Kirsty Jackson has joined leading day nursery provider Partou as Childcare and Operations Director.
Part of the largest childcare group in the Netherlands, the company operates more than 100 settings around the UK including Partou Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.
Ms Jackson previously spent more than seven years at Kids Planet leading quality and early years practice across a national portfolio of over 250 settings.
Kirsty Jackson who has been appointed Partou Childcare and Operations Director
Bringing extensive expertise in quality, safeguarding and early years provision, she also offers strong operational experience gained through senior leadership roles overseeing multiple nursery portfolios. In these positions, she successfully balanced educational excellence with operational delivery and commercial performance.
Samantha Rhodes, Partou Managing Director, said: “At Partou, our mission is to build a better tomorrow through early years care, creating safe, joyful and trusted environments where children can explore, discover and grow.
“To further progress this work, we are strengthening our leadership and support across safeguarding, quality and operations, ensuring every Partou nursery and team around the country possesses the highest levels of expertise and guidance.
“Kirsty is a highly experienced early years professional and an ideal fit as our new Childcare and Operations Director.
“It's a great appointment for Partou, we are thrilled to have her on board.”
Kirsty Jackson said: “I am passionate about creating safe, inspiring and inclusive environments where children flourish, families feel reassured and teams feel supported to grow.
“This is a challenging but hugely important time for the early years sector and an exciting moment to be joining Partou. There is a strong sense of ambition and momentum across the organisation, with a number of innovative plans taking shape for 2026.
“I am really looking forward to getting started and contributing to the next chapter of Partou’s journey.”