expand.

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 10 nurseries: Bucks: Chalfont St Peter (80); London: Acton (32), Acton Park (30), Hanwell (60), Northolt (41), Perivale (20), Stanmore (37), West Ealing (35), West Twyford (50), Yeading (60). Also runs a crèche in Northolt.

Places: 445

Employees: 128

Plans: To open new nurseries in Northolt and Buckinghamshire.

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. Also runs 21 out-of-school clubs. Provides traineeships, study programmes, apprenticeships and professional qualifications.

Places: 271

Employees: 200

JUST CHILDCARE

Head office: Ridgway House, Progress Way, Denton M34 2GP

Tel: 0161 320 2750

Email: enquiries@justchildcare.co.uk

Website:  www.justchildcare.co.uk

Directors: Jacqueline Johnson, David Johnson

Established: 2004

Owns 33 nurseries: Accrington (63); Atherton 1, Greater Manchester (68), Atherton 2 (96); Birkenhead, Cheshire (63); Blackpool (54); Bradford 1, W Yorks (70), Bradford 2 (92); Burnley 1, Lancs (76), Burnley 2 (71), Burnley 3 (48); Chorley, Lancs (56); Clitheroe 1, Ribble Valley (72), Clitheroe 2 (58); Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (49); Fulwood, Lancs (98); Glossop, Derbyshire (70); Halifax, W Yorks (57); Harrogate, N Yorks (72); Leeds 1, Yorks (103), Leeds 2 (65), Leeds 3 (49); Lytham St Annes, Lancs (78); Oxton, Merseyside (50); Preston, Lancs (98); Runcorn, Cheshire (56); Sale, Greater Manchester (81); Sandbach, Cheshire (140); Shipley, W Yorks (52); Southport, Merseyside (78); Spurstow, Cheshire (31); Widnes, Cheshire (76); Wirral, Merseyside (61); Worsley, Greater Manchester (81)

Places: 2,332

Employees: 520

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

KANGAROO POUCH NURSERIES*

Head office: Oakham Library, Tividale, Oldbury B69 1RD

Tel: 01384 850599

Email: anita@kangaroopouch.org.uk

Website:  www.kangaroopouch.org.uk

Owner: Anita Patel Sahota

Established: 2011

Owns 7 nurseries: West Midlands: Hateley Heath (52), Tividale (62), Charlemont (32), Great Bridge (69), Harden (53), Willenhall (60), Bloxwich (49)

Places: 377

Employees: 60

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/MAGIC NURSERIES

Both acquired by Les Petits Chaperons Rouges in 2017

Head office: Tuscany House, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4AF

Tel: 01256 383440

Email: marketing@kiddicaru.com

Websites:  www.kiddicaru.com, www.westchesterhouse.co.uk

Chief operating officer: Adrian Moore

Established: 1998

Owns and manages 37 nurseries: 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 – Westchester House Nursery School (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)

Magic 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 (95)

Places: 3,296

Employees: 1,250

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). Also runs a training academy.

5 out-of-school clubs: (196)

Places: 1,044

Employees: 400

Plans: Opening a nursery in Altrincham in 2018.

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 753 448

Email: mail@kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk

Website:  www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk

Directors: John Hoban, Clare Roberts, Lucy Kaczmarska, Rebecca Green, Ben Barker, Mark McMenemy

Established: 2008

Owns 22 nurseries: Cheshire: Beamont (39), Congleton (80), Crewe (67), Hale (85), Lymehurst (75), Lymm (137), Warrington (94), Widnes (80); Davenport, Stockport (60); Greater Manchester: Dukinfield (80), Higher Broughton (160), Prestwich (126), Sale (80), Salford 1 (130), Salford 2 (136), Springhead (55), Swinton (130); Merseyside: Billinge (78), Liverpool 1 (107), Liverpool 2 (88), Liverpool 3 (112), Liverpool 4 (104)

Places: 2,103

Employees: 700

Plans: To open or acquire new nurseries in 2018.

