Kids Planet Day Nurseries has acquired Church House Day Nursery in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, taking the group’s total number of settings to 114

Church House Day Nursery accepts children from across the West Midlands area, and has been trading for 40 years. The nursery believes that all children are special and equally valuable, and provides reliable and caring nursery services from fully qualified staff: from outdoor play, the provision of nutritious food, pick up and drop off services, after school clubs and holiday clubs, to baby care.

Clare Roberts, chief executive at Kids Planet, said: “I am thrilled that Church House has joined the Kids Planet Group this week. Church House is a dedicated provider with large focus on quality learning experiences and paying special care and attention to every child, and I see lots of synergies between Church House and Kids Planet’s own ethos.

“I look forward to what I hope to be a seamless integration into our growing group of now 114 nurseries; We are well supported by committed teams, and are looking forward to supporting the Kidderminster nursery into our Kids Planet family.”

Clare Smith, previous owner at Church House Day Nursery, said: “Allowing Church House to be taken on by another provider was a very hard and emotional decision as it has been loved and cherished in my family, and especially by me, for 40 years and it is very much my Mum’s legacy.

Therefore, it had to be an established, highly reputable company who will continue to lovingly nurture it, with the same attention to high quality care and education, and where the children, families and staff remain at the centre of the setting. I believe Kids Planet has this same ethos and I trust they will allow Church House to live on with its own history and flavour whilst encapsulating it within their own high-quality brand”.