Recent Activity & Market Insights

Christie & Co advise on, value and sell all types of childcare and education businesses. Below you’ll find our latest childcare and education publications, press releases, major instructions and blogs. Click on the links in each feature for more information.

Recent Childcare & Education Press Releases

State-of-the-art Cheshire day nursery sold to Bright Stars

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the leasehold sale of Footsteps Nursery Wilmslow in Cheshire East.

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Trio of Devon day nurseries sold to iStep Learning Ltd

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of three established Devon day nurseries trading as Muddy Boots Childcare Ltd.

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Trio of Derbyshire day nurseries sold as founding owner retires after 20 years

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of three established Derbyshire day nursery settings trading as Kingfisher Day Nurseries.

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Award-winning preschools in Ascot sold to Grandir UK

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Puddleduck Preschools & Day Nurseries in Ascot, Berkshire.

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Group of four unique Surrey & Hampshire day nurseries sold to Bright Stars

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of a group of four day nursery settings across Surrey and Hampshire, trading as Barnkids Nurseries.

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Recent Childcare & Education Major Instructions

UNDER OFFER: Project Simba

UNDER OFFER: An exclusive opportunity to acquire a group of day nurseries in East Yorkshire.

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Project Flame

UNDER OFFER: Opportunity to acquire a group of two well established nurseries

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COMPLETED: Project Cherub

A group of nine day-nurseries across West Yorkshire sold to a national operator

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COMPLETED: Footsteps Nurseries

We were instructed on the sale of the Footsteps Nursery Group by Gavin Harvey whom over the last 20 year we have worked closely with, to grow his portfolio.

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SOLD: Former Hawley Hurst School

Substantial, freehold educational property sold in Surrey

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Recent Childcare & Education Publications

Blueprint for Early Education and Care by NDNA

We were proud to support the creation of the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA)’s ‘Blueprint for Early Education and Care’ which highlights recommendations for the future of early education and...

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Childcare & Education: Mid-Year Review 2023

Our Childcare & Education: 2023 Mid-Year Review report analyses the childcare markets in the first half of 2023, including UK day nurseries, international ECEC, specialist childcare and children's soc...

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Childcare & Education: 2022 Mid-Year Review

Our Childcare & Education: 2022 Mid-Year Review report analyses the childcare markets so far in 2022, including day nurseries, specialist education and looked after children, and independent education...

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Selling your childcare business

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Childcare & Education Mid-Year Review

Christie & Co reports strong demand for children’s day nurseries across the country, yet the supply of high-quality nurseries coming to market is low which is increasing the prices that active buyers ...

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Recent Childcare & Education Blogs

Day Nursery Market Insight: North West

Sofia Beck, Director at Christie & Co shares her insight into the day nursery market in the North West.

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Christie & Co comments on the 2024 Spring Budget

On Wednesday 6 March 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, presented his Spring Budget to parliament. Below, we summarise the key takeaways for our sectors and responses from our sector ...

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International Women's Day 2024 Q&A with...Courteney Donaldson

In the lead-up to International Women’s Day 2024, we’ve spoken to members of our senior leadership team about their career motivation, inspiration and advice for the next generation. Today we're heari...

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Seven things to consider when selling your day nursery

Our Head of Brokerage - Childcare & Education, Nick Brown, shares his seven top things to consider if you are selling your day nursery setting.

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BO24 Interviews: Childcare & Education - Courteney Donaldson & Purnima Tanuku

As part of our Business Outlook 2024 report, we held a series of interviews with leading industry professionals.

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