KIDS PLAY

Head office: 1A 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); Leighton Buzzard, Beds (44); London: Brent Cross (59); Milton Keynes: Bletcheley (47), Knowlhill (149), Neath Hill (83), Wolverton (42); St Albans (161)

8 out-of-school clubs: Beaconsfield (32), Knowlhill (90), Long Meadow (60), Portfields (48), Tickford Park (24), Willen (100) – all in Bucks; Leighton Buzzard (32), Lincoln (32) – both in Beds

Places: 672

Employees: 280

Plans: To open one new nursery and expand one setting in 2018.

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 6 after-school clubs, 5 breakfast clubs and 2 holiday clubs.

Places: 244

Employees: 175

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 danielle@kinderhaven.co.uk

Website:  www.kinderhaven.co.uk

Managing directors: Danielle Dixon, Darren Dixon

Established: 2001

Owns 7 nurseries: Bradford: Halifax Road (117), Pasture Lane (85), Sticker Lane (98), Wakefield Road (102), Westgate Hill (56); Horsforth: Wood Lane (149); Waterloo Road, Pudsey (70)

1 out-of-school club: Lower Fields (24)

Places: 677

Employees: 145

Plans: To open two nurseries in Bradford in 2018.

KIRKTONHOLME EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE

Head office: 57 Blair Road, Coatbridge ML5 1NG

Tel: 01236 425912

Email: sarah@kirktonholmenursery.com

Website:  www.kirktonholmenursery.com

Area manager: Karen Flynn

Development manager: Sarah Kelly

Established: 1995

Owns 10 nurseries: Ayr (75); Bearsden, E Dunbartonshire (102); Coatbridge 1, N Lanarkshire (64), Coatbridge 2 (67); East Kilbride, S Lanarkshire (188); Govan, Glasgow (95); 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: 875

Employees: 223

Plans: To open a new nursery in 2018.

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 9 nurseries: Gomersal, W Yorks (48); Manchester (65), Worsley (47); Mirfield, W Yorks (62); Rothwell, Leeds (43); Warrington 1, Cheshire (98), Warrington 2 (48), Warrington 3 (40); Washington, Tyne and Wear (98)

Places: 549

Employees: 170

Plans: Looking to open two new settings in the next 12 months.

LITTLE FOREST FOLK*

Head office: 106 Cottenham Park Road, Wimbledon, London SW20 0SX

Tel: 07707 545913

Email: info@littleforestfolk.com

Website:  www.littleforestfolk.com

Directors: Leanna and James Barrett

Established: 2015

Owns 5 nurseries: Barnes (20), Chiswick (20), Fulham (20), Wandsworth (20), Wimbledon (30) – all in London

Places: 110

Employees: 30

Plans: Future site locations TBC.

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: Unit 5, Mitchelson Industrial Estate, Kircaldy KY1 3NF

Tel: 01592 722227

Email: accounts@littleeinsteinsnurseries.co.uk

Website:  http://littleeinsteinsnurseries.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 9 nurseries: Beckenham 1, Kent (134), Beckenham 2 (60); Crofton, Orpington (93); London: Catford (45), Greenwich (60), Greenwich Peninsula (47), Lee (77), Shirley (65), Sydenham (46)

Places: 627

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: 42 Warwick 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 12 nurseries: Birmingham 1 (51), Birmingham 2 (28), Birmingham 3 (50), Birmingham 4 (60), Birmingham 5 (52), Birmingham 6 (60), Birmingham 7 (52), Birmingham 8 (55), Birmingham 9 (90), Birmingham 10 (60), Birmingham 11 (53), Birmingham 12 (60)

Places: 671

Employees: 218

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 37 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), 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: 1,894

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: northchiswick@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 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

Established: 2002

Owns 23 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), Whitchurch (32); 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: 1,531

Employees: 425

Plans: Further 80-place setting 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: info@monaminurseries.co.uk

