Directorate Change

RNS Number:3211Q
Creative Education Corp Plc
30 September 2003


0700 hrs, Tuesday 30th September 2003.



                       Creative Education Corporation plc

                     'Creative Education' or 'the Company'



                            Appointment of Director


The Board of Creative Education Corporation plc, the AIM listed pre-school
nursery operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gillian Margaret
Lumsdon as a non-executive director.


Gillian, 61, has considerable experience within the field of education having
held high profile positions at leading preparatory schools. Gillian began
teaching in 1978 and in 1987 became Headmistress of Whitford Hall School,
Bromsgrove. Gillian joins Creative Education from Kensington Preparatory School
GDST, Fulham where she has been Headmistress for the last 10 years.


Gillian was Chairman of the Incorporated Association of Preparatory schools
(IAPS) and has also held a number of influential positions on other Educational
committees including the National Association of Head Teachers Primary Sector
Committee, Independent Schools Examination Board (ISEB) and The Association of
Heads of Independent Schools (AHIS). Gillian is also an Independent Schools
Inspectorate (ISI) registered Inspector.


Gillian Lumsdon is also currently a director of LWS Properties Limited.


The Company confirms that no other details are required to be disclosed under
paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 of the AIM rules.


David Alexander, Chief Executive, commented:


"We are very pleased to welcome Gillian to the Board and are confident that her
experience will be of considerable benefit to Creative Education. Gillian brings
enormous experience from the early years sector and as these are exciting times
for our company Gillian will have a key role in its development."


For further information please contact:

David Alexander                            0208 864 5147
Chief Executive, Creative Education        www.primarysteps.com

Brigitte Atkinson, Adam Reynolds           0207 245 1100
Hansard Communications                     [e-mail]


Notes to Editors:


The Creative Education Corporation plc was the first nursery school business to
be listed on the Alternative Investment Market. It began trading on AIM in April
2003. Creative Education is now one of the leading providers of quality
pre-school education. Today, the company operates 8 nurseries under the brand of
Primary Steps caring for over 200 children in areas of high demand across the
country. Nurseries are located in Bedford, Bushey, Chiswick, East Sheen, Hemel
Hempstead, Milton Keynes, North Finchley and Watford.


The value of the UK children's nursery market is estimated at over #2 billion
(2002) and the private sector nurseries generate an estimated income of nearly
#1.9 billion (2002). The children's nursery market has grown rapidly in the last
10 years, and is now five times the size (in nominal value terms) that at the
start of the 1990s. The fastest growing segment in the UK childcare market is
professionally managed, privately run day nurseries to which the Government is
committed continuing funds.






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