Johnson, MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, visited Busy Bees Heathrow, based at Stockley Park in his constituency, following meetings with the prime ministers of Canada and the Netherlands about the Ukraine invasion at nearby RAF Northolt.
He was shown around the Ofsted outstanding nursery by centre director Clare Bailey, co-founder of Busy Bees Marg Randles, and Cheryl Creaser, Europe CEO of Busy Bees.
Johnson, who has two pre-school aged children, joined in with an art activity and painted a picture, which he signed and will now be displayed in the nursery. He also read a story to the children that had been written for them during the pandemic.
Following his visit to Busy Bees Heathrow, Johnson said, 'This is the first part of a child's education which gives them a great start in life. I’m pleased to report that this nursery is calm with happy children in a unique setting.
'It’s also extremely beneficial to learn about some of the difficulties faced by educators at the moment. It will certainly help us to improve and implement solutions for early years education moving forward.'
Randles added, 'It was our pleasure to welcome prime minister Boris Johnson to Busy Bees Heathrow. We’re grateful that he managed to fit us into his busy schedule, and we’re proud to have had the chance to show him around the nursery and explain how we offer an exemplary educational setting for our children.
'As the UK’s biggest provider of early years education, it was also an important opportunity for us to explain to the prime minister the impact that the pandemic has had on our young children, and to ask for his support in helping to ensure that there is no long-term developmental impact on children who’ve spent much of their short lives under Covid restrictions.'