Website:  www.monaminurseries.co.uk

Proprietors: Samantha Britton, Jarrod Britton

Senior manager: Kristina Johnson

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 53 nurseries: Aylesbury, Bucks (72); Bedford (96); Bexleyheath, Kent (140); Billericay, Essex (55); Borehamwood, Herts (97); Bromley, Kent (64); Cambridge (65); 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); London: Angel (70), Catford (120), Chadwell Heath (82), Ealing (70), East Finchley (82), Enfield (52), Eltham (60), Golders Green (52), Highbury Park (71), Kingston (100), Mitcham (88), Notting Hill (43), Stoke Newington (52), Streatham (72), Twickenham (48), Uxbridge (96), West Acton (54), West Norwood (60), West Kensington (84); Otley, Yorks (75); 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); Thirsk, Yorks (72); Walderslade, Kent (72); Ware, Herts (60); Warwick (72); Weybridge, Surrey (75); Wilmslow, Cheshire (44); Woodlesford, Leeds (72); Worcester (74)

Places: 3,806

Employees: 1,415

Plans: To open eight new nurseries in the next six months.

MULBERRY BUSH NURSERY GROUP

Head office: 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: 195

NATURAL CHOICE NURSERIES*

Acquired Desirable Childcare in 2017

Tel: 01454 527627

Email: alveston@ncnltd.co.uk

Website:  http://ncnltd.co.uk

Owners: Nicky and Fred Edwards

Owns 4 nurseries: Alveston, South Glos (44); Charfield, South Glos (47); Cheltenham 1, Glos (38), Cheltenham 2 (38)

Places: 167

Employees: 51

Plans: Expanding with another 30 places in early 2018.

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 4 nurseries: Charlestown (36), Poltair, St Austell (56), Truro High School (50), Truro, Lemon Street (30) – all in Cornwall. Runs holiday clubs.

Places: 172

Employees: 65

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 0961

Website:  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.

NOAH’S ARK*

Head office: 39 Walsdon Street, Plymouth PL1 5EH

Tel: 01752 276224

Email: info@noahsonline.co.uk

Website:  www.noahsonline.co.uk

Director: Nyree Squires

Established: 1996

Owns 8 nurseries: Plymouth 1 (38), Plymouth 2 (50), Plymouth 3 (53), Plymouth 4 (55), Plymouth 5 (77), Plymouth 6 (59), Plymouth 7 (50), Torquary (46) – all in Devon

Places: 428

Employees: 120

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: carmel@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 7 nurseries: Henley-on-Thames (64), Faringdon(60), Filkins (28), Oxford Science Park (64) – all in Oxon; Innsworth 1, Glos (92), Innsworth 2 (42); Stoke Park Crèche, Bucks (30)

1 out-of-school club: Watlington (32)

Places: 380

Employees: 85

ONCE UPON A TIME DAY NURSERIES

Head office: Blair AtholHouse, Ashfield Avenue, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 5BB

Tel: 020 8751 5810

Fax: 020 8844 0800

Website:  www.onceuponatimedaynurseries.co.uk 

Proprietor: Lorna Hackland-Crowther

Established: 1989

Owns 7 nurseries: Hillingdon: Eastcote (26), Hayes (50), Uxbridge 1 (42), Uxbridge 2 (26); Hounslow: Feltham (63), Lower Feltham (35), Hanworth (26)

1 playgroup: Hayes, Hillingdon (26)

Places: 268

Employees: 135

PAINTPOTS PRE-SCHOOL AND NURSERY

Head office: Paintpots House, 1 Spring Crescent, Portswood, 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 7 nurseries: Lincolnshire: Boultham Park (34), Doddington Park (50); Nottinghamshire: Compton Acres (70), Faraday Road (40), Forest Town (108), Gamston (70), Sutton in Ashfield (134)

Places: 506

Employees: 150

PATHWAYS NURSERIES AND CHILDCARE CENTRES

Head office: 2 Huddesford Drive, Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 7RR

Tel: 01926 484030

Email: office@pathwaysnursery.co.uk

Website:  www.pathwaysnursery.co.uk

Directors: Caroline Jones, Beth Casey, Daniel Jones

Established: 1989

Owns 5 nurseries: Bafton, Solihull (27), Balsall Common (24), Chelmsley Wood (60), Holly Lane (26), Warwick (40) – all West Midlands. Also runs 2 out-of-school clubs in Balsall Common and Warwick.

