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Busy Bees Nurseries

Giving every child the best start in life through quality early years education

Early Years Education and Childcare
Founded 1983
Busy Bees Nurseries National Support Centre Shaftsbury Drive, Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9QP, United Kingdom
10,025 UK employees. 25,000 employees globally
Profile last updated: April 2026

About Busy Bees Nurseries

Early Years Education and ChildcareFounded 1983

Busy Bees The UK’s leading Early Years provider has a clear vision: to give children the best start in life. This is achieved this through an amazing team of over 10,000 dedicated and enthusiastic people who deliver this vision every day. Busy Bees was established in Staffordshire in 1983 and has grown to become the largest provider of early years childcare in the nation, with over 390 nurseries across the UK and Ireland, and almost 1000 nurseries globally. With four decades of experience, Busy Bees has developed a practical, child-centred approach to providing exceptional early years education that exceeds the Government’s standards to ensure every child gets the best start in life. At Busy Bees, our people are passionate about delivering early years education that empowers and inspires children to create their own futures.

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