Busy Bees, the UK’s leading provider of childcare, based in Burntwood, has announced its latest acquisition of Daisy & Jake Day Nursery, a private childcare provider comprising six nurseries and pre-schools in the Wirral.
Daisy & Jake, formed in 2004, offers 642 places for children aged 0-5 years. All of the sites are rated ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ by Ofsted, and in 2018 they won the Top 20 Mid-Size Nursery Group Award from leading parent review website Day Nurseries. .
The acquisition brings the total to 359 UK nurseries in the Busy Bees Group. Busy Bees is the leading provider of childcare in the UK, and, following overseas acquisitions, now cares for more than 50,000 children across over 500 nurseries in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, China, and Australia.
Marg Randles, Chief Academic Officer and co-founder of Busy Bees said: “We are delighted to have the opportunity to add Daisy & Jake Day Nursery to our growing family. Our philosophy and passion has always been and always will be to deliver local provision to local families, and we work hard to ensure each nursery runs on its own merit with its own specialised and dedicated staff team in place.
“Over the past 35 years, we have been dedicated to providing outstanding opportunities for children to give them the very best start in life. Our success has been down to the people in our nurseries and we are very much looking forward to working with Daisy & Jake and their team of dedicated and passionate staff.
“We will work closely with parents and staff at Daisy & Jake to keep everyone up to date to ensure a seamless transition.”
Lisa Collins, former owner of Daisy & Jake, said: “After 14 years building our nursery business, we have decided that now is the right time to hand over the reins. I am confident that in Busy Bees we have chosen the ideal partner who will maintain the values and ethos we have all worked so hard to achieve.
“I know they will preserve the things that make Daisy & Jake so special and continue to provide quality childcare and excellent staff support. The future of Daisy & Jake is bright, and I will be proud to watch the business continue to go from strength to strength under its new owners.”
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