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Busy Bees expands again with New Zealand acquisition

The nursery provider has also completed a separate acquisition which will see it expand in Australia

Busy Bees has more than 850 sites across the globe

A childhood education and nursery provider has made its first acquisition in New Zealand - and has completed a separate deal to expand in Australia

Busy Bees, which is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire, has acquired Provincial Education Group marking its entry into New Zealand.

Provincial Education has 75 centres and more than 5,500 places across the North and South Islands and is the third largest early childcare education provider in New Zealand.

Elsewhere, Busy Bees is expanding its footprint into mainland Australia with the acquisition of Think Childcare Group, which encompasses 71 centres and more than 7,100 places.

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The deals mark a significant step in Busy Bees' rapid growth across the globe, now having more than 850 centres worldwide.

They also come six months after Busy Bees acquired Milan-based Isola dell'Infanzia.

Busy Bees group chief executive Simon Irons said: "Busy Bees intends to become the leading early years educator in Australia and New Zealand. We remain focused on community-based centres of high quality that give their children the best start in life.