Nursery Chains: Directory - People & places H-Z
Monday, November 16, 2015
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 2016.
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 October 2015.
* Denotes entries that are new for this issue of Nursery Chains.
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)
Conference and events manager: Jo Beighton
Operations director: Kim HerbertFinance director: Ian Sanders Established: 1993
Owns 16 nurseries: Bristol 1 (100), Bristol 2 (82); 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 Playbox (52) – all in Cornwall; Derriford (146), Exeter (78) – both in Devon
Places: 1,156
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
Head office: Lancaster Park, Audax Close, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4RA
Tel: 01904 479261
Website: www.happyjays.co.uk
Directors: Jacqueline Gernon, Tony Gernon
Established: 1996
Owns 5 nurseries: Batley (80), Boroughbridge (45), Harrogate (60), Scarborough (95), York (92) – all in Yorks
Places: 372
Employees: 95
Plans: To open additional units throughout Yorks over the next five years.
HAPPY KIDS CHILDCARE
Head office: 40 Barnsley Road, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham S61 2RR
Email: info@happykids-childcare.co.uk
Website: www.happykids-childcare.co.uk
Directors: Steve Scott, Mark Kingston, Debbie Scott, Michelle King
Established: 2012
Owns 11 nurseries: Barnsley, S Yorks: Athersley (30), Cudworth (23), Goldthorpe (30), Grimethorpe (16), Kendray (16), Wombwell (40); Manchester: Delamere Park (20), Heybury Close (63); Rotherham, S Yorks: Clifton (39), East Dene (50); Wakefield: Havercroft (40)
Places: 367
Employees: 77
HONEYBUNS NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Grainger Drive, Leegomery, Talbot TF1 6UL
Tel: 01952 246 002
Email: office@honeybunsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.honeybunsnurseries.co.uk
Director: Alison Shipton
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: Cannock Norton Canes (46), Stafford (59) – both in Staffs; Telford, Shropshire (189)
Places: 294
Employees: 88
THE HONEYTREE DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL
Head office: Weston General Hospital Nursery, Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare
Tel: 01934 414471
Director: Philip Weston
Established: 1989
Owns 3 nurseries: Bristol (60), Portishead (84), Weston General Hospital (58) – all in Somerset
Places: 202
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 5 nurseries: Brighton (88), Hove 1 (92), Hove 2 (51), Peacehaven (60), Seaford(92, plus 1 out-of-school club) – all in E Sussex
Places: 383
Employees: 130
HOPSCOTCH DAY NURSERIES
Head office: The Legion, 13 The High Street, Lee on Solent, Gosport, Hants PO13 9BS
Tel: 02392 545090
Email: lorna@hopscotchnursery.com
Website:www.hopscotchdaynurseries.co.uk
Director: Freya Derrick
Established: 2005
Owns 4 nurseries: Botley, Southampton (100), Gosport (85), Lee on the Solent, Gosport (83), Titchfield, Fareham (75) – all in Hants
Places: 343
Employees: 120
HUMPTY DUMPTY CHILDCARE
Head office: Brimhay, Gidley’s Meadow, Dartington, Devon TQ9 6JZ
Tel: 01803 868168
Email: hdc.enquiries@gmail.com
Website: www.humptydumptychildcareltd.co.uk
Director: Connie Wilcocks
Established: 1989
Owns 3 nurseries: Dartington (69), Dartmouth (42), Newton Abbot (52) – all in Devon
Places: 163
Employees: 30
Plans: Looking to open nurseries in Kingsbridge and Ivybridge.
HUNGRY CATERPILLAR DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 2 Princess Lane, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 8LG
Tel: 01895 678682
Email: info@hungrycaterpillars.co.uk
Owners: Olivia Foley, Tim Hodgson
Established: 1999
Owns 9 nurseries: London: Acton (32), Acton Park (30), Hanwell (35), Northolt (41), Northwood (40), Perivale (20), Stanmore (37), West Twyford (40), Yeading (60)
2 crèches: Northolt (12), Northwood (27)
2 out-of-school clubs: Hanwell, Hathaway Primary School (26), Ruislip, Warrender Primary School (25)
1 holiday club: New Denham, Bucks (120)
Places: 525
Employees: 120
Plans: To open two new settings in the next 12 months.
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
Directors: Chris Pritchard, John Pritchard, Tracy Pritchard-Drummond, 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
Out-of-school clubs: 18
Provides traineeships, study programmes, apprenticeships and professional qualifications in childcare, playwork, health and social care.
Places: 310
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 20 nurseries: Atherton 1, Greater Manchester (68), Atherton 2 (52); Blackpool 1 (40), Blackpool 2 (35), Blackpool 3 (75); Burnley 1, Lancs (76), Burnley 2 (71); Chorley, Lancs (50); Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (49); Glossop, Derbyshire (54); Habergham, Lancs (48); Leeds (53); Little Stanney, Cheshire (63); Runcorn, Cheshire (56); Sale, Greater Manchester (66); Southport, Merseyside (67); Taporley, Cheshire (31); Widnes, Cheshire (70); Wirral, Merseyside (61); Worsley, Greater Manchester (89)
Places: 1,174
Employees: 317
Plans: To open three nurseries by end of 2015 and 25 in 2016.
