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Top 25 Childcare providers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 3,019 childcare providers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 20,796 professional contacts across them, including 1,621 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers childcare providers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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3,019Companies
20,796Contacts tracked
1,621Verified emails
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The 25 largest childcare providers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 3,019 childcare providers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to childcare providers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceLymm, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000591 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kids Planet not only provides the highest standard of nursery care and education but also a unique environment in which children are actively encouraged to explore, learn and to…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a581 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Koru Kids is London’s fastest growing childcare brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000347 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are redefining early childhood education in more ways than one.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a292 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At Tinies, our mission is to support families and childcare professionals by providing exceptional, personalised childcare solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceDenton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000260 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At Partou, childcare isn’t just a job; it’s a journey – one where every child leads us in a unique direction.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceEpsom, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500227 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fennies Nurseries first opened our doors in 1992, with the vision to create a vibrant and innovative, home-from-home learning experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSummercourt, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000204 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We opened our first nursery in 1991 and now operate 39 nurseries throughout the South and Wales!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceChesham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000184 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Asquith Day Nurseries is the UK’s leading provider of premium childcare and education for the under 5s.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200183 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Little Ones is an internationally established childcare, housekeeper and domestic care service with offices located in the heart of central London.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceTheale, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000156 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We grow good humans, little and big, and the communities they help shape.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500131 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Voted the Top Nursery Group in the UK, twice Our mission is to create inspiring worlds full of awe and wonder for little ones to grow and thrive in.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceBournemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000119 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Here at Tops Day Nurseries, we are proud to be industry leaders in providing exceptional childcare across the South and South-West, with nurseries and holiday clubs in Dorset…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000117 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Little Elms is an established nursery that aims to provide the highest standards of care for children aged between 3 months and 5 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidencePaisley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Care and Education for children and young people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceChelmsford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 35 magical years, Seymour House has provided a beyond brilliant nursery experience for families.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20092 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kipinä is an international early childhood program that ignites “the spark” in children, aged 4 months to 6 years, to create a lifelong love of learning.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceFenny Stratford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Ashbourne Day Nurseries, where we passionately craft nurturing environments that inspire lifelong learning and confidence in every child.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceElstree Hertfordshire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20079 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Bright Little Stars Nursery™ is an award-winning childcare and education provider with a unique learning programme and pre-school We believe in providing every child with…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Early Years is the largest organisation in Northern Ireland for young Children.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50067 contacts →

Strong evidence

Childcare and education provider for babies and young children aged from 3 months to 5 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceAtworth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Snapdragons Nurseries have been leading the way in early years education since opening our first nursery and pre-school in 1998.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20057 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Holistic childcare for the modern world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20053 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Welcome to MRN Nurseries, the childcare to have!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceEynsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Every child deserves the best start in life.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Childcare providers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
7.8%Verified-email coverage
6.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
11.5%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,889
11-50
760
51-200
201
201-500
31
501-1,000
7
1,001-5,000
11
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
6

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 3,019 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among childcare providers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “childcare providers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names childcare providers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among childcare providers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,621 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Childcare providers by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names childcare providers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many childcare providers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 3,019 childcare providers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Kids Planet DAY Nurseries, headquartered in Lymm, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most childcare providers?

London leads with 347 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (48) and Manchester (43).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,621 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 3,019 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.