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Nursery World Awards 2022: the winners revealed

Bee in the Woods Kindergarten was crowned Nursery of the Year at the Nursery World Awards 2022 last night (24 September) at a glittering ceremony at the Brewery in London. Kindred Nurseries took Nursery Group of the Year, and David Wright won our prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
David Wright is awarded Lifetime Achievement: photos Edward Bruce-Radcliffe
David Wright is awarded Lifetime Achievement: photos Edward Bruce-Radcliffe

Read all the full stories of the winners on our website www.nurseryworld.co.uk/awards  

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NURSERY OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by childcare.co.uk

Winner

  • Bee in the Woods Kindergarten, Brighton & Hove
    With awards host Emma-Louise Amanshia and judge Helen Moylett

Highly Commended

  • Charnwood Nursery & Pre-school, Leicester

Finalists

  • Blue Giraffe Childcare, Worcestershire
  • Grass Roots Private Day Nursery, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
  • Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery, Cambridgeshire

NURSERY GROUP OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Eden Training Solutions


Winner

  • Kindred Nurseries



Highly Commended

  • Stramash Social Enterprise


Finalists

  • Ashbridge Independent School and Nursery Group
  • Finkley Nurseries
  • Sleepy Hollow Group
  • Stars Day Nurseries
  • Wolds Childcare

 

PRE-SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Polylino


Winner

  • Willowbrook Preschool, Nottingham

Highly Commended

  • Muddy Boots Pre school, Bideford

Finalists

  • Ashby Pre-School Academy, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
  • The Lime Trees, Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire

 

EARLY YEARS IN SCHOOL AWARD

Winner

  • Trinity Primary Academy, London
    With judge Di Chilvers



Highly Commended

  • Penketh South Primary School, Warrington

Finalist

  • Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School, Essex

 

CHILDMINDING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by childcare.co.uk


Winner

  • Cally Smith Childcare, Richmond, North Yorkshire
    With judge Dr Sue Allingham



Highly Commended

  • Julie & Jo’s Childcare, Cambridge


Finalists

  • Bonding School, Crystal Palace, London
  • Titches Childminding, Whitchurch, Hants

 

NURSERY MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Busy Bees


Winner

  • Priya Patel, Inspire Montessori Schools

Highly Commended

  • Katie Duke, Tops Day Nurseries Havant

 

Finalists

  • Steph Mattin-Moss, Nature Den Nursery Ipswich
  • Stacey McMorland, The Nursery at Whitehouse Farm
  • Nicky Willetts, Tops Day Nurseries Wareham

 

NURSERY OPERATIONS/AREA MANAGER OF THE YEAR


Winner

  • Sharon Thompson, Spring by Action For Children
    With judge Jo Caswell



Highly Commended

  • Michelle Gascoigne, Tynemouth Nursery Group


Finalists

  • Catherine Baker, Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery
  • Gemma Fletcher, Kidzrus Group

 

NURSERY PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Childbase Partnership


Winner

  • Beth Cooper, Boston Nursery School


Highly Commended

  • Jojo Chuong, Snapdragons Nurseries


Finalists

  • Lydia Roberts, The Lime Trees
  • Megan Williams, Montessori Minds

 

EARLY YEARS APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by SS Educational Services


Winner

  • Jack Bedder, SEND to Learn
    Collected by Nursery World Associate Publisher George Hogg



Finalists

  • Claire Ratcliffe, The Lime Trees
  • Leanne Rowlands, Kids Planet Day Nurseries
  • Skye Stephens, Fit N Fun Kids

 

CHILDMINDER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by childcare.co.uk


Winner

  • Julie Dixon, Julie & Jo’s Childcare
    With judge Rebecca Martland



Finalists

  • Chelsie Orange, The Little Orange House
  • Laura Perfetti, Playhood

 

TRAINER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by MCW Nursery Support Services


Winner

  • Cheryl Bedding, Aperion Training



Finalists

  • Amy Alderson and Drew Radford, Tops Day Nurseries
  • Dr Mine Conkbayir, Mine Conkbayir Consultancy
  • Trisha Lee, MakeBelieve Arts
  • Liz Pemberton, The Black Nursery Manager
  • Kym Scott, Place to Learn

 

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

Sponsored by Treehouse Nursery Schools


Winner

  • Sheila Kaye, Little Chums Nursery



Highly Commended

  • Katie Watson, Northumberland County Council

 

