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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.
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In 2022 Boots has partnered with Busy Bees, to offer its team members access to discounted childcare fees. In 2023, Sky partnered with Busy Bees to offer a workplace childcare solution to its working parents.
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Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 2024, the Group operates nearly 1,000 centres in 10 markets across the globe.
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