Childbase Partnership

Childbase Partnership is a British employee-owned nursery group that has been delivering childcare excellence since 1989. The company operates a network of nurseries across the United Kingdom, providing early years education and care for children. Its official website highlights that it is ranked No.1 in the Nursery World magazine quality league table 2026, having also topped the table in 2024 and 2025. The partnership is rated 'World Class' by Best Companies and is a European Business Award winner. As an employee-owned organisation, every Childbase Partnership employee is an owner invested in ensuring that each child in their care is happy, confident and ready to realise their full potential. The group emphasises a commitment to continuously redefine excellence in every area of operation, from imaginative, state-of-the-art, age-appropriate play and learning spaces in nurseries to award-winning training programmes for its Early Years professionals. Childbase Partnership also runs an exclusive website and app for families called Childbase@Home, and promotes initiatives such as 30 hours free childcare for eligible working parents, climate positive commitments, and first aid training for colleagues and parents. The company has been recognised as a top UK workplace for over a decade.

Childbase Partnership was founded in 1989 and has since grown into a leading UK nursery group. The company has been employee-owned, a structure that underpins its commitment to quality and staff engagement. Over the years, it has expanded its network of nurseries across the United Kingdom, providing early years education and care. The group has consistently ranked at the top of the Nursery World Quality League Table, achieving the No.1 position in 2024, 2025, and 2026. It has also been recognised as a 'World Class' employer by Best Companies and has won a European Business Award. The partnership has been a top UK workplace for over a decade. In recent years, Childbase Partnership has launched initiatives such as Childbase@Home, an exclusive website and app for families, and has promoted climate positive commitments and first aid training for colleagues and parents. The company continues to celebrate milestones at individual nurseries, such as 25 years of Windermere and Mulberry, and community achievements like fundraising for families in need.

• 2026

  Ranked No.1 in the Nursery World magazine quality league table.

• 2024

  Ranked top of the Nursery World Quality League Table.

• 1989

  Childbase Partnership founded.

Premium employee-owned childcare provider focused on excellence, innovation, and employee ownership.

• Childbase@Home

  An exclusive website and app for families.

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