Global preschool operator managing 150+ centres across Asia
Busy Bees Asia operates one of the largest private early-childhood education networks in the world, serving over 15,000 children annually across 150 centres in Asia through multiple branded sub-networks. The tech stack—NetSuite, SAP, Power BI, Looker Studio—reflects a multi-entity finance and reporting challenge; hiring skews toward marketing and finance roles (5 of 8 open positions), paired with active projects in HR simplification, enrollment process improvement, and teacher training, signaling operational scaling pressures and compliance complexity as the group grows.
Busy Bees Asia is a private preschool and childcare operator founded in 1983, now managing over 3,000 educators across 150 centres in Asia. The group operates multiple branded preschool and kindergarten concepts—including Busy Bees Global Preschool, Montessori by Busy Bees, Learning Vision, Brighton Montessori, and several others—serving families seeking international, bilingual, and specialized early-childhood programs. As part of a 1,000-location global network, the Asia division manages high transaction volumes across multiple entities, requiring robust financial consolidation, regulatory compliance with Ministry of Education standards, and distributed teacher recruitment and training at scale.
Primary tools include NetSuite and SAP for finance and operations, Power BI and Looker Studio for reporting, Microsoft Office, and marketing platforms (Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok).
Over 15,000 children annually across 150 centres in Asia, operated by more than 3,000 educators and education professionals.
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