UK Education & Training Early Education - PPC Market Share Analysis December 2025

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Early Education category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Early Education – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Education & Training Early Education UK

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 40.3246272602
59.6753727398
40%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 8
92
8%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 2%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 4%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Education & Training Early Education brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
kidoschools.com 16.96
ebay.co.uk 11.35
boysandgirlsnursery.com 5.34
brighthorizons.co.uk 4.93
openstudycollege.com 4.45
leyf.org.uk 4.2
learndirect.com 4.12
busybeeschildcare.co.uk 3.38
theoldstationnursery.co.uk 2.92
hatching-dragons.com 2.89
others 39.46
  • kidoschools.com - 16.96%
  • ebay.co.uk - 11.35%
  • boysandgirlsnursery.com - 5.34%
  • brighthorizons.co.uk - 4.93%
  • openstudycollege.com - 4.45%
  • leyf.org.uk - 4.2%
  • learndirect.com - 4.12%
  • busybeeschildcare.co.uk - 3.38%
  • theoldstationnursery.co.uk - 2.92%
  • hatching-dragons.com - 2.89%
  • others - 39.46%

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In the education PPC landscape, Kido Schools leads with 16.96% click share, followed by eBay at 11.35%. Others dominate with 39.46%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Education & Training Early Education brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date busybeeschildcare.co.uk leyf.org.uk openstudycollege.com kidoschools.com ebay.co.uk brighthorizons.co.uk hatching-dragons.com learndirect.com boysandgirlsnursery.com theoldstationnursery.co.uk
2025/12/01 0.06% 0.18% 4.48% 4.05% 6.36% 0.32% 0% 4.77% 3.99% 0%
2025/12/02 0% 0.34% 5.35% 0.13% 41.04% 0% 0% 7.28% 4.75% 0%
2025/12/03 0.1% 0.07% 8.06% 6.43% 8.13% 0% 0% 8.84% 15.67% 0.09%
2025/12/04 0.12% 0.12% 6.51% 17.34% 4.21% 0% 12.85% 6.27% 19.74% 0%
2025/12/05 3.61% 0.7% 9.07% 3.86% 7.3% 0% 0% 17.42% 0% 0%
2025/12/06 0.06% 0.15% 5.88% 13.87% 9.43% 0% 0% 7.08% 14.78% 0%
2025/12/07 8.75% 0.44% 8.15% 25.6% 6.22% 0% 3.51% 4.76% 3.01% 0%
2025/12/08 8.26% 0.14% 3.42% 15.12% 7.64% 0% 6.43% 4.54% 10.98% 0.08%
2025/12/09 0.06% 0.16% 3.95% 27.87% 10.69% 13.42% 4.23% 4.47% 2.16% 0.15%
2025/12/10 0.08% 0.5% 6.22% 27.9% 9.11% 0% 8.74% 6.3% 4.64% 2.83%
2025/12/11 3.75% 0.34% 5.64% 14.27% 8.63% 4.12% 0% 5.83% 0.06% 0%
2025/12/12 0.07% 0.6% 5.63% 12.49% 8.07% 4.14% 0% 8.37% 6.11% 0%
2025/12/13 0.15% 0.17% 6.87% 14.63% 8.69% 0% 13.79% 6.74% 0.11% 0%
2025/12/14 0.24% 0.29% 6.97% 30.48% 8.46% 0.33% 9.98% 6.79% 2.58% 0%
2025/12/15 0.09% 2.39% 5.1% 14.95% 5.32% 8.89% 7.03% 4.29% 5.22% 2.47%
2025/12/16 11% 0.12% 4.27% 18.97% 12.91% 14.6% 0% 3.95% 9.35% 0.13%
2025/12/17 2.64% 3.66% 3.33% 17.47% 4.86% 7.63% 0% 5.59% 1.67% 9.97%
2025/12/18 0.12% 0.21% 6.46% 20.87% 4.96% 0.29% 0% 9.77% 6.72% 6.26%
2025/12/19 4.32% 0.18% 7.37% 6.08% 14.01% 7.76% 2.05% 5.63% 0% 11.11%
2025/12/20 0.11% 5.53% 8.58% 10.33% 5.2% 6.13% 3.02% 9.11% 0.12% 0%
2025/12/21 15.35% 0.3% 6.53% 10.69% 3.26% 11.91% 0% 3.6% 1.75% 0%
2025/12/22 7.69% 0.44% 5.57% 6.04% 3.84% 15.33% 3.47% 3.7% 1.36% 14.26%
2025/12/23 2.87% 1.99% 5.4% 17.71% 3.5% 10% 4.87% 5.66% 9.33% 10.71%
2025/12/24 0.08% 20.72% 8.98% 6.77% 4.09% 2.47% 0% 4.25% 7.32% 2.29%
2025/12/25 0.12% 6.69% 8.82% 17.19% 5.07% 5.87% 2.34% 3.27% 3.08% 5.01%
2025/12/26 10.97% 10.82% 9.22% 21.48% 4.93% 10.87% 0% 4.25% 0.05% 2.53%
2025/12/27 0.12% 18.11% 3.91% 23.39% 2.81% 0.02% 6.48% 4.12% 5.53% 0%
2025/12/28 9.51% 4.27% 4.79% 15.52% 12.38% 5.31% 0% 4.14% 2.46% 0%
2025/12/29 3.91% 4.71% 6.05% 22.59% 3.34% 4.15% 2.03% 4.86% 5.63% 3.77%
2025/12/30 0.38% 0.13% 6.4% 13.57% 5.08% 14.92% 0% 5.42% 1.92% 8.86%
2025/12/31 10.51% 9.18% 6.53% 6.29% 6.18% 5.26% 4.86% 4.03% 3.53% 0.03%
  • busybeeschildcare.co.uk
  • leyf.org.uk
  • openstudycollege.com
  • kidoschools.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • brighthorizons.co.uk
  • hatching-dragons.com
  • learndirect.com
  • boysandgirlsnursery.com
  • theoldstationnursery.co.uk

