Category: Early Years

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UK: Kids Love Nature acquires Hampshire setting

Kids Love Nature has acquired Wickham Montessori School near Fareham in Hampshire.
7 months
early years
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UK: Bright Stars Nurseries purchases St Albans setting

Bright Stars Nurseries has acquired Ladybirds Nursery in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
7 months
early years
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China: Gravitas Education Holdings posts half-year loss

Gravitas Education Holdings, an early childhood education service provider in China and Singapore, has reported ...
8 months
early years
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UK: Kindred Nurseries acquires Cambridgeshire setting

Kindred Nurseries has purchased the leasehold of Snap4Kids in Hauxton, Cambridgeshire.
8 months
early years
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UK: Kindred Nurseries acquires new setting

Childcare provider Kindred Nurseries has bought Rainbow House Day Nursery in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.
9 months
early years
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US: Bright Horizons posts reduced income and increased revenue

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has reported second-quarter 2023 net income of $20.6 million.
9 months
early years
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Exclusive: Busy Bees sale process to start after summer

Busy Bees, a UK-based childcare provider backed by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) and Temasek, ...
9 months
early years
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UK: Just Childcare acquires Stockport nursery

Just Childcare has acquired Little Darlings Day Nursery in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
9 months
early years
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UK: The Ark Experience acquires fourth nursery

The Ark Experience has acquired Little Lambs Nursery in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
9 months
early years
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Exclusive: Avenues The World School comes to market

Avenues The World School, a private school operator based in the US, has come to ...
9 months
k12
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Australia: Harmony Early Journey acquires early education centre

Early childhood education and care provider Harmony Early Learning Journey has acquired early education centre ...
9 months
early years
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Exclusive: Partners Group launches KinderCare sale

Swiss private equity firm Partners Group has mandated investment bank Harris Williams to run a ...
10 months
early years
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UK: Kids Planet purchases nursery in Merseyside

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has purchased the freehold of Marigold Day Nursery in Heswall, Merseyside.
10 months
early years
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UK: Grandir UK acquires nine nurseries

Childcare provider Grandir UK has acquired nine Mama Bear’s Day Nurseries, expanding its network into ...
10 months
early years
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US: Marlin Equity Partners invests in ed tech company

Marlin Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in Irvine, Texas-based LineLeader by ChildcareCRM, a ...
11 months
ed tech and educational services
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UK: Busy Bees acquires Midlothian nurseries

Early childhood education provider Busy Bees has bought Newbyres Nursery and Hopefield Castle Nursery, two ...
11 months
early years
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UK: Bright Stars acquires East Cheshire setting

Bright Stars has completed the leasehold purchase of High Hopes Day Nursery in Macclesfield, East ...
12 months
early years
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US: Bright Horizons posts reduced Q1 income

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has reported first-quarter 2023 net income of $8.1 million.
12 months
early years
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UK: Family First hits 100 settings with latest acquisition

Family First Day Nurseries has acquired Kids Play Nurseries Group.
1 year
early years
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UK: West Drayton nursery sold to Grandir UK

Grandir UK has acquired Happy Tree Nursery in the London suburb of West Drayton.
1 year
early years
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UK: Woking independent schools to merge

Halstead Preparatory School for Girls and St. Andrew’s School are forming a partnership to create ...
1 year
k12
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UK: Five Arrows-backed KidsKonnect buys Blossom

Dutch childcare software provider KidsKonnect, a portfolio company of private equity firm Five Arrows, has ...
1 year
ed tech and educational services
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UK: Grandir UK acquires Brighton nursery

Grandir UK has purchased The Wishing Tree Children’s Nursery in Brighton.
1 year
europe
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US: Brightwheel acquires Experience Early Learning

Brightwheel has acquired Experience Early Learning, which offers an early education curriculum and assessment system.
1 year
ed tech and educational services
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UK: Kids Planet buys Durham day nursery

Nursery group Kids Planet has acquired Do Re Mi Day Nursery in Durham.
1 year
consideration bands
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Australia: Quadrant’s Affinity buys 18 Kids Club centres

Affinity Education Group, a portfolio company of Quadrant Private Equity, has bought 18 Kids Club ...
1 year
australasia
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UK: Redcliffe Gardens School in Chelsea to close

Redcliffe Gardens School in Chelsea, West London, is closing at the end of the summer ...
1 year
early years
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UK: Inspired Learning Group acquires Rookwood School

Inspired Learning Group (ILG) has acquired Rookwood School in Andover, Hampshire, which caters to children ...
1 year
early years
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Exclusive: Nursery operator Storal mandates Grant Thornton

UK-based nursery chain Storal has appointed Grant Thornton to run a sale of the business, ...
1 year
early years
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UK: The Old Station Nursery acquires seven-setting group

The Old Station Nursery Group has acquired York-based nursery group Little Green Rascals Organic Day ...
1 year
early years
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UK: Kids Planet acquires Newcastle nursey group

Kids Planet has acquired Children’s Choice Nursery, a group of two day nursery settings located ...
1 year
early years
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UK: Kids Planet acquires pair of Telford day nursery settings

Kids Planet has purchased the leasehold of a pair of Shropshire day nursery settings.
1 year
early years
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US: Bright Horizons Family Solutions increases annual income

Childcare and early education group Bright Horizons Family Solutions has reported net income of $80.6 ...
1 year
early years
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US: Cadence Education buys Montessori school and teacher institute

Cadence Education has acquired The Suzuki School and the Montessori Teacher Education Institute in Atlanta.
1 year
early years
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UK: Childrensworld Group acquires Shropshire nursery

ChildrensWorld has completed the leasehold sale of Tunstall Hall Nursery in Market Drayton, Shropshire.
1 year
early years
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UK: Bright Stars purchases Peebles day nursery

Nursery group Bright Stars Childcare has purchased Kingsmeadows Nursery in Peebles in the Scottish Borders,
1 year
early years
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US: PE-backed Imagine Learning acquires Winsor Learning

Pre-K12 digital learning company Imagine Learning, which is owned by Weld North Education (WNE), has ...
1 year
early years
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UK: Kids Planet acquires two Warwickshire settings

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has acquired Willow Brooke Day Nurseries, a pair of day nursery ...
1 year
early years
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UK: S4YC purchases Flintshire day nursery

S4YC has acquired Rocking Horse Day Nursery in Broughton, Flintshire.
1 year
early years
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UK: Kids Planet acquires five West Yorkshire settings

Kids Planet Nurseries has acquired Sunbeams Day Nursery, which comprises five settings across Leeds and ...
1 year
early years

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