UK Education & Training Early Education - PPC Market Share Analysis June 2026

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 42.4452674511
57.5547325489
42%

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 11
89
11%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 2%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 7%
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
ebay.co.uk 26.35
busybeeschildcare.co.uk 15.9
kidoschools.com 9.33
purplejay.com 4.51
brighthorizons.co.uk 3.95
leyf.org.uk 3.37
kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk 3.28
learndirect.com 2.22
thrivechildcare.com 1.93
kingsinterhigh.co.uk 1.91
others 27.25
  • ebay.co.uk - 26.35%
  • busybeeschildcare.co.uk - 15.9%
  • kidoschools.com - 9.33%
  • purplejay.com - 4.51%
  • brighthorizons.co.uk - 3.95%
  • leyf.org.uk - 3.37%
  • kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk - 3.28%
  • learndirect.com - 2.22%
  • thrivechildcare.com - 1.93%
  • kingsinterhigh.co.uk - 1.91%
  • others - 27.25%

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Ebay.co.uk leads with 26.35% click share, closely followed by ‘others’ at 27.25%. Busybeeschildcare.co.uk holds 15.9%, while kidoschools.com captures 9.33%.

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 kidoschools.com kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk openstudycollege.com ebay.co.uk kingsinterhigh.co.uk learndirect.com brighthorizons.co.uk leyf.org.uk purplejay.com
2026/06/01 0.81% 0% 0% 9.46% 9.99% 7.22% 7.26% 9.5% 0.15% 0%
2026/06/02 7.56% 0% 0.3% 8% 29.84% 4.93% 5.48% 0% 0% 0%
2026/06/03 10.17% 0% 18.28% 3.14% 12.17% 3.2% 8.99% 0% 0.19% 0.16%
2026/06/04 0.75% 0% 6.94% 5.72% 17.67% 7.21% 4.19% 0.28% 0.88% 0%
2026/06/05 0.28% 0% 4.08% 4.69% 44.5% 3.46% 3.33% 7.28% 0% 0.16%
2026/06/06 18.01% 3.61% 3.91% 6.01% 4.68% 3.52% 2.7% 8.92% 6.84% 0%
2026/06/07 1.21% 0% 13.73% 4.71% 6.27% 2.3% 2.85% 14.08% 0% 0%
2026/06/08 16.23% 7.27% 4.13% 2.39% 6.05% 3.86% 3.32% 3.41% 0.17% 13.57%
2026/06/09 3.77% 3.73% 0% 2.48% 14.91% 4.98% 2.27% 6.27% 6.43% 31.21%
2026/06/10 4.06% 16.12% 0.24% 2.55% 14.98% 2.42% 1.85% 4.22% 0% 31.57%
2026/06/11 11.13% 8.06% 0.11% 1.13% 36.63% 1.2% 0.92% 12.89% 0.08% 13.87%
2026/06/12 16.61% 7.08% 0% 2.47% 4.44% 3.1% 1.81% 16.19% 0.18% 0%
2026/06/13 11.83% 6.8% 8.43% 2.88% 4.93% 4.56% 2.05% 4.43% 19.71% 11.93%
2026/06/14 21.73% 36.99% 0% 2.95% 4.45% 3.09% 2.59% 0% 6.17% 6.38%
2026/06/15 19.85% 8.8% 10.25% 3.42% 4.54% 3.83% 2.39% 5.4% 0.53% 0%
2026/06/16 31.97% 8.66% 0% 2.17% 3.6% 4.05% 1.52% 0% 7.75% 20.99%
2026/06/17 11.61% 13.92% 3.52% 1.69% 11.17% 2.98% 2.46% 12.49% 5.34% 3.39%
2026/06/18 18.82% 9.75% 7.35% 2.7% 15.79% 3.85% 3.72% 3.2% 0.22% 0%
2026/06/19 20.1% 13.02% 2.31% 1.74% 13.82% 2.02% 2.23% 3.71% 7.86% 0%
2026/06/20 17.07% 14.46% 0.14% 1.9% 2.26% 1.89% 2.06% 0% 25.15% 0%
2026/06/21 43.06% 23.35% 0.31% 1.39% 1.58% 1.84% 3.14% 4.22% 0.16% 0%
2026/06/22 17.98% 7.89% 9.67% 1.86% 2.55% 4.99% 3.27% 8.93% 0.19% 0%
2026/06/23 42.87% 0% 0% 3.45% 2.33% 2.65% 3.85% 0% 0.29% 0%
2026/06/24 32.7% 3.59% 0% 1.86% 12.65% 3.19% 2.56% 0.38% 0.26% 9.26%
2026/06/25 38.71% 9.32% 4.93% 2.08% 3.55% 2.71% 1.52% 7.23% 0.25% 0%
2026/06/26 25.57% 0.09% 5.99% 1.41% 28.47% 3.23% 2.31% 0.07% 7.66% 0%
2026/06/27 24.51% 24.65% 3.95% 2.22% 1.49% 3.04% 2.9% 0.45% 0% 0%
2026/06/28 31.38% 20.5% 9.12% 2.11% 1.68% 2.1% 5.06% 0.1% 0.18% 0%
2026/06/29 21.28% 17.91% 0.25% 3.87% 3.24% 4.78% 4.34% 5.96% 0.11% 5.72%
2026/06/30 30.41% 9.32% 4.75% 3.85% 3.67% 3.41% 3.38% 0.11% 0.11% 0%
  • busybeeschildcare.co.uk
  • kidoschools.com
  • kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
  • openstudycollege.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • kingsinterhigh.co.uk
  • learndirect.com
  • brighthorizons.co.uk
  • leyf.org.uk
  • purplejay.com