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In December 2025, Kido Schools dominated PPC spend, peaking at 30.48 on the 14th. Busy Bees Childcare saw fluctuations, ending strong at 10.51. Leyf.org.uk surged on the 24th with 20.72. The month concluded with diverse spending patterns across advertisers.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Education & Training Early Education

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2025/12/01 92
2025/12/02 86
2025/12/03 82
2025/12/04 87
2025/12/05 84
2025/12/06 87
2025/12/07 86
2025/12/08 87
2025/12/09 94
2025/12/10 93
2025/12/11 80
2025/12/12 90
2025/12/13 97
2025/12/14 78
2025/12/15 96
2025/12/16 93
2025/12/17 89
2025/12/18 81
2025/12/19 100
2025/12/20 92
2025/12/21 82
2025/12/22 91
2025/12/23 89
2025/12/24 94
2025/12/25 89
2025/12/26 76
2025/12/27 87
2025/12/28 87
2025/12/29 91
2025/12/30 82
2025/12/31 84

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Advertisers fluctuated throughout December, peaking at 100 on the 19th. The month concluded with 84 distinct advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Education & Training Early Education

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
leyf.org.uk 5.99%
theoldstationnursery.co.uk 2.93%
brighthorizons.co.uk 2.54%
monkeypuzzledaynurseries.com 1.87%
thrivechildcare.com 1.87%
charterhousesquareschool.co.uk -1.25%
boysandgirlsnursery.com -1.9%
hatching-dragons.com -1.95%
ebay.co.uk -3.55%
kidoschools.com -4.28%

