About Us

The company started over 20 years ago with its first nursery in a village outside Milton Keynes. Childbase is committed to its ethos of putting people first to ensure they value the service provided to our parents and their children.

In recognition of the importance Childbase places on its most significant resource, its employees, the Founders began the move to employee ownership in earnest 10 years ago.

There have been some real changes of late with the shareholders now committed to passing all their shares to a Trust which, is held for the benefit of current, and future, employees. Childbase will end up as a totally employee owned company – the commitment has been made and the Articles of the company changed to accommodate that transition.

At the core of the business is the person with whom we work and the values they bring to the organisation. Our commitment to our colleagues is hopefully endorsed by our National achievements either through the Times top 100 Companies to work for, 4 National Training Awards and the National Proshare Awards.

The approach to care within the nurseries, and the focus on individuals through training, has helped the company to achieve the highest 'Outstanding' outcomes awarded by OFSTED for the sector.

Over 80% of our staff are qualified for the care they provide, with programmes throughout the company from NVQ level II to Graduate Leaders and Early Years Professional Status. The opportunity for colleagues to experience care in a wider field is also supported through trips abroad on an annual basis including Sweden, Romania, Madrid, Italy and supporting ‘Build Africa’ through our charity work in Uganda.