Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Fieldside Day Nursery in Great Heck, North Yorkshire.

Originally established in 2001, Fieldside Day Nursery is a successful day nursery business that was rebuilt in 2022 to comprise a state-of-the-art property with six children’s rooms, large customer parking, and beautiful gardens and views. The nursery is located in Great Heck, a small village in North Yorkshire. Whilst benefiting from a lovely rural location surrounded by countryside, it is surrounded by plenty of neighbouring villages and is only 20 minutes from Selby and Pontefract.

The setting has been owned by Gail and Colin Hope since 2001 and was brought to market to allow Gail to retire.

Following a confidential sales process with Grace Day at Christie & Co, it has been purchased by Kids Planet Day Nurseries which now owns over 200 settings across the UK.

Gail Hope, former owner of Fieldside Day Nursery, commented: “Over the last 23 years, we have been a big part of the village and wider community. We have watched our Fieldside ‘babies’ grow into strong independent adults with wonderful careers, and we are now seeing those families bring their own babies to Fieldside. We chose to sell to Kids Planet as it is a very successful family-owned business that shares our vision for excellent quality childcare and education, and I’m sure it will remain with its strong values and fantastic outdoor ethos that has shaped so many young people. We know our wonderful families will be in safe hands with our existing team of staff with Charlotte and Simera at the helm. Colin and I wish the whole Fieldside team, families and staff the best for the future. See you all at the nativity.”

Clare Roberts, chief executive at Kids Planet Day Nurseries, commented: “I am delighted to welcome this wonderful nursery into the Kids Planet family. It comes with a wonderful team that act as role models to the children and creates inspiring environments that closely align with our approach. We are continuing to grow our network of award-winning nurseries but our core values remain consistent with high-quality early years education at the heart of everything we do. I look forward to the exciting future ahead at Kids Planet with our fantastic team.”

Grace Day, Business Agent – Childcare & Education at Christie & Co, said: “Gail and Colin had always had a good working relationship with us at Christie & Co, taking the opportunity to keep up to date on market trends and the evolving value of their nursery to help plan for their future. Sure enough, we were able to act swiftly to achieve the desired sale when the time came. This is a great example of just how valuable it is to keep in touch regularly with an experienced, specialist broker to understand the full value of your business. I wish Gail and Colin all the best in the next chapter of their lives, it was a pleasure working with you both.”

Legal support was supplied by Tom Shorten of Mills & Reeve Solicitors and Tim Grover of Harrison Drury Solicitors.

Fieldside Day Nursery was sold for an undisclosed price.