Tinies
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Childcare |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ben Black (co-CEO), Oliver Black (co-CEO) and Amanda Coxen (co-CEO) |
| Parent | Bright Horizons |
| Website | www |
Tinies Childcare is a British childcare company operating across the United Kingdom.[1] Tinies focuses on childcare recruitment operating 30 childcare and nanny agencies in the UK.[2] It has been part of US based Bright Horizons since 2019.
Tinies specialises in the recruitment of nannies and nursery staff, and the provision of fixed and mobile crèches.[3] The company manages a chain of 25+ fixed creches and junior/kids club programmes on behalf of fitness chains and companies. Tinies also runs the overseas child care recruitment schemes for the UK holiday company Thomson Holidays.
History
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ Tinies Childcare - "Largest childcare recruitment agency in the UK"
- ^ All Tinies Branches Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Grannies should become nannies to meet rising demand". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "Brothers in nanny business"
- ^ "Supper Nanny Expert".
- ^ "Tinies Wins Its First Government Contract" Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Emergency Childcare"
- ^ "The Tinies & My Family Care Story" Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bright Horizons acquires My Family Care". Nursery World. February 12, 2019.