John Woodward obituary

Co-founder of the Busy Bees nursery chain who came up with a pioneering childcare voucher schemeJohn Woodward, who has died aged 65 after suffering from a brain tumour, did much to enable a generation of parents to return to work. Not only did his chain of Busy Bees nurseries fill a gaping hole in the market for early years education when it was founded in 1984, but his pioneering childcare voucher scheme has made pre-school an affordable option for many.Woodward recognised the financial burden