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Busybeeschildcare.co.uk dominated June with fluctuating spend, peaking at 43.06% on June 21. Kidoschools.com and purplejay.com showed consistent activity, while ebay.co.uk had notable spikes. The month ended with diverse spend patterns.

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
2026/06/01 58
2026/06/02 68
2026/06/03 79
2026/06/04 69
2026/06/05 72
2026/06/06 70
2026/06/07 70
2026/06/08 77
2026/06/09 64
2026/06/10 69
2026/06/11 70
2026/06/12 71
2026/06/13 74
2026/06/14 71
2026/06/15 73
2026/06/16 74
2026/06/17 80
2026/06/18 79
2026/06/19 74
2026/06/20 75
2026/06/21 63
2026/06/22 66
2026/06/23 64
2026/06/24 66
2026/06/25 63
2026/06/26 62
2026/06/27 66
2026/06/28 62
2026/06/29 63
2026/06/30 61

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In June 2026, advertiser numbers peaked mid-month at 80, then gradually declined, ending at 61.

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
busybeeschildcare.co.uk 12.9%
kidoschools.com 4.13%
thrivechildcare.com 2.6%
boysandgirlsnursery.com 1.86%
mrnnursery.co.uk 1.38%
fennies.com -0.87%
littlepioneers.coop -0.96%
brighthorizons.co.uk -1.88%
purplejay.com -6.97%
ebay.co.uk -13.27%

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In the past month, busybeeschildcare.co.uk soared with a 12.9% click share increase, while ebay.co.uk plummeted by 13.27%. Thrivechildcare.com and kidoschools.com also saw positive gains, contrasting with declines for purplejay.com and brighthorizons.co.uk.