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; (83) Leeds: Drighlington (116), Gildersome (48), Morley (82)
3 out-of-school clubs: Acomb (32), Gildersome (32), Park Grove (48)
Places: 329
Employees: 140
KIDDI CARU DAY NURSERIES AND WESTCHESTER HOUSE NURSERY SCHOOL
Head office: St Pancras House, Jacobs Yard, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 7PE
Tel: 01256 383440
Email: info@kiddicaru.com
Websites: www.kiddicaru.com,
Chairman: Alan Bentley
Finance director: Adrian Moore
Director of childcare:Sue Meekings
Established: 1998
Owns and manages 19 Kiddi Caru nurseries, plus 1 under the brand Westchester House: Basingstoke, Hants (121); Bedford (75); Burgess Hill, W Sussex (100); Chelmsford, Essex (100); Colchester, Essex (122); Exeter, Devon (132); Farnham, Surrey (97); Harlow, Essex (100); London: Earls Court (104); Milton Keynes 1, Bucks (69), Milton Keynes 2 (89); Northampton (118); Peterborough, Cambs (121); Plympton, Devon (100); Redhill, Surrey (100); Taunton, Somerset (129); Torquay, Devon (105); Wellingborough, Northants (103); Whiteley, Hants (128); Writtle, Essex (115)
Places: 2,128
Employees: 820
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: www.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: 122
*KIDDYCARE
Head office: 71 Melton Road, Leicester
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 1ST DAY NURSERIES
Head office: HMC House, Keel Row 12, The Watermark, Metro Riverside, Gateshead NE11 9SZ
Tel: 0191 461 8877
Email: enquiries@kids1st.net
Website: www.kids1st.net
Managing director: Mark McArdle
Established: 2003
Owns/manages 11 nurseries: Ashington, Northumberland, Wansbeck General Hospital (112); Billingham, Tees Valley, Wynyard Business Park (108); Bowesfield, Stockton-on-Tees (108); Darlington (108); Durham, University Hospital (100); Gateshead (108); Gosforth, Tyne and Wear (108); Hexham, Northumberland, General Hospital (100); Low Fell, Tyne and Wear (108); Newcastle, Quorum Business Park (108); North Shields, North Tyneside General Hospital (110)
Places: 1,178
Employees: 350
Plans: To open new settings in Gateshead, Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne.
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 5 nurseries: Cheadle Royal, Cheshire (188); Christie Fields, Greater Manchester (224); Knutsford, Cheshire (188); Macclesfield, Cheshire (174); Stockport, Greater Manchester (188)
5 out-of-school clubs: (196)
Places: 962
Employees: 321
Plans: Opening 180-place setting in Altrincham 2015/16
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 11 nurseries: Bluewater, Kent (106); Crowthorne, Berks (82); Enfield, Middlesex (101); Gants Hill, Ilford (30), Ilford 2 (100), Ilford 3 (112); Guildford, Surrey (129); Loughton, Essex (60); London: Chingford (73), East Sheen (36), South Woodford (55)
Places: 884
Employees: 265
Plans: Further acquisitions in London and the M25 area.
KIDS PLANET DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 29 Eagle Brow, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0NA
Tel/Fax: 01925 753 448Email: headoffice@kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
Directors: John Hoban, Clare Roberts, Bernadette Hoban and Lucy Kaczmarska
Established: 2008
Owns 15 nurseries (as Kids Planet Day Nurseries, Jeffrey’s Corner and Liverpool Nurseries): Beamont (39), Crewe (67), Cheshire; Dukinfield, Greater Manchester (80); Hale (85), Lymm (121), Prestwich (126), Cheshire; Higher Broughton (160), Sale, (80), Salford (130), Springhead (55), Greater Manchester; Warrington (94), Widnes (80), Cheshire; Liverpool 1 (88), Liverpool 2 (107), Liverpool 3 (112)
Owns 2 before and after-school and holiday clubs: Crosby (49), Greenbank (16)
Places: 1,424
Employees: 488
Plans: To open or acquire new nurseries in the north west in 2015/16.
*KIDS PLAY
Head office: 11 Roebuck Way, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8HL
Tel/Fax: 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: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (77); Kettering, N Hants (48); London: Brent Cross (59); Milton Keynes: Knowlhill (107), Neath Hill (83), Bletcheley (47), Wolverton (42); St Albans (161)
13 out-of-school clubs: Knowlhill (50), Portfields (48), Willen (100), Tickford Park (24), Long Meadow (60), Giffard Park (32), Beaconsfield (32) – all in Bucks; Leighton Buzzard, Beds (32); Lincoln (32); Loughton, Essex (60); London: Beckenham (60), Chelsea (32), Eastleigh (40)
Places: 624
Employees: 250
Plans: To open 3 new settings in 2016.
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 7 after-school clubs, 5 breakfast clubs and 2 holiday clubs
Places: 244
Employees: 330
KINDERCARE
Head office: Hornbeam Business Park, Hookstone Road, Harrogate HG2 8QT
Tel: 01423 815990 Fax: 01423 816284
Email: enquiries@kindercareltd.co.uk
Website: www.kindercareltd.co.uk
Director: Mrs J Standeven
Established: 1993
Owns 10 nurseries: Harrogate 1 (146), Harrogate 2 (86), Harrogate 3 (60), Harrogate 4 (44), Leeds 1 (130), Leeds 2 (75), Leeds 3 (55), Leeds 4 (100), Ripon (126), York (45) – all in Yorks
Places: 867
Employees: 240
THE KINDERGARTENS
Head office: Great Tilden Oast, Tilden Lane, Marden, Kent TN12 9AY
Tel: 01622 833331 Fax: 01622 833313
Email: ce@thekindergartens.co.uk
Website: www.thekindergartens.com
Director: Carol Evelegh (principal)
Established: 1991
Owns 10 nurseries: London: Balham 1 (40), Balham 2 (50), Battersea (30), Clapham 1 (80), Clapham 2 (38), Clapham 3 (23), Kensington (50), Streatham (30), Streatham Hill (20), Wandsworth (40)
Places: 401
Employees: 100
Plans: New acquisitions planned.
