Raring2go! Co Durham & Darlington

4 raring2go Andrea Townsley ’ s award - winning nursery group Clever Clogs is the new owner of Little Ladybirds Day Nursery in Preston Farm. Little Ladybirds becomes the third nursery in Andrea ’ s group, with the 51 - year - old married mum - of - three already owning two successful nurseries in Durham. She opened Clever Clogs Belmont and Clever Clogs Bowburn in 2007 and 2011, respectively. Both nurseries are also rated as outstanding by Ofsted. Explaining her decision to buy Little Ladybirds, Andrea, who lives in Stockton - on - Tees, said: “ My dad was a businessman and he always advised me to look for the next investment and seize the opportunity when the right thing came along. Little Ladybirds is very much like my other nurseries. Purpose - built, in a great location, rated outstanding by Ofsted and with lots of potential, so once it became available, I knew it was perfect for me. I am looking forward to working with the staff team and parents at Little Ladybirds to ensure we continue to offer the highest quality early years education for the children. ” Lesley Thompson, the former owner of Little Ladybirds, said: ““ I am pleased to be able to hand over the nursery to Andrea. I am confident I have found someone who shares the same ethos to childcare as I do. Like me, she has a family - run business and is committed to running Little Ladybirds with the highest standards of service that parents have come to expect from an outstanding nursery like this. ” Find out more at www.littleladybirds.co.uk Local Mum & Entrepreneur Andrea takes over at Little Ladybirds