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 kidoschools.com kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk learndirect.com openstudycollege.com kingsinterhigh.co.uk leyf.org.uk brighthorizons.co.uk purplejay.com
2026/06/01 0.85% 25.23% 0% 0% 6.35% 6.73% 4.29% 0.12% 6.97% 0%
2026/06/02 7.21% 46.88% 0% 0.15% 5.22% 5.79% 3.04% 0% 0% 0%
2026/06/03 9.6% 22.28% 0% 15.22% 7.97% 2.25% 2.02% 0.13% 0% 0.11%
2026/06/04 0.74% 37.56% 0% 6.55% 3.58% 4.42% 4.8% 0.67% 0.21% 0%
2026/06/05 0.14% 58.37% 0% 3.11% 2.56% 3.11% 1.72% 0% 6.27% 0.09%
2026/06/06 14.66% 11.88% 3.53% 3.6% 2.1% 3.94% 2.14% 3.59% 7.29% 0%
2026/06/07 1.18% 15.52% 0% 13.16% 2.83% 4.47% 1.49% 0% 13.16% 0%
2026/06/08 15.14% 14.5% 7.46% 3.93% 3.07% 1.66% 2.58% 0.13% 3.73% 11.19%
2026/06/09 3.86% 24.74% 3.62% 0% 2.28% 2.21% 3.42% 3.56% 7.11% 28.14%
2026/06/10 3.43% 26.6% 16.3% 0.12% 1.77% 1.71% 1.51% 0% 3.38% 26.08%
2026/06/11 9.21% 51.06% 6.88% 0.05% 0.75% 0.8% 0.7% 0.05% 11.47% 9.88%
2026/06/12 14.84% 12.04% 7.23% 0% 1.58% 1.65% 1.83% 0.16% 16.22% 0%
2026/06/13 12.65% 13.82% 8.36% 8.48% 2.03% 2.6% 3.12% 12.77% 4.13% 12.4%
2026/06/14 19.8% 11.73% 39.31% 0% 2.41% 2.55% 2.01% 3.3% 0% 6.42%
2026/06/15 18.25% 12.32% 9.26% 9.19% 2.3% 2.41% 2.34% 0.39% 4.5% 0%
2026/06/16 28.84% 11.09% 10.66% 0% 1.53% 1.52% 3.01% 5.38% 0% 18.13%
2026/06/17 10.06% 23.37% 12.76% 2.9% 2.19% 1.16% 1.85% 2.91% 11.43% 2.86%
2026/06/18 16.12% 28.86% 9.77% 6.36% 3.36% 2% 2.48% 0.21% 3.25% 0%
2026/06/19 18.04% 21.51% 13.15% 1.78% 1.86% 1.34% 5.53% 4.19% 3.59% 0%
2026/06/20 18.15% 7.27% 17.88% 0.08% 2.21% 1.47% 1.33% 17.86% 0% 0%
2026/06/21 42.32% 5.13% 26.68% 0.16% 3.1% 0.87% 1.29% 0.13% 4.19% 0%
2026/06/22 17.07% 5.02% 8.46% 8.4% 3.01% 1.33% 5.75% 0.15% 8.46% 0%
2026/06/23 40.87% 6.97% 0% 0% 3.83% 2.53% 1.78% 0.23% 0% 0%
2026/06/24 30.55% 24.25% 4.14% 0% 2.48% 1.53% 2.1% 0.2% 0.3% 9.22%
2026/06/25 36.19% 10.09% 10.53% 4.31% 1.29% 1.87% 1.8% 0.22% 7.82% 0%
2026/06/26 22.3% 41.17% 0.06% 5.09% 2.06% 1.06% 2.14% 4.22% 0.06% 0%
2026/06/27 24.16% 4.43% 27.51% 3.98% 2.82% 1.87% 2.08% 0% 0.37% 0%
2026/06/28 30.86% 4.83% 23.28% 8.7% 5.2% 1.83% 1.41% 0.15% 0.06% 0%
2026/06/29 19.59% 7.48% 23.57% 0.14% 3.94% 3.02% 2.93% 0.08% 5.05% 4.77%
2026/06/30 28.18% 10.28% 9.58% 4.69% 3.32% 3.17% 2.36% 0.08% 0.07% 0%
  • busybeeschildcare.co.uk
  • ebay.co.uk
  • kidoschools.com
  • kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk
  • learndirect.com
  • openstudycollege.com
  • kingsinterhigh.co.uk
  • leyf.org.uk
  • brighthorizons.co.uk
  • purplejay.com

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In June 2026, Busy Bees Childcare’s impression share fluctuated, peaking at 42.32% on the 21st. eBay’s share varied, reaching 58.37% on the 5th. Kido Schools saw a high of 39.31% on the 14th. Purple Jay’s share peaked at 28.14% on the 9th. Kids Planet Day Nurseries had a modest presence, with a high of 15.22% on the 3rd. Learn Direct and Open Study College maintained steady shares, while Kings Interhigh and Leyf had minimal impact. Bright Horizons experienced a peak of 16.22% on the 12th. The month concluded with Busy Bees leading the impression 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
    Annandale Day Nursery - Bright Horizons Nurseries https://www.brighthorizons.co.uk

    This Is More Than Just Childcare, This Is Childhood. Discover The Bright Horizons Way. We Bring...

  2. 2
    Best Reading Courses & Certificates | Coursera https://www.coursera.org

    Reading courses can help you learn critical analysis, comprehension strategies, literary interpretation, and effective note-taking techniques. Compare course options to find what fits your goals. Enroll for...

  3. 3
    For Students Aged 7 To 19 - Study Anywhere In The World https://www.kingsinterhigh.co.uk

    Access a High-Quality, Flexible and Personalised Education Tailored to Your Child's Needs.

  4. 4
    A Level Courses https://www.learndirect.com

    Online A Level Courses — learndirect, Inspiring People To Realise Their Potential Through Online Courses. Enrol Now In Our Fully Accredited A Level Certification Courses. Request A Callback Now. Talk To Us On Live Chat.

  5. 5
    Online Home Schooling UK https://www.wolseyhalloxford.org.uk › homeschooling

    Start at Any Time of the Year — Wolsey Hall is the World's most experienced home study and homeschooling online provider.

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Bright Horizons captivates with a nurturing childhood experience, while Coursera empowers through critical reading skills. Kings InterHigh offers global, personalized education, and learndirect inspires potential with accredited A Level courses. Wolsey Hall excels in flexible, experienced homeschooling.

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