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Interview – Marg Randles, co-founder and chief academic officer, Busy Bees Childcare

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Marg Randles is chief academic officer of Busy Bees Childcare, the UK's largest nursery group, which will celebrate 40 years in business in 2023. Busy Bees operates 386 nurseries in the UK and Ireland, with sites also in Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, North America and Italy.
Marg Randles
Marg Randles

DID YOU EVER IMAGINE BUSY BEES WOULD BE SUCH A LARGE NURSERY GROUP BACK WHEN YOU OPENED THE FIRST SETTING IN THE LATE 80s?

When we opened our first nursery, we weren’t looking to start a business, we were just trying to create the childcare we wanted and needed for our families. A place where we felt our children would be happy, secure, and well cared for and treated with respect, with a real focus on education.

We couldn’t find an option that offered everything we wanted. So, my husband and I, together with Lynn and John Woodward and with help from our friends, David and Sally Thackray, decided to make it ourselves.

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