Finalists

  • Mandy Farrar, Diamond Wood Community Academy
  • Carole Henderson, Bright Horizons
  • Ursula Krystek-Walton, Thrive Childcare and Education
  • Alison Owen, Bolton Start Well-Harvey Nursery

 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Sponsored by Bright Horizons

Winner

  • David Wright, Paint Pots Nurseries
    With John Warren


PANDEMIC RESPONSE

Sponsored by NCFE


Winner

  • Wiggles & Giggles Nursery, Grimethorpe
    Award collected by Nursery World News and Online Editor Catherine Gaunt



Finalist

  • Abacus Ark Nursery School

 

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Sponsored by Fennies Nurseries

Winner

  • The Children’s Kitchen, Bristol



Highly Commended

  • Bright Horizons UK
  • Montessori Minds, Romford, London


Finalists

  • Elmscot Day Nursery, Chester
  • The Old Forge Day Nursery, Findern, Derbyshire
  • Woodlands Day Nursery, Timperley

 

ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS


Winner

  • Ashbridge Nursery Hutton
    With judge Julie Mountain



Highly Commended

  • Busy Bodies Child Care Centre, Ludlow
  • Dandelion Education, Aylsham, Norfolk


Finalist

  • Pebbles Childcare, Worthing


ECO-FRIENDLY EARLY YEARS

Sponsored by Hope


Joint Winners

  • Jayne’s Nursery
  • London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
    The LEYF team



Finalists

  • Childbase Partnership
  • Dandelion Education, Norfolk
  • Holly Grange Montessori Nursery, Lymm

 

WORKING WITH PARENTS

Sponsored by Nursery Story


Joint Winners

  • Childbase Partnership

  • Elmscot Day Nursery, Chester



Finalists

  • Banana Moon Bromley
  • Traquinas Childcare, Thetford, Norfolk

 

WORKING WITH BABIES AND TODDLERS

Sponsored by McQueens Dairies


Winner

  • London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
    With judge Alison Featherbe



Finalist

  • Toddletown Day Nursery, Godalming

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT


Winner

  • Adventures with Alice, Alice Sharp
    With judge Anna Wright



Finalists

  • Back-Up Care @ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Bright Horizons
  • Muddy Explorers, The Oaks Day Nursery
  • Munchkins Nursery
  • Smallville Nursery

 

TEAM DEVELOPMENT


Winner

  • Grass Roots Private Day Nursery, Sowerby Bridge
    With judge Dr Sharon Colliles



Highly Commended

  • Kilsby Preschool, Rugby


Finalists

  • Charnwood Nursery & Pre-school Group
  • The Nature Den Nursery, Ipswich

 

NURSERY FOOD


Winner

  • Each Peach Childcare, Newhaven
    With judge Edwina Revel



Finalists

  • Imperial College London Early Years
  • Willow Tree Day Nursery, Sale

 

INCLUSIVE PRACTICE


Winner

  • The Nest @ Canterburys
    With judge Neil Leitch



Finalist

  • Open University

 

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Winner

  • Cherubs Nurseries (could not attend)


Highly Commended

  • Traquinas Childcare


Finalists

  • GNG Nursery
  • St Aubin Roath

 

ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA


Winner

  • TTS, Nottinghamshire
    With Nursery World Publishing Director Tom Curtiss



Highly Commended

  • The Old Forge Day Nursery, Derby


Finalists

  • Banana Moon Day Nursery, Bromley
  • Eco Babe Private Day Nursery, Sale
  • Traquinas Childcare, Norfolk

 

PROFESSIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR


Winner

  • Playful Mathematics by Helen J Williams, SAGE Publishing
    With judge Penny Tassoni


Highly Commended

  • How to Recognise and Support Mathematical Mastery in Young Children’s Play by Di Chilvers (Ed), Routledge
  • Introduction to Neuroscience and Self-regulation in Early Years by Dr Mine Conkbayir, Hallmark Education


Finalists

  • Alphabet Rhyme Time by Michelle Larbey, Learnwell Trading
  • Discover Creativity with Babies by Louise Day, Routledge
  • A Guide to SEND in the Early Years by Kerry Murphy, Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Observing Gabby by Cath Arnold, Open University Press/McGraw Hill


See more about the Nursery World Awards at www.nurseryworldawards.com



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