Buying a nursery
Commercial and operational support when buying a nursery.
Know what you are buying before you commit.
A nursery can look busy, well run and profitable from the outside. The decision sits in the detail: sustainable earnings, staffing, occupancy quality, systems, leadership and what changes when the current owner leaves.
Commercial and operational review
Challenge the story behind the numbers.
The headline figures are only the start. I look at how the nursery actually operates and which assumptions are likely to move once ownership changes.
This sits alongside, not instead of, legal, tax and accounting due diligence. My role is to challenge the operating reality and help you understand where the business may need investment, management attention or a different plan.
- Occupancy by room, age group and session pattern
- Fee income, funding mix and debtor position
- Staffing structure, deployment and labour cost
- Management depth and reliance on the current owner
- Operating systems, reporting and control
- Immediate investment, integration and first-90-day priorities
What support can look like
Commercial challenge before you commit.
Purchase support can focus on reviewing the operating areas above, challenging the assumptions behind the opportunity and identifying questions that still need an answer before completion. It remains separate from the legal, tax and accounting due diligence handled by your specialist advisers.
Before completion
Know what needs to happen on day one.
A good acquisition review should not end with a list of risks. It should leave you clearer about the price, the questions still unanswered and the first operational priorities if the deal completes.
Read the buying-a-nursery due diligence checklist ↗︎
Read about my nursery acquisition and integration experience ↗︎
Considering a nursery purchase?
Bring the opportunity and the questions you have. I can identify where a deeper commercial review would add value.