News & Events Barney’s Rugby Run: Banana Moon supports Claverdon RFC world-record attempt for charity At Banana Moon Day Nursery, we love to get involved with our local communities, and our Head Office (based in Warwick) is a proud sponsor of local rugby team Claverdon RFC. This spring we are delighted to support Duncan Nealon from Claverdon RFC (and also our Banana Moon Harbury Director), who is raising money for Meningitis Now by running the London Marathon on 26th April in memory of Barney Adlington, who died from meningitis when he was three and [...]

News & Events Equipment Day at Banana Moon Day Nursery in Littleover! It’s another Equipment Delivery Day at Banana Moon as we welcome Littleover! Today we welcomed the equipment delivery at Banana Moon Day Nursery in Littleover; thank you to our team from Head Office and Hope Education for helping! Littleover is one of our new nurseries and we can’t wait to see the pictures once it’s fully equipped. To find your nearest Banana Moon Day Nursery location, please click here: https://www.bananamoondaynursery.co.uk/ Interested in starting your franchise journey? Follow this link to find out how [...]

News & Events Equipment Day for Banana Moon Day Nursery in Barnstaple! The Head Office team have been busy today, helping our new nursery location in Barnstaple move in as they welcome their Hope Education delivery! We can’t wait to see the nursery once it’s fully equipped with furniture and early years resources! To find your nearest Banana Moon Day Nursery location, please click here: https://www.bananamoondaynursery.co.uk/ Interested in starting your franchise journey? Follow this link to find out how we can help you: https://bananamoon.wpengine.com/why-franchise-with-us/ [...]

News & Events Banana Moon celebrates Top 100 Franchise status We are thrilled to announce that we have been included in Franchise Direct’s Top 100 Franchises in the UK for 2019. The research-based ranking system sees Banana Moon take its spot as one of the UK’s best franchises, alongside household names and global franchises such as Starbucks, McDonald’s and Swarovski. The franchise leader board takes in a host of criteria, including the numbers of units in the UK and abroad, revenue, stability and growth, number of years in operation and market expansion. Mark Bates, [...]

News & Events The dangers of button batteries – help us spread the word At Banana Moon we are always looking out for current issues and campaigns that relate to child safety. The Child Accident Prevention Trust have launched a new national safety campaign highlighting the dangers of button batteries. Found in everyday items, such as remote controls and car keys, button batteries can badly injure or kill a child if they are swallowed. Help to prevent more ‘devastating deaths’ from button batteries and #BeBatteryAware by reading the tips below. ‘Everyday’ items Look around any [...]

News & Events Banana Moon Day Nursery Walsall Our franchisee in Walsall is eagerly awaiting their Ofsted registration visit to allow them to open their doors. So whilst we are waiting for this very important date, we thought we would share some photos of what Banana Moon Day Nursery Walsall looks like behind the doors! For further information, please contact Sam or Mickaela on 01922 601439 or email info@bananamoon-walsall.co.uk

News & Events Encouraging Children to be outdoor in all weathers come rain or sun or snow Children have a lot of reasons to be indoors nowadays. There’s TV. Okay, there’s always been TV, but now there’s lots more of it, targeted with microscopic accuracy at just about every age. Then there are video games. These, again, have been around for a while, but the hardware has changed in recent years with phones and tablets becoming increasingly sophisticated and prolific. Children, with their open and inquisitive minds, can pick up a tablet and be lost [...]

News & Events When should a child move from a cot to the big bed A child’s sleep is always of great concern to a parent. A large part of this likely comes from the fact that it’s the one time you can’t exercise that minute-by-minute control you have over the rest of their life. No matter the care taken in choosing every aspect of how and where they sleep, you will have to go to sleep yourself at some point, and then you will worry. The big move Then maybe they move [...]

News & Events The Midnight Moon Awards 2017 On Thursday 28th September we held our annual awards ceremony at The Stratford Manor Hotel to celebrate the many successes of our Banana Moon Day Nursery Franchisees over the last year. More than 160 guests and sponsors were entertained during the glitzy black tie event, and enjoyed an inspirational and brilliant speech by none other than dragon slayer Levi Roots. Award winners: Franchisee of the Year 2017 – Banana Moon Day Nursery Rothwell Nursery of the Year 2017 – Banana Moon Day Nursery Hatton Best Newcomer 2017 – Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore Nursery [...]

News & Events This year, we’ve chosen to support a specialist children’s hospital We’re delighted to announce that for the coming year, Banana Moon Day Nursery will be supporting Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity which helps 90,000 children and young people each and every year. Headquartered in Warwick, in the heart of the country, the acclaimed and indispensable Birmingham Children’s Hospital is held close to the company’s heart, with Banana Moon’s Managing Director and founder spending many sleepless nights at the facility with his family. Speaking of his experience, Mark Bates said: “In October 2006 my two-and-a-half-year-old [...]