Kiddlywinks was crowned Nursery of the Year and Laura Henry-Allain was given our Lifetime Achievement Award at the fantastic Nursery World Awards 2021 ceremony on Saturday night (25th September) at the Brewery in London.
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You can download the digital Awards book here to read all about our winners.
Or read all the articles on our website www.nurseryworld.co.uk/awards
Winners' photos https://tinyurl.com/4vm8ecxu
Event photos https://tinyurl.com/6pcdzn
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Nursery of the Year
Winner
- Kiddlywinks Pre-School Centre and Day Nursery, Penrith (sponsored by childcare.co.uk, presenter Helen Moylett, judge and consultant)
Highly commended
- Little Stars Day Nursery, Peterborough
Finalist
- Watermead Day Nursery, Loughborough
Nursery Group of the Year
Winner
- Kids Planet (Host Diane Louise Jordan, presenter John Warren, judge and Toddletown)
Highly commended
- Kindred Nurseries
Finalists
- Cherubs Nurseries
- Fledglings
- N Family Club
- Spring
- Sunbeams
Pre-School of the Year
Winner
- Greenhouse Project, Liverpool (presenter Jane Harrison, judge and Red Hen Day Nursery))
Finalists
- Bury Grammar School, Bury
- Busy Bees Ledbury, Herefordshire
- Findon Valley Free Church Preschool, Worthing
- Kilsby Pre-School, Rugby
Early Years in School
Winner
- Manor Wood Primary, Leeds (presenter Sarah Mackenzie, judge and N Family Club)
Finalists
- Gateways School, Leeds
- Marlborough Primary, Washington
Childminding Business of the Year
Winner
- Playhood, Crouch End, London (sponsored by childcare.co.uk, presenter Dr Amy Page, judge and PACEY)
Finalists
- Julie& Jo’s, Cambridge
- Catherine and Laurence, Cambridge
Lifetime Achievement
- Laura Henry (presenter Jane Evans)
Nursery Manager of the Year
Winner
- Olivia Young, Kidzrus, Manchester (sponsored by Busy Bees)
Highly commended
- Karen James, Kiddlywinks, Penrith
Finalists
- Sallyann Frisby, Shooting Stars Pre-school, Peterborough
- Lucy Pottinger, Grass Roots, Sowerby Bridge
Nursery Operations/Regional Manager
Winner
- Carly Wray, Seahorse Nursery, London (presenter Purnima Tanuku, judge and NDNA)
Finalist
- Lauren Mankelow, Choochoos Day Nursery, Kent
Nursery Practitioner of the Year
Winner
- Sarah Dickinson, SEND to Learn, Blyth (presenter Nancy Stewart, judge and consultant)
Highly commended
- Deana Frost, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
Finalists
- Charlotte Crenell, Tiddlywinks, Manchester
- Emma Hardman, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
Newcomer of the Year
Winner
- Carys Jones, Nina’s Nursery Great Moor, Stockport (presenter Ravi Chandiramani, MA Education)
Finalist
- Aliysha Hopwood, SEND to Learn, Blyth
Childminder of the Year
Winner
- Sally Harvey, Oxfordshire (sponsored by childcare.co.uk, presenter Rebecca Martland, judge and consultant)
Highly commended
- Catherine Fay, Cambridge
Finalist
- Julie Dixon, Cambridge
Trainer of the Year
Joint winners
- Alison Featherbe, Orange Caterpillar (presenter Laura Henry-Allain, judge and consultant)
- Ruth Swailes, Assure Education
Finalists
- Kelly Cave, Strode College
- Kate Wake, National Extension College
Nanny of the Year
Winner
- Georgia Harris (sponsored by BAPN and Nannytax)
Finalists
- Kelly Bowman
- Amy Hensman
Outstanding Contribution
Winner
- Julie Lister, Portland House, Huddersfield (sponsored by Treehouse)
Highly commended
- Nina Stones, Nina’s Nurseries, Stockport
Finalist
- Alison O’Connor-Limb, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
Covid-19 Hero
Winner
- Ashley Bereznyckyj, Stars Day Nurseries, Peterborough (sponsored by CACHE)
Highly commended
- Karen James and team, Kiddlywinks, Penrith
- Mandy Lacey, childminder, London
- Hayley McCann, YMCA Thames Gateway
Finalists
- Kirsty Bradburne, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
- Amy Delooze, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
- Natalia dias Pinto Pena, Seahorse Nursery, London
- Kilsby Pre-school, Rugby
- Kimberley Munro, Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery, Stockport
Community Support
Winner
- More2Nurseries, Greenwich, London (presenter David Wright, judge and Paint Pots Nurseries)
Highly commended
- Rosebuds Pre-School, Brixton, London
Finalists
- Bright Horizons Timperley
- Traquinas Childcare, Thetford
Working with parents
Winner
- More2Nurseries, Greenwich, London (sponsored by Nursery Story)
Finalists
- Early Start Nutrition, London
- The Education People, Kent
- Playhood, Crouch End, London
- Small Steps Big Changes
Enabling Environments
Winner
- Rainbow Nursery, Frome (presenter Linda Keats, judge and EYFS advisor)
Highly commended
- Stables Daycare, Tonbridge
Finalists
- Kids Planet Stretton, Warrington
- Toddletown Day Nursery, Godalming
- Watermead Day Nursery, Loughborough
Eco-Friendly Early Years Award
Winner
- Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery, St Ives, Cambridgeshire (presenter Neil Leitch, judge and Early Years Alliance)
Highly commended
- Jayne’s Nursery, Chelmsford
- London Early Years Foundation
Inclusive Practice
Winner
- Footprints Learning for Life, Hartlepool (sponsored by nasen)
Finalists
- Kids Planet Beamont, Warrington
- Tiny Tree Day Nursery, Leeds
Working with Babies and Toddlers
Winner
- Hale Day Nursery, Altrincham (presenter Dr Jools Page, judge and senior early years lecturer)
Team Development
Winner
- Sunbeams Day Nursery, Leeds (presenter Dr Stella Ram-Louis, judge and consultant)
Highly commended
- Evergreen Early Years, Preston
- N Family Club, London and Home Counties
Finalists
- Honey Pot Nurseries, Liverpool
- Sunflower Children’s Centre, Sheffield
Health & Well-Being
Winner
- Meadow Lane Nursery, St Ives, Cambridgeshire (sponsored by Fennies)
Highly commended
- Kindred Healthy Steps initiative, Kindred Nurseries
Finalist
- 'Supporting Physical Development in Early Childhood', Open University
Online and Social Media
Winner
- Kids Planet (presenter Tom Curtiss, MA Education)
Highly commended
- Bright Minds Daycare, Birmingham
Finalists
- Marcham Little Angels, Abingdon
- Pebbles Childcare, Worthing
- Small Steps Big Changes
Professional Books
Winner
- Putting Storytelling at the Heart of Early Childhood Practice by Tina Bruce, Lynn McNair, Jane Whinnett (editors), Routledge (sponsored by Apetito)
Highly commended
- Looking for Learning: Maths Through Play by Laura England, Bloomsbury Education
Finalists
- Growing Together: 50 inspiring ideas for intergenerational learning by Lorraine George, Yellow Door
- Play is the Way: child development, early years and the future of Scottish education by Sue Palmer, Postcards from Scotland
- The A to Z of Early Years by June O’Sullivan, Sage Publications
- Working with the Revised Early Years Foundation Stage: Principles into Practice by Julian Grenier, independently published