Places: 177

Employees: 47

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

Quality assurance manager: Katrina Weir

Established: 1997

Owns 5 nurseries: Edinburgh 1 (48), Edinburgh 2 (55), Eskbank (60), Lasswade (60), Penicuick (53) – all in Midlothian. Also runs 2 breakfast and after-school clubs.

Places: 276

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

PLAYTIME NURSERIES*

Head office: 5 North Street, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 1DQ

Email: victoria@playtimenurseries.com

Website:  www.playtimenurseries.com

Founder and operations director: Victoria Robson

Established: 2005

Owns 3 nurseries: Wandsworth (90), Shepperton (90) – both in London; Staines, Surrey (44)

Places: 224

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: Heather Woad, Vicky Jones and Lisa Adams

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 8 nurseries: Astley Bridge, Greater Manchester (60); Cleveleys, Lancs (60); Crewe, Cheshire – 3 Stepping Stones settings (180); Fulwood, Lancs (60); Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs (60); Warrington, Cheshire (60)

Places: 480

Employees: 220

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 8 nurseries: Aughton, Lancashire (40); Eccleston Park, Merseyside (32); Moss Bank, Merseyside (44); Ormskirk, Lancashire (30); Prescot, Merseyside (87); Skelmersdale, Lancashire (52); St Helens, Merseyside (80); Thatto Heath, Merseyside (32). Also runs 2 after-school clubs in Aughton and St Helens.

Places: 397

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)

1 after-school club: Lindley (24)

Places: 257

Employees: 97

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 108 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); Bolton, Greater Manchester (70); Brinsley, Notts (36); Bude, Cornwall (32); Bulwell, Notts (54); Cambridge (24); Canterbury, Kent (56); Cawston, Norfolk (24); Congleton, Cheshire (30); Egloskerry, Cornwall (20); Exmouth, Devon (26); Fulbourn, Cambs (52); Gainsborough, Lincs (33); Gateshead 1, Tyne and Wear (32), Gateshead 2 (56); Haverhill, Suffolk (48); Huddersfield 1, Yorks (30), Huddersfield 2 (48); Huntingdon 1, Cambs (49), Huntingdon 2 (20), Huntingdon 3 (26); Ilfracombe, Devon (42); Ingoldmells, Lincs (20); Keighley, Yorks (55); Kings Lynn (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 (20), Hammersmith & Fulham 2 (20), Ilford (28), Lewisham 1 (24), Lewisham 2 (22), Lewisham 3 (26), Lewisham 4 (24), Newham 1 (30), Newham 2 (30), Newham 3 (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 (26); New Woods, Notts (49); Newark, Notts (58); Newstead, Notts (49); Newthorpe, Notts (32); Northhampton (26); 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); 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: 4,223

Plans: To open nurseries in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

PRIMLEY PARK CHILDREN’S NURSERIES

Head office: 48 Nursery Lane, Alwoodley, Leeds LS17 8UH

Tel: 0113 288 8833 (admin only)

Email: headoffice@primleyparknursery.co.uk

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: 100+

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: 120

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 7 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 (140); Londonderry (50)

Places: 567

Employees: 217

RHYMETIME NURSERY

Head office: Connolly Lodge, Berrywood Close, St Crispins, Northampton NN5 4BW

Tel: 01604 586440

Email: michelle@nurseryheadoffice.com

Managing director: Michelle Harris

Established: 2000

Owns 7 nurseries: Corby (70), Kettering (64), Northampton (96), Rushden (94), Woodleys Farm Day Nursery (40), Woodleys Park Day Nursery (72), Woodleys Village (40) – all in Northants

Places: 476

Employees: 70

ROSEDENE NURSERIES

Head office: Hemlington Initiative Centre, Cass House Road, Hemlington TS8 9QW

Tel: 01642 596768

Email: enquiries@rosedenenurseries.co.uk

Website:  www.rosedenenurseries.co.uk

Directors: Clare McCullagh, John McCullagh

Established: 1993

Owns 14 nurseries: Darlington, Co Durham (56); Easterside, Middlesbrough (36), Easterside Hub, Middlesbrough (36), Egglescliffe, Stockton-On-Tees (40); Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland (50); Hardwick, Stockton-On-Tees (56); Hemlington Initiative Centre, Middlesbrough (90), Hemlington Children’s Centre, Middlesbrough (54), Kader, Middlesbrogh (36); Northallerton, North Yorkshire (55), Ormesby, Middlesbrough (41); Saltburn, Saltburn-by-the-Sea (59); St Paul’s Billingham, Stockton-On-Tees (48), Sunrise, Stockton-On-Tees (56)

