Early years consultant, trainer and author, Alistair Bryce-Clegg has also received an honor – an MBE – as have a number of other nursery owners and early years staff.
Steel founded the Old Station Nursery group in 2002. It was taken over by French operator La Maison Bleue six years ago. In 2023 she stepped down as chief executive to become chair of the Old Station Nursery group. In 2021 she was named NDNA’s chair of trustees, a role she held for four years. Steel continues to sit on NDNA’s policy advisory board.
Purnima Tanuku, executive chair of NDNA, said, ‘We are delighted to see Sarah honoured in this way for all her hard work and dedication in promoting and supporting children’s early education. As a longstanding member of NDNA’s policy advisory board and Chair of Trustees for four years, she has been a driving force in our work to ensure all children thrive through access to high quality early education and care.
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