Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Upsadaisy Children’s Nursery in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

The Ofsted-rated ‘Good’ day nursery caters for up to 75 children aged between 0-4 years and occupies an impressive property with great outdoor space in Bellhouse Road, Sheffield.

The setting has been owned by friends, Karen Green, Shelley Whitworth, and Clare Quince since 2016 and, after working in the sector for many years, they decided to sell to take a well-deserved retirement.

Following a confidential sales process with Vicky Marsland at Christie & Co, and with funding sourced through Lawrence Roberts at Christie Finance, it has been purchased by Nurtured Childcare, a growing group in the North of England.

Green said: “We acquired this former Sure Start building in 2016 after it had been closed for three years. Starting off with six children and the nursery has grown over the past eight years to 160.

“Our vision was to provide the local and wider community with an excellent early years provision and, along with our fantastic staff team and beautiful setting, we hope that we have achieved this.”

Craig Brennan, chief executive and founder at Nurtured Childcare, added: “Nurtured Childcare is a multi-award-winning group of nurseries operating across the North of England and Upsadaisy is exactly the type of setting we wanted to add to our group.

“This is our second site in South Yorkshire and we are very proud to be able to continue the good work of the previous owners. We already have plans in motion to develop the outdoor play area which will double the footprint.”

Marsland said the property had attracted multiple viewings within weeks of launching to market, and three offers were made.

She added: “While this process was not without its challenges, with the help of Christie Finance and the continued patience and hard work of my clients, we were able to achieve a full asking price offer.”