13 July 2026

Christie Group plc

("Christie Group" or the "Company")

Christie & Co publishes Day Nurseries Market Review 2026

Annual review outlines strong buyer appetite, with further consolidation expected across the market in 2026

Christie Group plc (CTG.L) reports that its agency and advisory business, Christie & Co, has published its Day Nurseries Market Review 2026. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the children's day nurseries market, examining key trends in occupancy, fee growth, margins, investment activity, funding reform and regional market dynamics.

The report estimates that around 15,090 children's day nurseries operate across the UK. The sector remains predominantly made up of independent, owner-operated settings, which continue to be the backbone of provision and a key source of acquisition opportunities.

Christie & Co's Childcare & Education team is widely recognised as the UK's leading advisers, providing a range of services from brokerage to valuation and consultancy across the day nursery, specialist childcare, children's social care, and education sectors. Christie Finance, Christie Insurance and Pinders offer complementary services.

The publication is available to read on www.christie.com, or can be found by following the link below:

·    Christie & Co's Day Nurseries Market Review 2026

Dan Prickett, Chief Executive of Christie Group plc, comments, "2025 was one of the busiest years on record for our market-leading Childcare & Education team driven by well-planned exit strategies and robust trading. Momentum has continued into 2026, with buyer appetite for high quality businesses and development appetite remaining robust. This review further highlights the expertise and the insight we can offer operators and investors in the sector."

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Notes to Editors:

Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 32 offices across the UK and Europe, catering to its specialist markets in the healthcare, hospitality, leisure, medical, childcare & education and retail sectors.

Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional & Financial Services (PFS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PFS - Christie & Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Venners.

Tracing its origins back to 1896, the Group has a long-established reputation for offering valued services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.

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