KINDER HAVEN
Head office: 14a Waterloo Road, Pudsey LS28 7PW
Tel: 01132 577737
Email: admin@kinderhaven.co.uk or directors@kinderhaven.co.uk
Website: www.kinderhaven.co.uk
Managing directors: Danielle Dixon, Darren Dixon
Established: 2001
Owns 6 nurseries: Bradford: Halifax Road (85), Sticker Lane (98), Wakefield Road (96), Westgate Hill (56); Horsforth: Wood Lane (80); Waterloo Road, Pudsey (65)
Places: 480
Employees: 125
Plans: Developments and interest in the Yorkshire area.
KINDERKARE
Head office: Sunnyside, Barbourne Terrace, Worcester WR1 3JR
Tel: 01905 23973 Email: sunnyside@kinderkare.co.uk
Website: www.kinderkare.co.uk
Director: James Jenner
Area manager: Helen Smith
Established: 2003
Owns 3 nurseries: Exeter (100); Worcester: Hawthorn Cottage (50), Sunnyside (80)
Places: 230
Employees: 80
*KIRKTONHOLME EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE
Head office: 401 Kirktonholme Road, East Kilbride G74 1RS
Tel: 01355 222000
Email: karen.flynn@kirktonholmenursery.com
Website: www.kirktonholmenursery.com
General manager: Karen Flynn
Director: Charlotte Kelly
Established: 1995
Owns 9 nurseries: Ayr (75); Bearsden, E Dunbartonshire (102); Coatbridge 1, N Lanarkshire (64), Coatbridge 2 (67); East Kilbride, S Lanarkshire (188); 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: 780
Employees: 243
Plans: New nursery opening in Govan, Glasgow, in spring 2016.
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: 322
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.lincolnshirechildcare.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 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 Fax: 01925 235380
Email: enquiries@littleacornsgroup.com
Website: www.littleacornsgroup.com
Managing director: Neil Ritchie
Established: 1992
Operates 10 nurseries: Boston, Lincs (59); Gomersal, W Yorks (43); Manchester (64); Worsley (47); Mirfield, W Yorks (68); Rothwell, Leeds (45); Lingley Mere, Warrington 1, Cheshire (98), Stockton Heath, Warrington 2 (48), Westbrook, Warrington 3 (40); Washington, Tyne and Wear (98). Also has crèches, playgroups and toddler groups throughout the UK.
Places: 596
Employees:205
Plans: Looking to open two new settings in the next 12 months.
LITTLE EINSTEIN’S KINDERGARTEN
Head office: Everest Care Homes, Nithsdale Lodge Care Home, 620 Shields Road, Glasgow G41 2RD
Tel: 0141 423 5842
Email: info@littleeinstein.co.uk
Website: www.littleeinstein.co.uk
Director: Arti Poddar
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Arbroath (61); Dundee (26); Glasgow 1 (66), Glasgow 2 (60); Perth (180). Owns Thistle Training Company
Places: 502
Employees: 160
LITTLE ELMS
Head office: 29 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4PR
Tel: 0208 658 4282
Website: www.littleelmsdaycare.co.uk
Directors: Matthew and Spencer Lancaster
Owns 7 nurseries: Beckenham 1, Kent (120), Beckenham 2 (60); Crofton, Orpington (93); London: Greenwich (60), Lee (60), Shirley (60), Sydenham (42)
Places: 495
Employees: 100+
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 6 nurseries: Bovey Tracey (44), Budlake (29), Honiton (33), Westexe (38), Whipton (36), Wonford (33) – all in Devon
Places: 213
Employees: 85
*LITTLE RIPLEY DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 2 Goldieslie Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B73 5PQ
Tel: 01213 548324
Email: info@ripleymail.co.uk
Website:www.littleripley.co.uk
Directors: Ruth Appleby, Tom Oakey, Jenny Appleby, Sarah Oakey
Established: 1988
Owns and manages 10 nurseries: Erdington 1 (50), Erdington 2 (60), Erdington 3 (60), Erdington 4 (52), Great Barr 1 (53), Great Barr 2 (60), Kingstanding (55), Sutton Coldfield 1 (60), Sutton Coldfield 2 (51), Sutton Coldfield 3 (28) – all in Birmingham
Places: 529
Employees: 184
Plans: New nursery opening May 2016
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 and social enterprise
Manages 34 community, workplace and children’s centre nurseries: London: Abbots Manor (25), Angel (30), Bessborough (51), Bird in Bush (56), Brixton (40), Carlton Hill (66), Colville (51), Conservatoire, Blackheath (49), Earls Court (42), Eastbury (45), Fire Station, Hackney (45), Fitzrovia (25), Ford Road, Dagenham (57), Furze, Romford (52), Henry Fawcett, Lambeth (47), Holcroft (31), House of Commons, Westminster (40), Katharine Bruce, N Kensington (57), Leys (49), Lisson Green (44), Luton Street (49), Marks Gate, Romford (49), Marsham Street, Westminster (55), Micky Star, Westminster (50), New Cross (66), Noah’s Ark, Tower Hamlets (50), Paddington (48), Pembury (55), Playhouse, New Cross (51), Queens Park (44), Queensborough (39), Soho (43), Stockwell (62), Townmead (52)
Places: 1,615
Employees: 500
Plans: To grow to 50 nurseries by 2017, catering for more than 5,000 children.
