The nursery just pipped the highly commended runner-up Juice Nursery in Cheshire to the post at the national award ceremony, which celebrates work which supports children and young people’s communication development.
The 2018 Shine a Light Awards, run by learning company Pearson in partnership with The Communication Trust, took place at Pearson’s headquarters in London on Thursday (22 March).
The judging panel, made up of 19 representatives of the education and special education needs and disabilities sectors, as well as previous Shine a Light Award winners, praised Children’s House Nursery for its work in an area of high deprivation.
Although over 90 per cent of children join the nursery with significant speech and language delays, a combination of initiatives ensures that by the time children move on to primary school they have the levels of skill expected for their age.
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