# Allan Presland

> Allan Presland is a British education entrepreneur, author and founder and chairman of Parenta. His work spans nursery software, fee collection, apprenticeships and business education, alongside education investment through Amplify and pre-school construction in East Africa through the Parenta Trust, which he founded in 2013.

- **Role:** Founder and Chairman at Parenta; also described as Parenta Group CEO in the 24 March 2026 announcement
- **Organizations:** Parenta, Parenta Trust, Amplify Investments, Amplify Education Group, Fairmountain Capital, MBH Corporation (former), Lara Group (former), Vaillant (former)
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Building Services Engineering and Management, University of Reading, MBA, Business Administration, Oxford Brookes University, MPhil, Business and Finance, Westford School of Management, Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing
- **Known for:** Founded Parenta and developed a business spanning nursery software, fee collection and apprenticeship training., Parenta’s current founder biography credits his team with training more than 35,000 nursery staff., Founded Parenta Trust; Parenta’s current biography reports seven schools built in Uganda and Rwanda.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1999** — Worked as a director at boiler and heating manufacturer Vaillant.
- **1999** — Explored nursery webcams with his nursery-owning sister; switched to nursery websites after about six weeks. Appointed a director of Parenta Limited on 28 April 1999.
- **2006** — Parenta began developing nursery management software; Academy Training was acquired later, on an unspecified date.
- **2013** — Founded Parenta Trust following a visit to Uganda.
- **2014** — Won the Key Person of Influence Pitchfest competition.
- **2017** — Published Improving the Business of Childcare.
- **2018-2020** — Served as an MBH Corporation director; public biographies describe CEO and later chairman roles during this period.
- **2024** — Parenta Trust announced the opening of its sixth pre-school, Wisdom Nursery School in Rwanda.
- **2025** — Published Childcare SuperHero: Transforming Your Childcare Business; Parenta reported first-day Amazon number-one rankings in three categories.
- **2026** — Spoke as Parenta Group CEO about the March launch of the Early Years Workforce Stability Framework and Abacus Advantage System.

## Achievements

- Founded Parenta and developed a business spanning nursery software, fee collection and apprenticeship training.
- Parenta’s current founder biography credits his team with training more than 35,000 nursery staff.
- Founded Parenta Trust; Parenta’s current biography reports seven schools built in Uganda and Rwanda.
- Authored Improving the Business of Childcare and Childcare SuperHero: Transforming Your Childcare Business.
- Won the 2014 Key Person of Influence Pitchfest competition.
- Parenta Training achieved matrix Standard accreditation, announced in March 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Named as a featured speaker for PrepMe Learning’s Leading Transformation in Early Years event and book launch scheduled for 12 September in Dubai; the listing establishes the advertised programme, not confirmed attendance.
- **2026-03** — Parenta launched its Early Years Workforce Stability Framework and Abacus Advantage System at the London Childcare & Education Expo on 20-21 March; its 24 March announcement quoted Presland as Group CEO.
- **2025-07** — Parenta announced the launch of Childcare SuperHero and reported number-one Amazon category rankings on release day.
- **2024-12** — Parenta Trust announced the opening of Wisdom Nursery School, its sixth pre-school, in Rwanda.

## Links

- Website: https://www.allanpresland.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-presland/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AlPres

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Last updated: 2026-10-20