2 out-of-school clubs: Durham Lane, Stockton-on-Tees (36); Northallerton Out of School Club, North Yorkshire (24)

Places: 713

Employees: 170

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.

Places: 349

Employees: 90

Plans: Continued development of the settings with the addition of before- and after-school clubs, along with holiday care.

SAFEHANDS 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 1, Cheshire (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: 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, Christopher Willetts

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: 260

Plans: Seeking expansion in the South East.

SHINE CHILDCARE*

Head office: Sycamore Lodge, 7A Woodhouse Cliff, Woodhouse, Leeds LS6 2HF

Tel: 0113 2784 362

Email: shinechildcare@gmail.com

Website: www.shinechildcare.co.uk

Owners: Graham Abbott, Amika Abbott

Established: 2007

Owns 3 nurseries: Huddersfield, W Yorks (144); Leeds, Yorks (163); Oldham, Greater Manchester (97). Also runs a 144-place out-of-school and holiday club at Huddersfield.

Places: 404

Employees: 33

SHOOTING STARS NURSERIES

Head office: The Coach House, Old Burcot Lane, Burcot, Bromscgrove B60 1PH

Email: natalie@myshootingstars.com

Website:  www.myshootingstars.com

Director: Jon Higgins

Area managers: Natalie McNamara and Tracy Hedges

Established: 2009

Owns 6 nurseries: Bromsgrove (81), Gloucester (76), Hinckley (78), Stourbridge (59), Wolverhampton (86), Worcester (91) – all in West Midlands

Places: 471

Employees: 150

Plans: To open another nursery in 2018.

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, Andrew Proctor

Established: 1994

Owns 6 nurseries: Burcombe (24), Corsham (60), Salisbury 1 (70), Salisbury 2 (60), Semley (24), Wilton (150) – all in Wilts.

Places: 388

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

SPRING BY ACTION FOR CHILDREN

From October 2017, the nurseries started operating under the brand Spring

Head office: 3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road, Watford WD18 8AG

Tel: 01923 361500

Website:  www.action4children.org.uk, www.springnurseries.co.uk

Chief executive: Tony Hawkhead

Managing director of operations: Carol Iddon

Operations managing director, commercial and shared services: Charles Scott

Interim director of nurseries: Ruth Pimentel

Established: 1869

Owns/manages 44 nurseries:

Bedlington 1, Northumberland (24), Bedlington 2 (24); Bexley, Northumberland (38); Braintree, Essex 1 (73), Braintree 2 (37), Braintree 3 (40); Derby 1 (63), Derby 2 (66), Derby 3 (64); Exeter 1, Devon (52), Exeter 2 (40); Folkestone, Kent (36); Gateshead 1, Tyne and Wear (52), Gateshead 2 (54), Gateshead 3 (52), Gateshead 4 (52), Gateshead 5 (36); Holt, Norfolk (32); Hunstanton 1, Norfolk (27), Hunstanton 2 (48); Knowsley 1, Merseyside (37), Knowsley 2 (56); London: Chelsea 1 (57), Chelsea 2 (42), North Kensington (47), Notting Hill (41); Norwich 1, Norfolk (64), Norwich 2 (43); RAF Benson, Oxon (102); RAF Boulmer, Northumberland (37); RAF Cosford, Wolves (100); RAF Halton, Bucks (54); RAF Honington, Suffolk (75); RAF Kinloss, Morayshire (92); RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorks (62); RAF Scampton, Lincs (60); RAF Waddington, Lincs (105); RAF Wittering, Cambs (100); RAF Wyton, Cambs (37); Stockton-on-Tees 1, Co Durham (48), Stockton-on-Tees 2 (61), Stockton-on-Tees 3 (24), Stockton-on-Tees 4 (24); Wallsend, Tyne-and-Wear (63)