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LEYF.org.uk surged with a 5.99% click share increase, while KidoSchools.com dropped by 4.28%.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Education & Training Early Education Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date busybeeschildcare.co.uk ebay.co.uk leyf.org.uk kidoschools.com brighthorizons.co.uk hatching-dragons.com openstudycollege.com boysandgirlsnursery.com learndirect.com theoldstationnursery.co.uk
2025/12/01 0.04% 7.78% 0.29% 5.95% 0.28% 0% 2.82% 4.58% 4.41% 0%
2025/12/02 0% 45.85% 0.48% 0.09% 0% 0% 3.8% 5.27% 6.32% 0%
2025/12/03 0.12% 10.31% 0.07% 7.79% 0% 0% 5.04% 19.04% 8.06% 0.05%
2025/12/04 0.21% 7.09% 0.16% 20.78% 0% 9.55% 4% 20.68% 5.53% 0%
2025/12/05 4.09% 11% 0.91% 4.85% 0% 0% 6.29% 0% 15.47% 0%
2025/12/06 0.11% 12.22% 0.23% 15.72% 0% 0% 3.9% 19.03% 5.7% 0%
2025/12/07 8.61% 8.78% 0.56% 31.82% 0% 3.4% 5.32% 3.51% 4.03% 0%
2025/12/08 5.34% 9.42% 0.17% 19.1% 0% 7.12% 2.24% 12.06% 4.17% 0.05%
2025/12/09 0.09% 15.05% 0.24% 31% 10.06% 2.88% 2.44% 2.97% 3.73% 0.13%
2025/12/10 0.1% 12.87% 0.76% 29.68% 0% 9.22% 4.22% 6.15% 5.4% 3.13%
2025/12/11 3.55% 14.67% 0.51% 18.13% 3.73% 0% 3.96% 0.11% 5.09% 0%
2025/12/12 0.13% 12.43% 0.78% 14.11% 4.69% 0% 3.35% 7.82% 7.69% 0%
2025/12/13 0.23% 11.41% 0.27% 16.11% 0% 10.94% 4.89% 0.18% 6.41% 0%
2025/12/14 0.14% 11.85% 0.26% 34.39% 0.24% 9.09% 4.32% 3.11% 6.1% 0%
2025/12/15 0.16% 6.56% 2.64% 18.29% 6.28% 7.54% 3.5% 7.54% 3.69% 2.54%
2025/12/16 8.64% 13.67% 0.14% 23.32% 14.94% 0% 3.01% 9.52% 3.39% 0.11%
2025/12/17 2.24% 7.43% 3.58% 16.49% 8.01% 0% 2.35% 2.11% 5.18% 10.64%
2025/12/18 0.21% 7.59% 0.26% 23.62% 0.66% 0% 4.18% 7.83% 7.84% 6.3%
2025/12/19 4.5% 15.08% 0.19% 5.66% 6.62% 2.19% 4.7% 0% 4.67% 10.12%
2025/12/20 0.22% 6.76% 5.76% 11.75% 6.66% 3.33% 6.2% 0.22% 8.71% 0%
2025/12/21 15.39% 5.02% 0.36% 13.19% 12.1% 0% 4.39% 2.16% 3.09% 0%
2025/12/22 6.33% 6.87% 0.92% 8.44% 12.64% 4.15% 4.16% 2.14% 3.52% 13.65%
2025/12/23 1.85% 4.75% 2.59% 22.19% 8.63% 5.16% 3.82% 9.46% 5.03% 10.46%
2025/12/24 0.14% 7.06% 20.6% 9.29% 2.21% 0% 5.86% 8.69% 3.55% 2.3%
2025/12/25 0.18% 8.33% 5.73% 22.95% 3.62% 2.37% 6.16% 2.53% 2.89% 4.96%
2025/12/26 7.75% 7.49% 8.75% 22.72% 10.38% 0% 6.34% 0.08% 3.58% 2.61%
2025/12/27 0.12% 4.78% 17.63% 26.93% 0.02% 6.53% 2.7% 6.53% 3.79% 0%
2025/12/28 7.63% 14.07% 5.31% 17.63% 5.63% 0% 3.11% 2.81% 3.81% 0%
2025/12/29 3.85% 4.62% 3.9% 23.62% 3.67% 2.73% 3.96% 7.33% 4.38% 3.69%
2025/12/30 0.36% 7.54% 0.17% 15.79% 14.27% 0% 4.48% 2.61% 5.01% 8.97%
2025/12/31 10.57% 9.25% 8.79% 6.73% 5.77% 5.24% 4.39% 4.02% 3.39% 0.03%
  • busybeeschildcare.co.uk
  • ebay.co.uk
  • leyf.org.uk
  • kidoschools.com
  • brighthorizons.co.uk
  • hatching-dragons.com
  • openstudycollege.com
  • boysandgirlsnursery.com
  • learndirect.com
  • theoldstationnursery.co.uk

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In December 2025, Busy Bees Childcare saw fluctuating ad impressions, peaking at 15.39% on the 21st. eBay’s share spiked early, reaching 45.85% on the 2nd. Kido Schools maintained high visibility, peaking at 34.39% on the 14th. By month’s end, Busy Bees Childcare closed with a 10.57% share.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Education & Training Early Education

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Education & Training Early Education - Last month
  1. 1
    Ashbourne College, Kensington - GCSE private college https://www.ashbournecollege.co.uk

    52% A*A - Top 2.5% for Value Added – UCL top university destination – Outstanding Ofsted.

  2. 2
    Support For Homeschooling | For Students Aged 7 To 19 https://www.kingsinterhigh.co.uk

    Access a High-Quality, Flexible and Personalised Education Tailored to Your Child's Needs. Join King's InterHigh at Any Time. We Offer New Student Inductions Weekly. Contact Us Now.

  3. 3
    A Level Courses - Online A Level Courses https://www.learndirect.com › a-level-courses

    Enrol Now In Our Fully Accredited A Level Certification Courses. Request A Callback Now. Learndirect, Inspiring People To Realise Their Potential Through Online Courses.

  4. 4
    Adult A Level Maths Courses https://www.openstudycollege.com

    Fast Track A Levels — Fully accredited A Level Maths courses designed to be studied from the comfort of home. Your...

  5. 5
    Up Learn A Level Maths https://www.uplearn.co.uk

    Online Maths A Level Up Learn courses. 97% of students that complete the course attain A-A*. Get started and achieve your academic goals today

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In the competitive landscape of education PPC ads, Ashbourne College shines with its impressive 52% A*A rate and top university destinations. King’s InterHigh offers flexible homeschooling, while Learndirect and Open Study College provide accessible online A Level courses. Up Learn boasts a 97% A-A* success rate, emphasizing academic excellence.

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