MACE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS
Head office: Units 21-22 Factory Quarter, Warple Way, London W3 7FW
Tel: 020 8749 2871
Email: mace@macemontessori.com
Website: www.macemontessori.com
Director: Shahid Hamid
Established: 1997
Owns 10 nurseries: London: East Putney (84), 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: 611
Employees: 225
MAGIC NURSERIES
Head office: 13 Esmond Road, London W4 1JG
Tel: 020 7060 0158
Email: tom@magicnurseries.com
Director: Tom Reed
Established: 2002
Owns 17 nurseries: Hitchin, Herts (95); Leicester 1 (80), Leicester 2 (57), Leicester 3 (28), Leicester 4 (30), Leicester 5 (47), Leicester 6 (22); 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); St Ives, Cambs (94)
Places: 1,096
Employees: 410
Plans: To continue rapid expansion by acquiring high-quality individual nurseries and small groups.
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 (92); London: Docklands (39), Kennington (104, plus 22 after-school places), Stockwell (186, plus 32 after-school places), Walthamstow (126, plus 32 after-school places)
Places: 547
Employees: 140
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, Ben Chalk
Established: 2002
Owns 21 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), Hengrove (61), Shirehampton (68), Soundwell (73), Totterdown (80); 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: 1,420
Employees: 435
Plans: Setting opening in Hanham, Bristol (55 places) in January 2016. Two more settings planned in Bristol for 2016.
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
Headteacher: Hilary Pauley
Established: 1975
Owns 3 nurseries: Broughton Manor (130), Milton Keynes Preparatory School (140), Walton (150) – all attached to independent preparatory schools in Milton Keynes
Places: 420
Employees: 112
MON AMI CHILDREN’S DAY NURSERY
Head office: Ormsby Lodge, 12 East Street, Alford, Lincs LN13 9EQ
Tel/fax: 01507 462228
Email: mon-ami.alford@btconnect.com
Website: www.monaminurseries.co.uk
Proprietors: Samantha Britton, Jarrod Britton
Established: 2002
Owns 4 nurseries: Alford (70), Boston (55), Swineshead (63), Wragby (51) – all in Lincs
Places: 239
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
Director: Will Campbell
Established: 1978
Owns/manages 4 nurseries and 28 franchises: Bedford (96); Bexleyheath, Kent (140); Billericay, Essex (55); Bromley, Kent (64); Chesham, Bucks (51); Cheshunt, Herts (72); Didsbury, Greater Manchester (83); Glasgow (79); High Wycombe, Bucks (60); Irthlingborough, Northants (63); Kingston, Surrey (100); London: Catford (120), Ealing (70), East Finchley (82), Highbury Park (71), Notting Hill (43), Twickenham (48), West Kensington (84); Portsmouth, Hants (80); Shefford, Beds (51); Solihull, Birmingham (44); Southport, Merseyside (87); St Albans 1 (47), St Albans 2 (87); Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks (69); Tatsfield, Surrey (56); Warwick (72); Wickham, Hampshire (36); Weybridge, Surrey (75); Wigston, Leicestershire (72); Wilmslow, Cheshire (44); Woodlesford, Leeds (72)
Places: 2,273
Employees: 50
Plans: To open a nursery in Borehamwood.
MULBERRY BUSH NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Mulberry Bush Nursery Group, 741 Walmersley Road, Bury, Lancs BL9 5JW
Tel: 0161 761 0169
Email: jo.kinloch@mulberrybush-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.mulberrybush-nursery.co.uk
Director: 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: 160
*NATURALLY LEARNING
Head office: The Old Church Hall, Church Road, Charlestown, St Austell PL25 3NS
Tel: 01726 339855
Email: info@naturallylearning.co.uk
Website: www.naturallylearning.co.uk
Directors: Mandy Richardson, Judith Chapman
Senior Manager: Sophie Mansfield
Established: 2012
Owns 4 nurseries: Charlestown (36), Poltair, St Austell (56), St Winnow, Lostwithiel (42), Truro (40) – all in Cornwall
Places: 174
Out-of-school clubs: Charleston, St Winnow & Truro
Employees: 60
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 (60)
Places: 266
Employees: 95
Plans: Ongoing expansion.
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). Also operates a training centre.
Places: 189
Employees: 64
NUNTHORPE NURSERIES GROUP
Head office: 2 The Crescent, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0JP
Tel/Fax: 01642 325312
Email: headoffice@nunthorpenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.nunthorpenurseries-grp.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: 589
Employees: 145
NYEHOME NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: Barony Court, Barony Road, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5RD
Tel: 01270 610846
Email: headoffice@nyehome.co.uk
Website: www.nyehome.co.uk
Managing director:Nora Connolly
Established: 1966
Owns 3 nurseries: Nantwich (77), Sandbach (40) – both in Cheshire; The Wirral (63)
Places: 180
Employees: 55
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 5 nurseries: Henley-on-Thames (64), Faringdon(60), Filkins (28) – all in Oxon; Innsworth, Glos (64); Stoke Park Crèche, Bucks (30)
Owns 1 out-of-school clubWatlington (32)
Places: 278
Employees: 85
ONCE UPON A TIME DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Blair Athol House, 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 6 nurseries: Hillingdon: Eastcote (26), Hayes (50), Uxbridge 1 (42), Uxbridge 2 (26); Hounslow: Feltham (63), Lower Feltham (35)
Owns 1 playgroup: Hayes, Hillingdon (26)
Places: 268
Employees: 122
ORANGES AND LEMONS NURSERIES
Head office: Belsize House, Belsize Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 1NF
Tel: 01382 775135Fax: 01382 737794
Email: belsize@orangeslemons.co.uk
Website: www.orangeslemons.co.uk
Manager: Dianne Grindle
Established: 1998
Owns 4 nurseries: Dundee: Broughty Ferry (60), Clement Park Place (50), Rosebank (50), Technology Park (100)
Places: 260
Employees: 130
PAINTPOTS PRE-SCHOOL AND NURSERY
Head office: Paintpots House, 1 Spring Court, Hawkswood, Southampton SO17 2FZ
Tel: 023 8022 3548
Email: info@paintpotsnursery.co.uk
Website: www.paintpotsnursery.co.uk
Owners: David Wright, Anna Wright
Established: 1980
Owns 8 nurseries: Southampton: Harefield (44), Freemantle (52), Portswood (64), Sholing (52), Shirley 1 (52), Shirley 2 (32), Swaythling (64), West End (44)
1 out-of-school club: Bannister School, Southampton (24)
Places: 428
Employees: 110
Plans: Plans to expand to 10 nurseries.