Places: 2,349

Employees: 4,656

ST BART’S DAY NURSERIES*

Head office: 17 Dover Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 0BS

Tel: 01304 619 800

Email: stbartshouse@aol.com

Website:  www.stbartsnurseries.com

Managing director: Liz Norris

Director of operations: Erica Butler

Director of care and education: Charlotte Roberts

Established: 2000

Owns 3 nurseries: Sandwich 1 (80), Sandwich 2 (50), Cliffsend, Ramsgate (26) – all in Kent. Also runs a 50-place before- and after-school club and holiday club in Sandwich.

Places: 156

Employees: 45

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 11 nurseries:Aylesbury, Bucks (96); Basildon, Essex (84); Berkhamsted (87), Hemel Hempstead (75), Royston (85) – all in Herts; Fen Drayton (75), GreatAbington (78), St Neots 1 (47), St Neots 2 (25) – all in Cambs; Suffolk 1 (30), Suffolk 2 (71)

1 out-of-school club: St Neots (25)

Places: 753

Employees: 180

Plans: Further acquisitions and new builds.

SWINGBOAT NURSERIES

Head office: 147-149 Hermitage Road, Whitwick, Leics LE67 5EL

Tel: 01530 814477

Email: managerhdn@swonboatnurseries.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, Derbyshire (110)

3 out-of-school clubs: Ashby-de-la-Zouch (48) and Whitwick Park – both in Leics; Woodville, Derbyshire (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, Hideaway Work Space, 1 Empire Mews, Stanthorpe Road, London SW16 2BF

Tel: 07940 391682

Email: fkhaki@lampardinvestments.com

Website:  www.tenderlinksdaynursery.co.uk

Managing director: Farouq Khaki

Established: 2006

Owns 4 nurseries: Godalming, Surrey (32); London: Norbury (19), Streatham (38), Twickenham (18)

Places: 107

Employees: 23

TINYSAURUS NURSERIES

Head office: Supersaurus Nursery, 46 Cromwell Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3ER

Tel: 01273 730017

Email: accounts@supersaurusnursery.co.uk

Website:  www.saurusnurseries.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 1 more nursery in Shoreham-by-Sea (100).

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

Website:  www.tinyteddies.co.uk

Principals: Paul Ingram, Michelle Ingram

Established: 2003

Owns 4 nurseries: Coventry: Mount St, Chappelfields (61), Radford (89), Whitley (37); Balsall Common, Solihull (76)

Places: 263

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 16 nurseries: Coventry 1 (42), Coventry 2 (45), Coventry 3 (57); London: Feltham (116), Hounslow (56); Newcastle-under-Lyme (98); Staffs: Biddulph (72), Cannock Chase (83), East Staffs (60), Nutwood (48), Tamworth (92); Stoke-on Trent 1 (58), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (62), Stoke-on-Trent 3 (57), Stoke-on-Trent 4 (66); Stourport, Worcs (41)

Places: 1,056

Employees: 250

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: Claire French and Gail Tanner (co-managing directors), Charlotte Eavis Wix (director of childcare and operations)

Established: 1998

Owns 13 nurseries: Berks: Langley (101), Winnersh (72); Herts: Berkhamsted (78), Hitchin (107), Watford (106); Surrey: Brox Road (41), Chessington (89), Horley (53), Haslemere (72), Ripley (40), Walton-on-Thames (129), Woking (104); Colmworth, Beds (55)

Places: 1,047

Employees: 380

Plans: To increase places at one of the sites.

