CX CASE STUDY

Family First Nurseries Group Case Study

Family First built their reputation on warm, personal care where every parent felt heard and every child felt safe. As they expanded rapidly across the UK, the challenge was keeping that feeling alive in every single nursery. Real-time parent feedback became the thread that held it all together.

Building a listening rhythm that scales warmth, trust, and consistency

Turning Feedback into Daily Action with Resonate CX

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“Life is about looking for patterns, and I’m always looking for them in what parents tell us.

Feedback is the breakfast of champions, and we like eating a big breakfast of feedback every day. The principle is that, before the child goes to bed at night, we’ve responded to the feedback.”

Tony Page

Chief Executive Officer | Family First Nurseries Group

KEY LEARNINGS

Scaling 100 nurseries without losing closeness

01

Sustainable growth requires a listening system, not just a growth plan

Scaling from 4 to 100 nurseries without losing closeness only worked because feedback was structured, consistent, and always on, not ad hoc.

02

Communication is as important as quality of care

Parents rated child development highly — but flagged communication as the gap. That single insight drove an upgrade that improved family engagement within one week across nearly 100 centres.

03

Early signals allow early conversations

Clusters of transition-related feedback revealed where families needed reassurance before concerns became complaints. Proactive conversations raised the standard of care before issues escalated.

04

When feedback becomes a daily habit, the whole organisation moves faster

Faster insight meant faster decisions and a stronger relationship between staff and parents.

05

A shared view across 100 nurseries turns individual scores into network intelligence

High-performing nurseries became reference points. Improvement areas became visible and actionable, not hidden in quarterly reports.

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