Redwoods Dowling Kerr are delighted to announce the sale of Phoenix Day Nursery Ltd located in Brentwood, Essex. The renowned childcare setting was sold to leading early care and education provider, Bright Horizons, who operate over 210 nurseries in the UK and Ireland, and over 900 worldwide.
Established by the vendor, Mrs Janet Elnaugh, in 2001, the nursery has gained an enviable reputation for the quality of early years development and childcare it provides, which is highlighted by previous ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted ratings achieved. Due to Mrs Elnaugh’s wish to retire, she mandated Redwoods Dowling Kerr to sell the setting through their successful Corporate Sales Process.
The Phoenix Day Nursery is recognised as a ‘Forest School’ as of 2010, which involves aiding children’s learning and development through outdoor and natural resources. Since its establishment, the Phoenix Day Nursery Ltd has gone from strength to strength, which is evident from its expansion back in 2014, when Mrs Elnaugh acquired a group of cottages to open a new baby unit and after school club.
The setting was a good fit for Bright Horizons, who are continually on the look out to develop and acquire nursery settings that share their passion and dedication in delivering high quality childcare.
The vendor, Mrs Elnaugh comments: “I would like to thank Karrina Lee for her guidance during the sale of my nursery business. Selling the nursery after 15 years was a very difficult decision to make and quite a complicated process. I wish the new owners every success for the future”
Karrina Lee, Senior Childcare Negotiator at Redwoods Dowling Kerr commented: “The sale of the nursery marks yet another success of Redwoods Dowling Kerr’s Corporate Sales Process. It was a pleasure to deal with both Mrs Elnaugh and Bright Horizons. This is an outstanding setting with an excellent reputation, and I am pleased to have assisted Bright Horizons in enabling them to add another quality setting to their ever expanding portfolio.”