Fife nursery changes hands

A Fife nursery has been acquired and a major refurbishment undertaken during lockdown.

Little Beehive Nursery Group has purchased the Little Einsteins nursery in Kirkcaldy’s Sang Road.

The nursery has been trading for over 15 years and is registered to accommodate up to 86 children.

Little Einsteins, which already has a pre-school provision in Kirkcaldy, plans to merge its two existing pre-school nurseries and relocate to the newly refurbished Sang Road provision.

The group’s other site, located at Balfour Street, will transform into a dedicated after-school and holiday club as part of The Hub Club, a primary age after-school facility that is also part of The Little Beehive Group.

The Sang Road nursery has been closed during lockdown and so its new owners have taken this opportunity to renovate the site.

The 10-week modernisation programme has transformed it into a contemporary open-plan design.

Carol Craig, Little Beehive’s director and project lead, said:

“There is a lot of work required to get it up to the Little Beehive standard, but I am excited to get the renovation project moving.

“From the first viewing, we saw the potential the space had, and our goal is to create a modern, clean child-centred provision, allowing free play between areas of the rooms to give the children the freedom of choice and to encourage learning through play.”

The purchase is the sixth facility in the Little Beehive Group, providing care for over 500 children in Fife and Angus.

Little Beehive Nursery was established in 1997 in Cupar and also has facilities in Newport-onTay, Montrose, Kirkcaldy and St Andrews.

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