Love Childcare Recruitment

What Love Childcare Recruitment does

Love Childcare Recruitment is a UK-based specialist recruitment agency operating within the Love Recruitment Group, founded in 2021 and headquartered in London. The firm places permanent practitioners, leaders and back-office professionals into nursery, early years, wraparound care, sports coaching and education settings across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Its three core service lines are Nursery & Early Years recruitment, Childcare/Play/Wraparound Care recruitment, and Sports & Education recruitment, supplemented by Head Office support function and Senior Childcare Management placements for the same employer base.

The agency's commercial model is contingency-based placement fees charged to employer clients on successful permanent hires, with no publicly disclosed pricing. All distribution runs through a Teamtailor-powered career site (used for both the public job board and the candidate-facing Connect profile/job-alert platform) and an active LinkedIn presence; the firm does not operate a proprietary technology stack and has no disclosed AI capabilities. Content and brand-building assets include the "Love Your Career in Childcare" podcast hosted by CEO Lawrence Everest, a blog and candidate guides, and a Share The Love environmental initiative tied to each placement. The company became an official Supporting Partner of the School Aged Childcare Association (SACA) in November 2025.

Love Childcare Recruitment is led by CEO Lawrence Everest (who co-founded the parent Love Recruitment Group in 2015 and oversees Love Childcare, Love Recruitment and Love Fitness Jobs), Co-Founder & Director Tom Trout, and Recruitment Director Steve Brennan. With seven employees and no external institutional funding disclosed, the firm is a small, founder-led specialist operating inside a structurally tight UK childcare staffing market that is being reshaped by post-2025 government-funded childcare expansion.

Name

Love Childcare Recruitment

Legal name

Love Childcare Recruitment

Website

https://lovechildcarerecruitment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Love Childcare Recruitment is a UK specialist permanent-placement agency placing practitioners, leaders and support staff into nurseries, wraparound care, sports coaching and education settings, operating as a brand within Love Recruitment Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Childcare recruitment
• Nursery staffing
• Early years recruitment
• Wraparound care staffing
• Sports coaching recruitment

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Placement/Recruitment Fees: Contingency-based recruitment fees charged to employer clients upon successful placement of candidates in permanent roles across nursery, wraparound, sports, and education settings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Love Childcare Recruitment is a UK specialist recruitment agency that places childcare professionals into permanent roles across nursery/early years, wraparound care, sports/education, head office support, and senior management settings. Services are delivered by a team with prior sector experience and include candidate sourcing, screening, and ongoing post-placement support. Revenue is earned through contingency-based placement fees charged to employer clients upon successful hire.

Product overview

Love Childcare Recruitment operates as a specialist recruitment agency platform providing placement services across three core divisions: Nursery & Early Years, Childcare/Play/Wraparound Care, and Sports & Education. The platform also supports Head Office functions and Senior Management recruitment within the childcare sector. The company offers a candidate-facing Connect platform for job alerts and profile management, supplemented by content resources including a Career Guide, Salary Calculator, and the 'Love Your Career in Childcare' podcast. Services span permanent, leadership, and head office recruitment across the UK, with job postings covering roles from entry-level practitioners to executive positions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nursery & Early Years Recruitment Permanent placement recruitment service for the nursery and early years sector, covering roles such as Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, Room Leader, Senior Practitioner, Level 3 Early Years Educator, SENCO, and area management positions. Target customers are UK nursery operators and early years settings.
• Childcare, Play & Wraparound Care Recruitment Permanent placement recruitment service for the wraparound and out-of-school childcare sector, covering roles such as Breakfast and After-School Club Manager, Wraparound Operations Manager, Holiday Camp Leader, Area Manager, Playworker, and Play Leader. Target customers are before-school, after-school, and holiday childcare providers.
• Sports & Education Recruitment Permanent placement recruitment service for sports and education roles within childcare settings, covering Sports Coach, PE Coach, Lead PE Teacher, Sports Development Coach, Children's Activity Instructor (gymnastics, dance, martial arts, swimming), and Holiday Sports Camp Manager. Target customers are sports coaching, PE, and activity providers in UK childcare settings.
• Head Office & Support Function Recruitment Permanent placement recruitment for back-office positions within childcare organisations, including HR Manager/Director, Talent Acquisition Manager, Finance Manager, Business Development Manager, Operations Manager, Marketing Manager, and IT/Systems roles. Target customers are UK childcare operators and multi-site groups hiring head office functions.
• Senior Childcare Management Recruitment Specialist permanent placement service for senior leadership positions in the UK childcare sector, including C-Suite roles, Regional and General Management, and Sales & Business Development positions. Target customers are multi-site nursery groups and larger childcare organisations.
• Connect Candidate Platform Candidate-facing platform enabling job seekers to create profiles, set up tailored job alerts, add references, and receive updates about job opportunities across all childcare sectors. Supports the recruitment service by maintaining an engaged candidate pool for the agency's placement operations.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• School Aged Childcare Association (SACA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2025Love Childcare Recruitment became an official Supporting Partner of SACA, the School Aged Childcare Association. This partnership aligns with their mission to champion childcare and education sectors. SACA supports providers, shares best practice, and advocates for excellence in wraparound and school-aged childcare. The partnership enables Love Childcare to contribute to the SACA community and provide recruitment, training, and retention solutions to UK providers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pertemps: One of the UK's largest independent recruitment agencies, with a nursery and childcare division. Comparable as a scaled incumbent operating across multiple sectors but serving the same childcare employer base.
• Sanctuary Personnel: UK recruitment specialist focused on health, social care and education, including childcare and early years roles. Comparable as an incumbent operating in adjacent care/education verticals with similar candidate profiles.
• Reed: UK-wide generalist recruitment brand with dedicated education and childcare specialisms. Comparable as a broad incumbent able to leverage national employer relationships and a large candidate pool.
• Morgan Hunt: UK recruitment group covering education, social care and public services, including nursery and childcare placements. Comparable as a broader incumbent recruiter overlapping with the same employer and candidate segments.
• Sugarman Group: Established UK multi-sector recruitment group with a dedicated childcare and education division. Comparable as a larger incumbent offering childcare staffing alongside broader health, social care and education services.
• Hays: Global recruitment group with a UK education and early years practice. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving childcare and education employers from a significantly larger resource base.

Direct peers

• Tradewind Recruitment: UK specialist education recruitment agency covering early years, primary, secondary and SEND roles. Comparable as a vertical specialist serving nursery and education employers with sector-specific screening.
• Aspire People: UK education and early years recruitment agency placing teachers, support staff and nursery practitioners across the country. Comparable in customer base (childcare and education employers) and contingency placement model.
• Flourish Education: UK-based specialist education and early years recruitment agency supplying nurseries, schools and childcare providers with permanent and temporary staff. Comparable in mission, geography and target customer base.
• Tiny Toes Recruitment: UK specialist recruitment agency focused on the nursery and early years sector, placing practitioners and managers into childcare settings. Directly comparable as a vertically specialist recruiter in the same UK childcare market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/love-childcare-recruitment

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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