UK nursery business consultancy · Services & pricing
Independent commercial and operational support for nursery owners and growing groups throughout the UK. From staffing, occupancy, fees and cash flow to buying, growing or preparing to sell, I help you understand what matters and decide what to do next. Choose a focused review, a defined project or ongoing senior support.
Free 30-minute call. No obligation to book paid work.
01 · Review
Choose the review based on whether you are dealing with one defined issue or several connected issues.
No VAT is charged. TNB is not VAT registered.
For one clearly defined nursery business issue at one setting.
No VAT is charged. TNB is not VAT registered.
For several connected issues, or when you want a wider commercial and operational view of one setting.
Specialist service
A specialist service from The Nursery Business for local and AI search visibility, parent enquiries, conversion, occupancy campaigns and practical AI use.
Marketing Review £395 · AI Search Visibility Audit £595.
See Nursery Marketing
Nursery business in practice
The level of support should match the size and complexity of the decision.
02 · Project
Defined Project Support is for owners who already know the change they need and want experienced commercial or operational help to deliver it.
Examples include start-up planning, acquisition review, occupancy improvement, management structure, operational change, growth preparation or sale readiness.
Price: scope and fee agreed before work starts.
Discuss a projectIt is not an open-ended consultancy retainer. The intended outcome, scope, deliverables, boundaries and fee are agreed before the work starts.
If you are still working out what the problem is, start with a review instead.
03 · Ongoing support
Regular commercial and operational support for nursery owners who need experienced challenge, management follow-through or additional senior capacity.
The structure can include fractional Operations Director or MD-style support, retained advisory or NED-style challenge depending on what the business needs.
Price: monthly scope and fee agreed in advance.
Explore ongoing supportUseful when the business needs regular senior attention across performance, management, growth or change, but a permanent full-time appointment is not the right answer.
Coming soon
The practical preparation programme for early years settings.
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Register your interest →Where TNB can help
These pages explain the types of questions that arise at different points in a nursery business. They are not five separate packages you have to choose between.
Still not sure?
You do not need to choose the service first. Start with a free 30-minute call and I will help you work out the sensible next step.
Organising an industry event or developing your team? Explore nursery business speaking and nursery business training and owner mentoring.