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TUC: Women 7 times more likely than men to be out of work due to caring commitments

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the progress in gender diversity, uphold women’s achievements but ...

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Market analysis

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Research shows that flexible childcare can reduce family poverty

New research by Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS) shows that many families in Scotland still ...

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Market analysis

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Sulzer partners with Busy Bees

Engineering giant Sulzer Pumps has partnered with global nursery provider Busy Bees to offer its ...

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Wellbeing

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N Family Club launches 50+ apprenticeship scheme

N Family Club has announced the launch of its brand new apprenticeship, created to entice ...

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Wellbeing

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Tops Day nursery launch Joining Generations Programme

Tops Devonport, located on Green Ark Children’s Centre, have launched a Joining Generations programme with ...

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Wellbeing

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Cairneagle survey for nursery operators

Cairneagle have published survey for nursery providers to understand better the challenges impacting the sector. ...

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Surveys

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Shropshire nursery to join ChildrensWorld

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the leasehold sale of Tunstall Hall ...

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Acquisition

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Kids Planet acquires 150th setting

Nook Barn Nursery Limited located in Lancashire has been sold to Kids Planet. This marks ...

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Acquisition

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Kids Inc Nurseries acquire site in Broomfield, Essex

Kids Inc Nurseries have added another nursery to their portfolio in Broomfield, Chelmsford. The previous ...

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Acquisition

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Peebles nursery sold for first time since 2000

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Kingsmeadows Nursery in ...

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Acquisition

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Day nursery market: Insight in the South

Sophie Willcox, director – Childcare & Education at Christie & Co, shares her insight into ...

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Acquisition

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Value and appreciate your staff

It’s not news that the sector is going through a recruitment crisis, but what are ...

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Wellbeing

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Rocking Horse Day Nursery sold to S4YC Limited

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the freehold sale of Rocking Horse ...

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Acquisition

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Edinburgh day nursery to reopen following sale

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the leasehold sale of the former ...

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Acquisition

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Grandir UK appoints Realise as its new training provider

The decision of Grandir UK to move its apprenticeships delivery to Realise has been made ...

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Strategic partnerships

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Northumberland nursery sold

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Swarland Pre-School in ...

1 year

Acquisition

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Childbase Partnership raise money for charity Bliss

Bliss supports families across the UK in getting the best help available for premature and ...

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Fundraising

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Kids Planet acquires Sunbeams Nursery Group

Sunbeams are a high-quality group of nurseries in Leeds and Harrogate that will strengthen and ...

1 year

Acquisition

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UK menopause law change rejected by government

Proposed changes to menopause laws to further protect the rights of women have, in part, ...

1 year

Wellbeing

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Business Outlook 2023: The old year and the new

Today, Christie & Co launched its Business Outlook 2023: Finding Clarity report which reflects on ...

1 year

Market Reports

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A guide to selling your nursery in 2023

Kush Birdi, managing partner of Birdi & Co Solicitors, explains his guide to selling your ...

1 year

M&A

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Sky partners with Busy Bees to support working parents

Sky has partnered with global nursery provider, Busy Bees, to offer a workplace childcare solution ...

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Strategic partnerships

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Busy Bees Nurseries introduces enhanced family leave benefits

Busy Bees has boosted family leave benefits to over 9,000 employees. The nursery group has ...

1 year

Wellbeing

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Finkley Nurseries acquires vacant day nursery in Salisbury

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of a vacant day ...

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Acquisition

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Bambinos Day Nursery sold to Family First

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Bambinos Day Nursery ...

1 year

Acquisition

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Ducklings Day Nursery sold for the first time

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Ducklings Day Nursery ...

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Acquisition

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Kids Planet Salford Quays nursery giving back

Located in the heart of bustling Old Trafford, the Kids Planet Salford Quays nursery has ...

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Wellbeing

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Kids Planet Warrington’s Christmas hospital visit and elf run

Kids Planet Warrington have been enjoying getting out in the local community and giving back ...

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Wellbeing

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Lysth Nursery in Hither Green sold to LEYF

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Lysth Nursery in ...

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Acquisition

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IFS report: 32% increase in costs for childcare providers

The IFS report aims to deliver a clear comparison of changes in spending across the ...

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Market Reports

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Family First acquire Cherry Childcare group

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Cherry Childcare Day ...

1 year

Acquisition

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First Steps: Fixing childcare

Onward has published First Steps: Fixing childcare which analysed the UK childcare system Currently, the ...

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Market Reports

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Kids Planet acquire Tender Years Day Nursery in Wigan

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Tender Years Day ...

1 year

Acquisition

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IPPR report: universal childcare would increase UK growth

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and the charity Save the Children have called for universal ...

