Nursery move into new HQ to create 30 jobs

Kaleidoscope Day Nurseries is moving into a new HQ in Drighlington, West Yorkshire, after gaining support from Yorkshire Bank’s Leeds Business Banking Centre.

The headquarters and training centre also includes a nursery for 116 children and an out-of-school club. The nursery will create 25 jobs, while the training centre will have five staff.

Kaleidoscope Day Nurseries was founded 22 years ago in Acomb, York by the husband and wife team of Jane and Steven Middlebrook.

It has 150 full and part-time staff.

The move follows a period of growth for the business. It will see Kaleidoscope Day Nurseries move from its offices in Station Road, Morley, where the company had been for four years.

Managing director Jane Middlebrook said: “We’re pleased to be moving into purpose-designed premises where we can invest in our own future.

“The new nursery will enable us to take our services further west to support families in areas such as Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Birkenshaw, Birstall and Batley. Our top priority now is to fill the new nursery and establish ourselves as a centre of excellence for childcare and childcare training across all our sites.

“This latest expansion is testament to our providing the very best in childcare.

“After 21 years, we know the childcare business and are passionate about the quality of the care we offer. Most of our customers are working parents and our services allow them to go to work with peace of mind that their child is being safely looked after in a stimulating and nurturing environment.”

Kaleidoscope Day Nurseries runs six facilities in Morley, Gildersome, York city centre and Acomb, all of which have been acquired with Yorkshire Bank support.

The facilities care for more than 600 children aged between three months to 11-years-old. The company also runs four out-of-school clubs in North and West Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Bank Leeds Business Banking Centre business partner, Linda Binns, said: “The tough economic climate means that many families, not just those where the parents are working, are under pressure.”