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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
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