Tinies

Tinies
Company typePrivate company
IndustryChildcare
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Claire Adams (CEO)
Websitewww.tinies.com

Tinies Childcare is a British childcare company operating across the United Kingdom.[1] Tinies focuses on childcare recruitment operating 29 childcare and nanny agencies in the UK.[2]

Tinies specialises in the recruitment of nannies and nursery staff, and the provision of fixed and mobile crèches.[3] In October 2024, ownership of the company transferred to Claire Adams, a long-standing senior franchisee.

History

The company was founded in 1975, by Janet Trethewy Tinies as a nanny agency with 5 branches.

It was acquired by brothers Ben and Oliver Black in March 2000.[4] In August of that year they were joined by Amanda Coxen.[5]

In 2007 Tinies secured its first government Sure Start contract.[6] Tinies went on to manage the holiday playschemes for over 32 government departments.

Ben Black went on to found a web-based emergency childcare service, which went on to become the award-winning family friendly employee benefits company My Family Care (who also own Nannyshare.co.uk).[7][8]

In 2019, the company was acquired by US based childcare provider Bright Horizons.[9] The sale did not include Tinies five nurseries and mobile crèches.

In October 2024, ownership returned to senior long-standing franchisee Claire Adams, and Tinies now operates 29 branches across the UK under independent leadership.

References

  1. ^ Tinies Childcare - "Largest childcare recruitment agency in the UK"
  2. ^ All Tinies Branches Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Grannies should become nannies to meet rising demand". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  4. ^ "Brothers in nanny business"
  5. ^ "Supper Nanny Expert".
  6. ^ "Tinies Wins Its First Government Contract" Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Emergency Childcare"
  8. ^ "The Tinies & My Family Care Story" Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Bright Horizons acquires My Family Care". Nursery World. February 12, 2019.
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