Community Life

Giving back, helping others and creating a sustainable business are three key areas we are incredibly passionate about at Cherubs Nurseries. These are bought together through our community life work which is something we are incredibly proud of.

Making our communities better places to live, work and grow up in

At the heart of community life is our charity partner which is selected from nominations from our staff, parents and families. Throughout the year, we work closely with our charity partner hosting worthwhile events to bring our parent community together, raise awareness and money.

We’re proud to introduce our 2024 charity partner, Children with Cancer UK. Founded in 1986, by the O’Gorman family – Children with Cancer UK has been working for the past 35-years to fund vital research, support families and raise awareness. To date, the charity has raised over £300 million and funded over 300 research projects – investing almost £10 million in family homes near hospitals, hosted “amazing days out” for 75,000+ patients and their families.

  • Childhood cancer is rare – around 1,800 new cases are diagnosed every year in the UK (in children aged 0-14 years).
  • Childhood cancers account for less than 1% of all cancers in the UK.
  • This means that around one child in 500 will develop some form of cancer by the age of 14 years.
  • For girls in the UK, there are around 840 new cancer cases in the UK every year (2016-2018).
  • For boys in the UK, there are around 990 new cancer cases in the UK every year (2016-2018).
  • The incidence of childhood cancer is on the rise in the UK, increasing by 15% between 1993-1995 and 2015-2017. Some of this increase is thought to be due to improvements in diagnosis and registration.
  • The highest incidence rates for all children’s cancers combined are in the under-fives for both sexes, with almost half (46%) of all cases in children being diagnosed in this age group (UK, 2015-2017). This pattern varies greatly by cancer type.

Susan Mills, Founder and CEO said “Making the communities we serve better places to live, work and grow up in is something we take seriously at Cherubs Nurseries. A big part of this is our charity partner, which is nominated by our parents and staff and partners. We were introduced to Children with Cancer UK in 2023 and have been inspired by their work. This combined with having children and families we care for being affected by cancer, we feel obliged to do our part to support the people who have supported us. We feel doing this is the best way to go about this.”

In addition to working with our charity partner, our team pride themselves on come up with fun, educational and innovative ways to involve our children, families and staff in our community life efforts. From residential home visits to clothes swap shops and monthly community clean-ups. We aim to have a positive, long-lasting and far-reaching effect on all the communities we serve, involving as many people as possible. For our children, this gives them additional learning opportunities and for our families and people, it gives them a sense of pride knowing that they’re doing something worthwhile and truly special.

Our progress this year

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Last updated 23rd January 2024

Our 2024 target

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Did you know?

Since 2014, thanks to our parents’ and families’ generosity and support, we have raised in excess of £80,000 for UK charities and causes, including Theodora Children’s Charity, Rainbows Children’s Hospice, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance and YoungMinds.

Corporate Social Responsibility

At Cherubs Nurseries, we place a high level of importance on the sustainability of our business and the impact we have on the world around us. We must ignite an understanding of the world and how to protect it in all the children we care for.

Just a few of the things we do to reduce our carbon footprint include two meat-free days per week (across all nurseries), mixed recycling across all nurseries and the donation of used toys and equipment to local causes and charities.

To learn more about corporate social responsibility at Cherubs Nurseries, please download our CSR statement here.