PINOCCHIO’S CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: 11 Hardengreen Business Centre, Hardengreen Industrial Estate, Eskbank, Midlothian EH22 3NX
Tel: 0131 6633 233
Website: www.pinocchiosnursery.co.uk
Directors: Stratos Koulis, Lewissa Koulis
Owns 5 nurseries: Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University (55), Eskbank (76), Gilmerton (48), Lasswade (57), Penicuick (55) – all in Midlothian
Places: 291
Employees: 120
PIXIELAND DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 10 Springfield Drive, Milehouse Road, Plymouth PL3 4DU
Tel: 01752 511007
Email: enquiries@pixieland.info
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
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:Jenny Belcher, Claire Hawkins & Leanne Brown
Established: 1985
Owns 3 nurseries: Bracknell, Berks: Farley Wood (50), Martins Heron (50), Newell Green (60)
Places: 160
Employees: 20
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 7 nurseries: Aughton, Lancashire (40); Eccleston Park, Merseyside (32); Moss Bank, Merseyside (44); Ormskirk, Lancashire (30); Prescot, Merseyside (87); Skelmersdale, Lancashire (52); Thatto Heath, Merseyside (32)
Owns 2 after-school clubs Aughton and St Helens
Places: 317
Employees: 104
PORTLAND NURSERIES
Head office: Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield HD3 3AL
Tel: 01484 533322
Fax: 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)
After-school club:Lindley (24)
Places: 265
Employees: 103
POSITIVE STEPS CHILDREN’S DAY NURSERY
Head office: Lower Church Street, Stokenchurch, Bucks HP14 3TG
Tel: 01494 484762
Email: headoffice@positivestepsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.positivestepsnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Paul Clarke, Michelle Richardson
Established: 2000
Owns 8 nurseries: Apsley, Herts (90); Guildford, Surrey (84); Maidenhead 1, Berks (90), Maidenhead 2 (80); Shellingford, Oxon (55); Stokenchurch, Bucks (58); West Byfleet, Surrey (72); Sevenoaks (90)
Places: 691
Employees: 220
Plans: Seeking further premises in the south east.
PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE
Head office: The Fitzpatrick Building, 188 York Way, London N7 9AD
Tel: 020 7697 2527 Email: info@pre-school.org.uk
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk
Chief executive: Neil Leitch
Established: 1961
Owns/manages 122 nurseries
Arbury, Cambs (36); Ashby, N Lincs (20); Barnstaple, Devon (24); Barnstone, Notts (24); Basildon 1, Essex (50); Basildon 2 (50); Bestwood, Notts (20); Birmingham 1 (60), Birmingham 2 (42), Birmingham 3 (50), Birmingham 4 (24), Birmingham 5 (24); Bolton, Greater Manchester (70); Brinsley, Notts (36); Bude, Cornwall (32); Bulwell, Notts (54); Cambridge (24); Canterbury, Kent (56); Cawston, Norfolk (24); Egloskerry, Cornwall (24); Exmouth, Devon (26); Gainsborough, Lincs (33); Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (32); Grimsby, Lincs (16); Haverhill, Suffolk (48); Holt, Norfolk (32); Huddersfield 1, Yorks (30), Huddersfield 2 (48); Hunstanton, Norfolk (26); Huntingdon 1, Cambs (49), Huntingdon 2 (20), Huntingdon 3 (26); Ilfracombe, Devon (42); Ilsington, Devon (24); Ingoldmells, Lincs (20); Keighley, Yorks (55); Kings Lynn 1, Norfolk (48), Kings Lynn 2 (27); Langley Mill, Derbyshire (52); Leeds, Yorks (26); Leicester 1 (50), Leicester 2 (20), Leicester 3 (32); Leiston, Suffolk (52); Letchworth, Herts (20); Lincoln (20); Liversedge, Yorks (16); London: Camden 1 (20), Camden 2 (20), Camden 3 (16), Ealing 1 (15), Ealing 2 (26), Erith 1 (84), Erith 2 (70), Erith 3 (70), Greenwich 1 (24), Greenwich 2 (61), Greenwich 3 (12), Greenwich 4 (12), Greenwich 5 (12), Greenwich 6 (12), Hammersmith & Fulham 1 (17), Hammersmith & Fulham 2 (20), Hammersmith & Fulham 3 (20), Ilford 1 (30), Ilford 2 (28), Lewisham 1 (24), Lewisham 2 (22), Lewisham 3 (26), Lewisham 4 (16), Lewisham 5 (17), Newham 1 (30), Newham 2 (30), Newham 3 (30), Newham 4 (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 1, Bucks (30), Milton Keynes 2 (26); New Woods, Notts (50); Newark, Notts (58); Newstead, Notts (49); Newthorpe, Notts (32); Northhampton (26); Norwich 1 (44), Norwich 2 (60); Peterborough 1 (26), Peterborough 2 (56), Peterborough 3 (26), Peterborough 4 (26), Peterborough 5 (26); 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), Stockton on Tees 3 (48), Stockton on Tees 4 (16); 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: 4,472
Plans: To open a nursery in Exley, Staffs in 2016.
