AN ANDOVER nursery and two others rated 'outstanding' have been sold to the UK's largest nursery group.
Christie & Co, a business property adviser, has announced the sale of the Egg Day Nursery group, known for providing childcare for up to 181 children across three nurseries - one in Picket Twenty in Andover, Magic Tower Montessori in Weyhill, and one in Sutton Scotney.
Anthony and Briony White founded Egg Day Nursery in 2012 after realising there was a lack of 'outstanding' nurseries nearby. They have now decided to sell the nursery group to pursue new ventures.
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The nurseries have now been sold to Busy Bees, which has 386 nurseries across UK and Ireland, including four early years settings based in Hampshire.
Briony and Anthony said: “It has been an absolute pleasure to have provided childcare and early years education to all our children and families and to have worked with countless dedicated, professional, and caring colleagues during the past 12 years from when Sutton Scotney was established. We are confident that our children and our staff team will be in excellent hands with Busy Bees and that the nurseries will go from strength to strength with the depth of expertise and experience they have. We wish everyone all the very the best for the future.”
Cheryl Creaser, Europe chief executive at Busy Bees explained that the company was delighted to welcome Egg Day nurseries to its growing family.
The three Egg Day Nursery settings were sold for an undisclosed price.
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