Family nursery firm launches with double swoop
A FAMILY nursery business has been launched in Liverpool with the acquisition of two sites.
Maitland Nurseries, which has been formed by Geoff and Elaine Maitland, their son Philip and his wife Victoria, has bought Griffin Day Nursery in Bootle and Hearts Junior Club in Crosby.
The deal was supported by a £100,000 funding package from The Royal Bank of Scotland under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme scheme.
Established in 1989, Griffin Day Nursery provides full time care for up to 30 pre–school children from 8am until 6pm. The nursery has nine employees.
Hearts Junior Club operates pre and after school clubs within St Luke’s Church Centre in Crosby. It caters for 24 children, employs five people.
Philip Maitland, director of Maitland Nurseries, said: “Both the Griffin Day Nursery and Hearts Junior Club are well established businesses and we are delighted to have acquired them.
“Our aim is to provide children with a safe environment in which to learn and develop and we look forward to working with the staff in both venues to make this happen.”
The RBS Business & Commercial banking team in Liverpool provided funding.
