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
‘Outstanding’ Montessori nursery school in Buckinghamshire sold
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Marlow Montessori School in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
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Unique day nursery on a Darlington farm sold
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of High Bank Nursery in Stapleton, Darlington.
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Chappell Croft Day Nursery in Worthing sold, for the first time, to local operator
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Chappell Croft Day Nursery in Worthing, East Sussex.
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Charming Farnham day nursery sold to Ivy House Nurseries group
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Caterpillars Childcare in Farnham, Surrey.
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Historic, former SEN school site in Cheshire leased to therapeutic care provider
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has introduced a new specialist care provider tenant to a vacant, former boys SEN school premises in Congleton, rural Cheshire.
Read moreRecent Childcare & Education Major Instructions
NEW OPPORTUNITY: Project Simba
FOR SALE: An exclusive opportunity to acquire a group of day nurseries in East Yorkshire.
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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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Recent Childcare & Education Publications
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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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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Impact of COVID-19 on Global Early Childhood Education & Care Markets
This report explores the impact that COVID-19 has had on the ECEC sector across five selected countries of focus and how the pandemic may shape the markets going forward.
Read moreRecent Childcare & Education Blogs
A Blueprint for Early Education & Care: Labour Party Conference 2023
Key takeaways from the 2023 Labour Party Conference.
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Blueprint for Early Education & Care: Panel discussion
On 2nd October 2023, we joined the 2023 Conservative Party Conference to discuss the future of early years.
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Day Nursery Relief in Scotland: What this means for your business
Following the extension of Day Nursery Relief in Scotland, Business Agent, Callum Lancaster, explains what this means for your day nursery business.
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Day Nursery Market Insight: Scotland
Senior Director at Christie & Co, Martin Daw, shares his insight into the day nursery market in Scotland…
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Songbird Limited: Our year as a first-time day nursery owner
In this blog, Vicky Marsland caught up with Shane and Katy Stevenson, owners of Songbird Limited.
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