Early Learning Centre [SEP] parent company
led by Mike France, bought the company back in October 2001 for £30 million, being backed by 3i, before selling it to Tim Waterstone (who founded Waterstones bookstores) under the name Eagle Retail Investments, for £62 million in April 2004, and he joined it with his "Daisy & Tom" chain of shops within the "Chelsea Stores Group". 
In June 2007, ELC was purchased by Mothercare for £85 million, from Chelsea Stores Holdings. Mothercare has continued to expand the high street presence
in grade 12. The government also mandated the formation of Parent Advisory Councils in every school in the province if the parents so desired.
At this juncture in J. H. Bruns’ history, the Learning Centre came into existence, In the early 1990s it was designed to assist students with learning difficulties.
The addition of the Learning Centre signaled another change at J. H. Bruns. It was no longer a strictly academic school, preparing students only for university. The school began to accommodate students with various learning capabilities.