PRIMLEY PARK CHILDREN’S NURSERIES
Head office: 48 Nursery Lane, Alwoodley, Leeds LS17 8UH
Tel: 0113 288 8833 (admin only)
Email: shprimleypark@fsmail.net
Directors: Sandra Hutchinson (MD and operations), Malcolm Hutchinson (finance)
Established: 1991
Owns 4 nurseries: Leeds: Alwoodley (50), Moortown (79), Roundhay 1 (80), Roundhay 2 (60)
Places: 269
Employees: 92
Plans: To open a new setting in spring 2016.
PUFFINS OF EXETER CHILDCARE CENTRES
Head office: 13 Mont le Grand, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon EX1 2PD
Tel: 01392 496017 Fax: 01392 439903
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). Apprenticeship courses.
2 after-school clubs: Exeter: Clyst St Mary (20), holiday club at Manston Terrace (30)
Places: 400
Employees: 130
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 8 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 (28), Belfast South 3 (140); Londonderry (50)
Places: 595
Employees: 238
RHYMETIME NURSERY
Head office: Connolly Lodge, Berrywood Close, St Crispins, Northampton NN5 4BW
Tel: 01604 586440
Email: michelle.avenue@btinternet.com
Managing director: Michelle Harris
Established: 2000
Owns 6 nurseries: Corby (70), Kettering (64), Northampton (96), Rushden (94), Woodleys Farm Day Nursery (40), Woodleys Park Day Nursery (72) – all in Northants
Places: 436
Employees: 70
ROSEDENE NURSERIES
Head office: Guisborough Day Nursery, 66a Hutton Lane, Guisborough TS14 6QP
Tel: 01287 633007
Email: enquiries@rosedenenurseries.co.uk
Website: www.rosedenenurseries.co.uk
Directors: Clare McCullagh, John McCullagh
Established: 1993
Owns 11 nurseries: Cleveland 1, N Yorks – Sunrise (56), Cleveland 2 – Wolviston (30); Darlington, Co Durham (60); Egglescliffe, Co Durham (24); Guisborough, N Yorks (54); Middlesbrough: Acklam (36), Hemlington (50), Kader (36), Ormesby (41); Saltburn-by-the-Sea, N Yorks (45); Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham (48)
Places: 480
Employees: 150
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 GREEN START NURSERIES
Head office: 2 Neptune Court, Hallam Way, Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool, Lancs FY4 5LZ
Tel: 01253 922922
Email: info@safehandsnurseries.com
Website: www.safehandsnursery.net
Established: 1997
Owner:Simon Rigby
Owns 13 nurseries: Accrington, Lancs (59); Barnoldswick, Lancs (70); Blackpool (78); Colne, Lancs (60); Crewe, Cheshire 1 (62), Crewe 2 (65), Crewe 3 (60); Kendal, Cumbria (60); Northwich, Cheshire (72); Penrith, Cumbria (47); Preston 1, Lancs (61); Preston 2 (90); Stalybridge, Tameside (96)
Places: 880
Employees:143
*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: Seymour House, 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
Established: 1988
Owns 10 nurseries: Basildon (34); Chelmsford: Broomfield Hospital (50), Broomfield Road (50), Lawn Lane (50), Springfield Road (50); Colchester (51); Laindon (51); St Albans (66), Wickford (73), Witham (66) – all in Essex
Places: 541
Employees: 200
Plans: Seeking expansion in the south east.
*SHOOTING STARS NURSERIES
Head office: 168 Lower High Street, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1TT
Tel: 01384 444355
Email: stourbridge@myshootingstars.com
Website: www.myshootingstars.com
Director: Jon Higgins
Established: 2009
Owns 4 nurseries: Gloucester (76), Hinckley (78), Stourbridge (59), Wolverhampton (86) – all in W Midlands
Places: 299
Employees: 106
SIXPENNY CHILDCARE
Head office: Kennet Barns, Church Lane, Mildenhall, nr Marlborough, Wiltshire
SN8 2LU
Tel: 01672 511931
Email: kate@sixpenny-childcare.co.uk
Website: www.sixpenny-childcare.co.uk
Proprietor: Kate Easter
Established: 2001
Owns 3 nurseries: Aldbourne (40), Devizes (66), Marlborough (68) – all in Wilts
Places: 174
Employees: 55
Plans: Further expansion planned in Wiltshire and neighbouring counties.
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 and creative director), Rosemary Collard (managing director), Paul Collard (creative director), Jennifer Biddel (operations director)
Established: 1998
Owns 8 nurseries: Atworth (39), Broadwood (74), Corsham (100), Melksham (31) – all in Wilts; Bath and North East Somerset: Grosvenor (70), Horfield, Bristol (120), Keynsham (122), Weston (164)
4 out-of-school clubs: Atworth (8), Broadwood (16), Corsham (48), Weston (30)
Places: 720
Employees: 200
Plans: New nursery in Bristol opening in summer 2016.
*SOUTH HILLS NURSERY
Head office: Home Farm Road, Wilton, Wiltshire SP2 8PJ
Tel: 01722 744971
Email: southhillsschool@btinternet.com
Website: www.southhillsschool.com
Directors: John Proctor, Alicia Proctor
Established: 1994
Owns 6 nurseries: Burcombe (24), Corsham (60), Hindon (20), Salisbury 1 (70), Salisbury 2 (60), Wilton (150) – all in Wilts
Places: 384
Employees: 70+
*SPL EDUCATION AND EXETER NURSERIES
Nursery Team office: 36 Alphington Road, Exeter EX2 8HN
Tel: 01392 435071
Finance office: 143 Exeter Road, Exmouth, EX8 5AU
Tel: 01395 274938 Email: denise.cronin@splnurseries.co.uk
Directors: Jon Middleton
Established: 2006
Owns 4 nurseries: Exeter 1 (60), Exeter 2 (80), Exeter 3 (63); Exmouth (56) – all in Devon
Places: 269
Employees: 90
ST GEORGE’S NURSERY SCHOOLS
Head office: 2 Grace Road, Leicester LE2 8AD
Tel: 01162 290023
Email: enquiries@stgeorgesnursery.com
Website: www.stgeorgesnursery.com
Director: 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), Claire Jones (chief executive officer), Kirsty Love (compliance, care and educaton manager)
Established: 1991
Owns 10 nurseries:Aylesbury, Bucks (94); Basildon, Essex (87); Berkhamsted (87), Hemel Hempstead (77), Royston (80) – all in Herts; Fen Drayton (72), GreatAbington (82), St Neots (47) – all in Cambs; Suffolk 1 (58), Suffolk 2 (40)
2 out-of-school club: St Neots (25); Suffolk (16)
Places: 724
Employees: 210
Plans: Further acquisitions.