TOMMIES CHILDCARE

Head office: Four Brooks Nursery & Pre-school, Parkville Highway, Coventry CV6 4HZ

Tel: 01676 540244

Email: info@tommieschildcare.co.uk

Website:  www.tommieschildcare.co.uk

Directors: Caroline Fooks (chief executive), Matt Fooks (finance director), Danielle Butler (operations director)

Established: 1998

Owns 8 nurseries: Coventry: Chapelfields (28), Hen Lane (58), Norman Place Road (30), Parkville Highway (84), Westhill Road (39); Kenilworth (30); Nuneaton 1 (34), Nuneaton 2 (26)

Places: 329

Employees: 87

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 19 nurseries: Boscombe (135), Bournemouth, Royal Bournemouth Hospital (131), Charminster (59), Christchurch (76), Corfe Mullen (86), Parkstone (56), Poole (105), Wareham (47), Wimborne (98) – all in Dorset; Gillingham, Kent (126); Newport, Isle of Wight – IoW College (61); Salisbury, Wilts (170); Taunton 1, Somerset (35), Taunton 2, Musgrove Park Hospital (122); Hants: Havant (54), Lymington (32), Portsmouth 1, Queen Alexandra Hospital (61), Portsmouth 2 (99), Winchester, Royal Hampshire County Hospital (61). Crèche opportunities available. Also provides training.

Places: 1,690

Employees: 535

TORRIDON EDUCATION GROUP

Head office: East Beech Nursery School, 1 Queen’s Lane, Lossiemouth IV31 6DR

Tel: 01343 810091

Email: admin@torridoneducationgroup.co.uk

Managing director: Sharon Hayward

Operations manager: Lauren Hayward

Established: 1994

Owns 3 nurseries: Elgin (30); Lossiemouth 1 (40), Lossiemouth 2 (30) for under-threes. Runs out-of-school and holiday club.

Places: 100

Plans: Opening a 50-place nursery in January 2018

TOWNSEND MONTESSORI NURSERIES

Head office: The Grange Montessori, Westcliffe Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9LJ

Tel: 01843 852575Email: office@tmnurseries.com

Website:  www.tmnurseries.com

Managing director: Philippa Townsend

Established: 2005

Owns 9 nurseries: Broadstairs (85), Faversham (110), Herne Bay (77), Margate 1 (77), Margate 2 (72), Ramsgate (94), Whitstable (106), Maidstone (91) – all in Kent; Forest Hill, London (89)

Places: 801

Employees: 218

Plans: To open a new nursery in Herne Bay in 2018.

TUDOR HOUSE MONTESSORI

Head office: Tudor House Montessori, Gloucester Road, Burgess Hill, W Sussex RH15 8QD

Tel: 01444 241 491

Email: info@tudorhousegroup.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: 95

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). Also runs 3 out-of-school clubs.

Places: 550

Employees: 154

Plans: Developing a number of locations for completion in 2018.

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 3 nurseries: Sefton, Merseyside (70); Warrington: Longbarn (26), Woolston (100)

1 out-of-school club: Sefton (8)

Places: 196

Employees: 44

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 11 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), Romsey (66), Winchester (75) – all in Hants

Places: 791

Employees: 421

Plans: To consolidate.

YMCA

YMCA is a federation of local YMCAs. Find your local YMCA at www.ymca.org.uk

Website:  www.ymca.org.uk

Owns 45 nurseries and pre-schools: Bath YMCA: Bath 1 (26), Bath 2 (26), Bath 3 (46), Bath 4 (38), Bath 5 (38), Bath 6 (26), Bath 7 (55), Bath 8 (40). 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: Reigate, Surrey (35).

YMCA Fairthorne Group: Andover (121); 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), Southampton 7 (52) – all in Hants.

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 Trinity Group: Lowestoft 1 (51), Lowestoft 2 (55), Woodbridge (24) – all in Suffolk.

YMCA Swansea: Swansea (48).

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: 2,233

Employees: 1,000+

ZOOM NURSERIES

Head office: 289 Lewisham Way, Brockley SE4 1XF

Tel: 020 8469 9795

Email: bella@zoomnurseries.com

Website:  www.zoomnurseries.com

Owners: Bella Landen, Sophie Hubble

Operations director: Justine O’Hare

Childcare director: Ann Briley

Established: 2003

Owns 5 nurseries: London: Blackheath (71), Brockley (103), Eltham (71), Hither Green 1 (74), Hither Green 2 (30)

Places: 349

Employees: 140

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 2018.

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 November 2017.