A Lancashire-based childcare management software specialist has secured contract renewals with four of the UK鈥檚 top nursery providers 鈥� worth up to 拢2.5m over the next three years.
Connect Childcare, which was launched in 2005 and has 51 staff, has retained Busy Bees, Kids Planet, Partou UK, and The Old Station Nursery Group.
The tech company works with around 1,000 customers, including four of the UK鈥檚 top five nurseries and half of the top 50.
Chris Reid, CEO of Connect Childcare, said: 鈥淚t’s with great delight that we continue long-standing relationships with some of the largest groups in the UK.
鈥淚n today鈥檚 digital-first world, more nursery chains are turning to technology in a bid to streamline operations, centralise processes, and manage staff more efficiently.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an exciting time for the business as we continue to improve our software over the next 12 months.
“Following our latest round of investment and the announcement of our new chairman (Paul Kennedy) back in June 2023, we鈥檙e committed to supporting early years professionals through the continuous development of our platforms.鈥�
Connect鈥檚 head of commercial, John Pickup, said: 鈥淎s we continue to develop our nursery management platform at pace, our aim will always be to continue providing support to our customers in the best possible way, helping them to reduce the time spent on manually intensive admin tasks and focus on what they do best: child development.鈥�
In 2023 the company secured additional funding from Seascape Capital Holdings. It followed an earlier investment of 拢4m from Mobeus听Equity Partners.听