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Market Reports

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Sunshine Montessori Nursery sold to Muddy Nurseries

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Sunshine Montessori Nursery ...

1 year

Acquisition

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Findel Foundation launches

Educational resources supplier Findel has launched a long-term initiative to provide ongoing support to a ...

1 year

Funding

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West Sussex restaurant sold to become day nursery

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co is pleased to announce The Orchard Restaurant in ...

1 year

Acquisition

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The Duke of Westminster’s Charitable Foundation funds five year partnership with LEYF Nurseries

As the cost of living crisis deepens and with over 600,000 of London’s children now living in ...

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Funding

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Kids Planet acquires Heywood Early Years

Nursery group Kids Planet has acquired the Heywood Early Years group, a trio of nurseries ...

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Acquisition

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N Family Club launches its Employer Brand

N Family Club has announced the launch of their brand new Employer Brand, supported by ...

2 years

Wellbeing

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Bright Horizons joins the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse

Bright Horizons has announced its membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA), a ...

2 years

Wellbeing

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IFS report: Funding for the early years likely to fall by 8% up to 2024

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, government spending on free childcare for young children ...

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Market Reports

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LEYF secures £1.5m financing through Triodos Bank Charity Bond

The financing will help deliver on LEYF’s first year of strategy and expansion of high quality ...

2 years

Funding

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Two Glasgow day nursery settings sold to Bright Stars

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of two well-established Glasgow ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Local nursery re-launch Joining Generations Programme

Tops Bournemouth, onsite at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, have re-started their Joining Generations programme this ...

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Wellbeing

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Footprints Nursery sold to Just Childcare Limited

Footprints Nursery located in Atherton, Manchester was sold to Just Childcare Limited in a deal ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Kids Planet acquires Edgbaston Kindergarten

Kids Planet group has acquired Edgbaston Kindergarten, a Birmingham-based nursery setting. Edgbaston Kindergarten expands Kids ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Grandir UK acquires Three Little Birds Nursery Group

Grandir has announced the acquisition of Three Little Birds, the London and Hertfordshire based nursery ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Edgbaston Kindergarten sold to Kids Planet

Edgbaston Kindergarten located in the West Midlands has been sold to Kids Planet Day Nurseries ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Tops Day Nurseries celebrate baking week

Tops Day Nurseries, a family of day nurseries across the South and Southwest, have spent ...

2 years

Wellbeing

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Kids Planet Woodside keeping the community warm

Kids Planet Woodside is passionate about helping the local community in Bradford, and this week ...

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Wellbeing

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Boots partners with Busy Bees to support its working parents

Boots has partnered with global nursery provider, Busy Bees, to offer its team members access ...

2 years

Strategic partnerships

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New market entrant acquires nursery in Surrey

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Sticky Fingers Nursery ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Kids Planet acquires Halewood Nursery

Kids Planet, has expanded further this week, welcoming The Ducklings Day Nursery in Halewood into ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Selling your nursery: frequently asked questions

Kush Birdi, managing partner of Birdi & Co Solicitors, answers the frequently asked questions of ...

2 years

M&A

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Busy Bees partners with health app Peppy

Busy Bees has joined forces with digital health app, Peppy, to create an inclusive workplace ...

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Wellbeing

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Arun Kanwar appointed managing partner at Cairneagle

Cairneagle has announced that Arun Kanwar has been appointed managing partner. He is taking over ...

2 years

People moves

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Bright Horizons commits to Mindful Business Charter

Bright Horizons has signed the Mindful Business Charter, joining a wide range of businesses and ...

2 years

Wellbeing

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Bright Horizons to host a recruitment evening

Bright Horizons is on the look-out for individuals who have the potential to flourish in ...

2 years

Recruitment

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Realise acquires second new training provider

Realise, one of the UK’s leading early years training providers, has completed its second acquisition ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Waverton House Day Nursery Group sold to Kids Planet

Waverton House Day Nursery Ltd located in Merseyside was sold to Kids Planet in a ...

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Acquisition

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Day nurseries set in The New Forest National Park sold to Family First

Business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Fordingbridge Day Nursery and ...

2 years

Acquisition

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N Family Club launches The N Partnership

Nursery group, N Family Club, has announced the launch of The N Partnership, their new ...

2 years

Wellbeing

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Shooting Stars Day Nursery for sale

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has been instructed to sell the former Shooting ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Bright Stars acquires Leeds Montessori Nursery

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Leeds Montessori Nursery ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Kids Planet sign the Mental Health at Work Commitment pledge

Prioritising mental health has never been more important, which is why Kids Planet is pleased ...

