Kids Planet to take on Oxford University nurseries
Catherine Gaunt
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Kids Planet has won a bid to run the five workplace nurseries for staff and students at Oxford University, which were put out to tender.
The nurseries were previously managed by Bright Horizons.
The five nurseries are based in north and central Oxford and Headington, and are the first move into the South of England for the North-West nursery group, which is now the third largest in the UK.
It means that the group will now operate 58 nurseries, after a period of significant growth in the last few years.
Kids Planet is also planning to open a new nursery in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, this summer.
Speaking about the group’s move into the South of England, Clare Roberts, CEO of Kids Planet said, ‘Against the backdrop of a challenging year, we are absolutely thrilled to take the Kids Planet brand to Oxford.
'Our teams provide exceptional care in a safe and enabling environment and we are confident we will be able to build on the foundations already built by Bright Horizons.
‘We look forward to welcoming families to Kids Planet and continuing to provide the outstanding level of childcare that has become synonymous with our group.’
In addition to its nurseries, Kids Planet also runs a training academy offering early years qualifications from apprenticeships to Masters’ degree level.
Kids Planet was also named top of our Nursery Chains 2021 quality table, which analyses the Ofsted grades of the largest nursery groups, and is published in the March issue of Nursery World, out this week.
