Busy Bees is a UK-based childcare program with a reputation for providing the highest-quality childcare and preschool programs that can be found anywhere, continuously raising the bar for the early childhood education industry by investing in cutting-edge technology. Founded in 1983 in Staffordshire, England, the company is privately held and has acquired many brands such as BrightPath Early Learning Center, Kid’s 1st, The Malvern School, and others. Busy Bees partnered with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) as majority owners in 2013 and minority owner Temasek in 2017. Busy Bees operates 990 centers globally, with 180 centers in the US, employing over 9,000 people. Busy Bees is headquartered in London, England.

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is an independent organization responsible for administering pensions for school teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario. OTPP also invests in the plan's pension fund and is one of the world's largest institutional investors. OTPP was established in 1990 and is the sole owner of Cadillac Fairview and has equity ownership in over 200 public and private companies as well as investments in capital markets, real estate, infrastructure and natural resource assets, and late-stage venture and growth equity investments. The company has 9 offices worldwide and employs 1,300 people. OTPP has an investment grade S&P rating of AA+ and a Moody’s Long-Term Rating of Aa1. The company has $184.7B in assets under management. OTPP Is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.