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Wellbeing

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Gymfinity Kids raises over £5m to support next stages of expansion

Gymfinity Kids, the UK’s first and only provider of clubs and nurseries has raised over ...

2 years

Funding

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New market entrant acquires Creative Flair Childcare

Creative Flair Childcare Ltd comprises a pair of ‘home from home’ day nurseries in Coventry and ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Group of three nurseries sold to Dukes Education

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of a group of ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Annabel Karmel cooks up new venture with The Nursery Catering Company

Globally renowned food expert Annabel Karmel MBE, who has sold over 6 million books worldwide ...

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Strategic partnerships

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Family First reaches growth milestone

Family First has extended even further across the UK with the acquisition of two nurseries ...

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Acquisition

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Realise acquires independent training provider

One of the UK’s most prominent early years training providers has strengthened its growing position ...

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Acquisition

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Kids Planet acquires Angels Nursery

Kids Planet Day Nursery Group has acquired Angels Nursery in Kettering, bringing the group’s total ...

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Acquisition

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Utsaha Education enters UK nursery market

Utsaha Education has previously invested in an overseas nursery business, and this is its first ...

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Acquisition

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Group of three Hampshire nurseries sold to Busy Bees

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of a group of ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Catherine House Day Nurseries join The Old Station Nursery Group

Catherine House, a group of 4 nurseries based in the West Midlands and London, previouslyowned ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Findel acquires online nursery brand

Educational resources supplier Findel has acquired the trade and assets of online Scandinavian nursery décor, ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Two nursery settings in Hull sold to first time buyers

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Songbird Limited, a ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Fennies adds new setting to its portfolio

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has successfully leased a site in Beckenham to ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Two Tameside day nurseries sold to Kids Planet

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of two Tameside day ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Coloured Ribbons Childcare acquires day nursery in Surrey

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of The Grove Nursery ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Nursery closures will have a significant impact on childhood food insecurity

Ann Micka is senior programme manager at Vitamin Angels UK, a childhood nutrition charity that ...

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Wellbeing

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Thrive appoints head of nursery acquisitions

Expanding children’s nursery group, Thrive Childcare and Education, has appointed Michael Forrester as head of ...

2 years

People moves

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HDC joins The Old Station Nursery Group

The Old Station Nursery is delighted to welcome HDC to the group. HDC are a ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Happy Days Nurseries completes on investment by Zetland Capital

TLT has acted for longstanding client Happy Days Nurseries – a South West based childcare ...

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Funding

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Family First strengthens team with new commercial director

The Family First Nursery Group has moved to strengthen its team by appointing Chris Marston ...

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People moves

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Thrive acquires settings in in Pudsey and Culcheth

Thrive Childcare and Education has acquired children’s nurseries Tots N Tykes in Pudsey, near Leeds, ...

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Acquisition

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Christie & Co: Investor appetite for nurseries remains resilient

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has today launched its Childcare & Education: 2022 ...

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Market Reports

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Tops Day Nurseries celebrate plastic free July

Tops Day Nurseries, recent winners of a Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development, have spent the ...

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Wellbeing

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Holiday childcare prices jump by 5% amid cost of living crisis, as parents working full time struggle to find the childcare they need

Families across the UK are bracing themselves for a difficult summer as a sharp rise ...

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Surveys

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Grant Thornton leads sale of Davidson-Roberts as nursery sector hots up

Grant Thornton UK LLP’s Corporate Finance team has advised on the sale of nursery group ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Five-setting Northwest nursery group sold to Bright Stars

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of The Cheshire Day ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill nursery appoints new manager

A brand-new Bright Horizons nursery in Buckhurst Hill will be led by manager Tiffany Haimowitz ...

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People moves

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Looking forward in Purley as new manager appointed

A brand-new Bright Horizons nursery in Purley will be led by manager Gemma Bruton when ...

2 years

People moves

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Kids Planet expands into the North East with latest acquisition

Nursery group Kids Planet – the 3rd largest nursery group in the UK – has ...

2 years

Acquisition

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The Treehouse Club – a morning in a forest school

We wanted to create a space for children to learn through calming, natural environments and ...

2 years

Wellbeing

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Nursery sector sees increased interest from private equity led capital

The nursery sector is attracting interest from private equity led capital, with £57 million worth ...

2 years

Finance

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Kids Planet acquires five nurseries on The Fylde

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has announced the acquisition of a group of five nurseries on ...

2 years

Acquisition

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East Midlands nursery group sold

Coulter-Consulting, specialist nursery brokers/consultants, are pleased to announce the sale of Rushcliffe Day Nurseries Limited ...

2 years

Acquisition

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Cairneagle launches operators’ survey

The early years sector is struggling to attract and retain qualified workers and the workforce ...

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Market analysis