Kindercare Childcare Centres
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- Wednesday, July 10, 2002 | Nursery World
The Busy Bees childcare group has purchased Lancashire-based Kindercare Childcare Centres, making it the second largest nursery chain in the UK and Ireland. Busy Bees was the fifth largest group listed in the June issue of the Nursery World supplement Nursery Chains, while Kindercare was the 11th. Kindercare owns and operates ten nurseries, of which four provide more than 200 places, and an independent primary school. Directors Sarah and Stuart Carr will join Busy Bees in a national management role. John Woodward, managing director of Busy Bees, said, 'In spirit this is a merger of two groups with great reputations, who are dedicated to providing a quality service to children and parents and strongly supporting staff development.'