Kids Planet Day Nurseries Ltd has agreed a lease to open a 136 place day nursery at Hunter Real Estate Investment Managers’ 433,637 sq ft Exchange Quay Salford Quays office development.
A complete fit out is being undertaken at the new site to provide excellent facilities with large and spacious rooms and a secure outdoor area providing children with fresh air and outdoor fun. The nursery will also benefit from a state-of-the-art sensory room and a separate allotment area within the garden. The nursery will be open from Monday 7th November 2016
The nursery is the 18th setting to be added to the Kids Planet Group, which now offers over 1,700 nursery places across the North West and with revenues in excess of £13 million. Kids Planet Day Nurseries Ltd was founded in 2008 by chief executive Clare Roberts and her father John Hoban, who is chairman. John’s other daughter Lucy Kaczmarska, joined the Group in 2013 as Director of Early Years.
After first acquiring its first two nurseries in Warrington and Widnes, Kids Planet has quickly grown to become one of largest groups in the region with nurseries located in Beamont (Warrington), Crewe, Crosby, Dukinfield, Fazakerley, Hale, Higher Broughton, Lymm, Mossley Hill, Prestwich, Sale, Salford, Springhead, Southport, Urmston, Warrington and Widnes. Kids Planet currently have 12 Ofsted Outstanding nurseries with 6 currently awaiting inspection.
Clare Roberts, CEO of Kids Planet said; “We’re so pleased to have acquired such a fantastic site within Exchange Quay and we will continue to provide the same outstanding childcare across each and every one of our nurseries. Kids Planet Salford Quays is a great fit for the Kids Planet Group”.
Jeremy Birkett-Jones, investment director at Hunter, said; “An important focus of our £10M investment into Exchange Quay was to introduce a comprehensive amenity and lifestyle offering to enhance the occupier experience. We are therefore delighted to welcome Kids Planet to the development and to have this service available to tenants on-site.”
Over 100,000 sq ft of lettings have completed in the last 12 months at Hunter’s Exchange Quay development which has undergone a £10M investment programme to upgrade the six office buildings to Grade A specification, in addition to extensive remodelling of the public realm and the introduction of many occupier facilities including a Costa Coffee outlet and Londis Retail Shop which are managed by award-winning site services partner, Elior.