SWINGBOAT NURSERIES
Head office: 147-149 Hermitage Road, Whitwick, Leics LE67 5EL
Tel: 01530 814477 Email: info@hermitagedaynursery.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, Derbys (110)
4 out-of-school clubs: Ashby-de-la-Zouch (48), Griffydam (48), Whitwick (49) – all in Leics; Woodville (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 4 nurseries: London: Edmonton (72), Enfield (50) Southgate (100), Uxbridge (60)
Places: 282
Employees: 95
TENDERLINKS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: Lampard Investments, Hill House, 210 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 6NP
Tel: 07940 391682
Email: fkhaki@lampardinvestments.com
Website: www.tenderlinksdaynursery.co.uk
Managing director: Farouq Khaki
Established: 2006
Owns 3 nurseries: London: Norbury (19), Streatham (38); Twickenham, Middlesex (18)
Places: 75
Employees: 22
TINYSAURUS NURSERIES
Head office: Supersaurus Nursery, 46 Cromwell Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3ER
Tel: 01273 730017 Email: accounts@supersaurusnursery.co.uk
Website: www.tinysaurusnursery.co.uk
Directors: Rikke Kerler, KF Phoon
Established: 2006
Owns 5 nurseries: Burgess Hill, West Sussex (45); Hove 1, East Sussex (51), Hove 2 (100), Hove 3 (122); Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex (84)
Places: 402
Employees: 120
Plans: To open 2 more nurseries, in Brighton (50) and Hove (45).
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
Email:rachel@tinyteddies.co.uk
Principals: Paul Ingram, Michelle Ingram
Established: 2003
Owns 4 nurseries: Coventry: Radford (89), Tile Hill (22), Whitley (37); Balsall Common, Solihull (76)
Places: 224
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 14 nurseries: Burton-on-Trent, Staffs (60); Cannock Chase 1 (48), Cannock Chase 2 (83); London: Ealing (56), Feltham (116), Hounslow (56); Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs (98); Stoke-on Trent 1 (84), Stoke-on-Trent 2 (58), Stoke-on-Trent 3 (62), Stoke-on-Trent 4 (57); Stourport, Worcs (41); Tamworth, Staffs (95); Tipton, W Mids (66)
Places: 980
Employees: 250
Plans: To introduce creche provision at Cannock Chase.
TOAD HALL NURSERY GROUP
Head office: Glover Centre, 23-25 Bury Mead Road, Hitchin SG 1R2
Tel: 01462 427020
Email: headoffice@toadhall-nursery.co.uk
Website: www.toadhall-nursery.co.uk
Directors: Ruth Pimentel
Established: 1998
Owns 16 nurseries: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire (78); Chessington, Surrey (57); Colmworth, Beds (55); Ealing (50); Haslemere, Surrey (72); Hitchin, Herts (107); Horley, Surrey (53); Langley, Berks (101); Ottershaw, Surrey (41); Ripley, Surrey (40); Walton-on-Thames 1, Surrey (81), Walton-on-Thames 2 (52), Walton-on-Thames 3 (12) – all Surrey; Watford, Herts (80); Winnersh, Berks (72); Woking, Surrey (104)
Places: 1,056
Employees: 380
Plans: Further acquisitions; expansion at two sites.
TOMMIES CHILDCARE
Head office: Unit 10 Colliers Way, Spring Hill Industrial Park, Coventry CV7 8HN
Tel: 01676 540244
Email: info@tommieschildcare.co.uk
Website: www.tommieschildcare.co.uk
Directors: Caroline Fooks (chief executive), Matt Fooks (business manager), Danielle Andrews (operations manager)
Established: 2003
Owns 10 nurseries: Coventry: Chapelfields (28), Coundon 1 (34), Hen Lane (50), Norman Place Road (30), Wickham Close (24), Parkville Highway (84); Kenilworth 1 (28), Kenilworth 2 (30); Nuneaton 1 (28), Nuneaton 2 (34)
1 out-of-school club: Coventry: Moseley Avenue (17)
Places: 370
Employees: 125
TOPS DAY NURSERIES
Head office: 744 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3SJ
Tel: 01202 551553
Email: admin@topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Website: www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Director: Cheryl Hadland
Established: 1990
Owns 16 nurseries: Gillingham (112), Boscombe (135), Bournemouth, Royal Bournemouth Hospital (131), Charminster (59), Corfe Mullen (86), Parkstone (56), Poole (129), Sturminster Newton (58), Wareham (47), Wimborne (98) – all in Dorset; Newport, Isle of Wight, IoW College, Hants (61); Portsmouth 1 (61), Portsmouth 2 (61); Taunton 1, Somerset (35), Taunton 2, Musgrove Park Hospital (122); Winchester, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Hants (61).
Crèche opportunities available. Also provides training in care.
