Busy Bees Nurseries
Busy Bees Day Nurseries [1] is the UK's largest nursery group, with over 375 nurseries across England, Scotland and Wales.
Busy Bees was founded in 1983 and subsequently acquired nursery chains including, Bush Babies,[2] Leapfrog,[3] Kids 1st,[4] Just Learning,[5] Kindercare,[6] Tibbitots [7] and Caring Day Care.[8]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan [9] acquired Busy Bees Nursery Group in October 2013, with Busy Bees management maintaining a significant minority share in the company. Busy Bees completed its first international acquisition [10] in South East Asia with the purchase of 48 nurseries and Asia International College in Singapore along with a further 12 nurseries in Malaysia, the number of nurseries has now increased further to 52 in Singapore. Busy Bees also founded a childcare voucher company in 1998, which they later sold in 2008.
The Busy Bees Nurseries in the UK is supported by learning programmes in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework.
In 2015 two of the founders of Busy Bees Nurseries were awarded an OBE for their longstanding service to the childcare sector.[11]
References
- ^ "Child Care and Nursery provision at Busy Bees Childrens Nurseries". Busy Bees Childcare. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Bush Babies[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Busy Bees Group acquires Leapfrog Day Nurseries and Childcare Vouchers". www.employeebenefits.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Ford, Coreena (2015-12-18). "Kids 1st Nurseries acquired by national childcare provider Busy Bees". nechronicle. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Just Learning
- ^ "Acquisition brings Busy Bees settings up to 214". www.nurseryworld.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Busy Bees buys northern light". www.nurseryworld.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Busy Bees acquires Surrey nursery group". www.nurseryworld.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Home - Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan". www.otpp.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Totally Devoted to Childcare". www.busybeesasia.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Lichfield Mercury[permanent dead link]
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