Caroline Wright, early childhood director at Bright Horizons UK has been recognised for her services to early years education.
Caroline Wright, early childhood director at Bright Horizons UK, was among those recognised in the King’s New Year’s Honours 2024 list, and has been awarded an MBE for services to early childhood education.
Ms Wright began her career in early years as a practitioner. She gained an NNEB qualification when she left school and started work in a children’s home in Birmingham, before she took up a role as a play therapist working with children in hospital.
She then worked in a local school as a welfare assistant before working in pre-school and after-school clubs. She even drove a double-decker bus through rural Essex, providing preschool opportunities to children in rural communities.