Places: 1,312
Employees: 531
TORRIDON EDUCATION GROUP
Head office: 23a King Street, Lossiemouth, Moray IV31 6PZ
Tel: 01343 813342
Managing director: Sharon Hayward
Operations manager: Lauren Hayward
Established: 1994
Owns 3 nurseries: Elgin (60), Lossiemouth 1 (80), Lossiemouth 2 (60) – all in Moray. Accredited training run through a college offering SVQs in childcare and education.
Places: 200
Employees: 16
TOWNSEND MONTESSORI NURSERIES
Head office: The Grange Montessori, Westcliffe Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9LJ
Tel: 01843 852575
Email: office@tmnurseries.com
Website: www.tmnurseries.com
Managing director: Philippa Townsend
Established: 2005
Owns 8 nurseries: Broadstairs (85), Faversham (118), Margate 1 (77), Margate 2 (72), Ramsgate (94), Whitstable (106), Maidstone (97) – all in Kent; Forest Hill, London (89).
Places: 738
Employees: 222
Plans: To expand in Kent and London.
TREETOPS NURSERIES
Acquired Happy Child in 2014.Head office: 1 St James’ Court, Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1BT
Tel: 01332 223553
Email: info@treetopsnurseries.co.uk
Website: www.treetopsnurseries.co.uk
Chief executive officer: Charles Eggleston
Established: 1990
Owns 49 nurseries: Ashbourne (50), Barlborough (83), Belper 1 (90), Belper 2 (90), Derby (64), Duffield (58), Matlock (82), Oakwood (65) – all in Derbyshire; Biggleswade (142), Sandy (78), Stotford (60) – all in Beds; Birlingham, Worcs (62); Bolton, Lancs (78); Bromborough, Merseyside (68); Cheam, Surrey (62); Cheltenham 1 (56), Cheltenham 2 (90); Chester, Cheshire (76); Deeping St James, Lincs (50); Dudley, W Midlands (75); Epsom, Surrey (71); Irby, Wirral (70); Kettering, Northants (90); London: Ealing 1 (39), Ealing 2 (52), Ealing 3 (50), Fulham (130), Harlesden (66), Harrow (50), Kenton (58), Kilburn (70), Mottingham 1 (58), Mottingham 2 (26), Northfields (35), West Ealing 1 (18), West Ealing 2 (35), Teddington (63); Gloucester (68); Headingley, Leeds (54); Hyde, Cheshire (90); King’s Heath, Birmingham (74); Mansfield, Notts (75); Neston, Merseyside (65); Pudsey, Leeds (92); St Neots, Cambs (93); Sutton, Surrey (43); Tewkesbury, Glos (56); Toton, Nottingham (65); Worksop, Notts (85)
Places: 3,320
Employees: 800
TUDOR HOUSE MONTESSORI
Head office: Tudor House Montessori, Gloucester Road, Burgess Hill, W Sussex RH15 8QD
Tel: 01444 241 491
Email: enquiries@tudorhousemontessorigroup.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: 85
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 5 nurseries: Boston Spa, W Yorks (93); Knaresborough, N Yorks (92); Leeds 1 (108), Leeds 2 (90); Wetherby, W Yorks (97)
3 out-of-school clubs: 88
Places: 568
Employees: 132
Plans: Developing a number of locations due for completion in 2016 as well as extending a couple of current provisions.
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 6 nurseries: Devizes, Wilts (68); Eastleigh, Hants (93); Southampton 1, Hants (85), Southampton 2 (83); Swindon 1, Wilts (88), Swindon 2 (74)
Places: 491
Employees: 148
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 6 nurseries: Newton-le-Willows 1, Merseyside (54), Newton-le-Willows 2 (52); Pewfall, St Helens (29); Sefton, Merseyside (76); Warrington, Cheshire 1 (29), Warrington 2 (93)
2 after-school clubs: Newton-le-Willows 1 (16), Newton-le-Willows 2 (40) – both in Merseyside
Places: 333
Employees: 80
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 Dyke, Trevor Dyke
Established: 1997
Owns 10 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 (86), Winchester (75) – all in Hants
Places:721
Employees: 395
Plans: Opening a nursery (64) in Romsey in September 2016
*YMCA
YMCA is a federation of local YMCAs. Find your local YMCA at www.ymca.org.uk
Website: www.ymca.org.uk
Owns 38 nurseries and pre-schools: Bath YMCA: Bath 1 (26), Bath 2 (26), Bath 3 (46), Bath 4 (55), Bath 5 (38), Bath 6 (55). 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 Fairthorne Group: 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); Winchester (30) – all in Hants. High Wycombe YMCA: High Wycombe, Bucks (20). YMCA Somerset Coast: North Somerset (60). YMCA Southport: Southport, Merseyside (52). YMCA St Helens: St Helens, Merseyside (96). YMCA Suffolk: Lowestoft 1 (51), Lowestoft 2 (55) – both in Suffolk. YMCA Thames Gateway: Dartford 1, Kent (62), Dartford 2 (24); Romford, London(24); Swanscombe, Kent (16). YMCA West and Central Herts: Abbots Langley (94); Hatfield (73) – both in Herts. YMCA Worcestershire: Kidderminster (42); Malvern (24); Redditch (52) – all Worcs
Places: 1,999
Employees: 1,000+
ZOOM NURSERIES
Head office: 5 Lionel Road, Eltham, London SE9 6QD
Tel: 020 8469 9795
Email: bella@zoomnurseries.com
Website: www.zoomnurseries.com
Directors: Bella Landen, Sophie Hubble
Established: 2003
Owns 5 nurseries London: Blackheath (71), Brockley (103), Eltham (71), Hither Green 1 (74), Hither Green 2 (30)
Places: 349
Employees: 120
