Bright Horizons, provider of employer-sponsored childcare and early education, back-up care, and work-life solutions, has acquired Teddies Nurseries from Bupa.

This creates the largest network of nurseries in the UK.

The Bright Horizons network, now including Teddies Nurseries, comprises 147 nurseries in the UK and Ireland, which not only provides care to parents across the country but also assists employers looking to protect productivity and employee retention at this time.