The Nursery World Awards 2021 shortlists are out!

The early years sector rose to the challenge of supporting young children and their families in the pandemic in a truly heroic way.

We are really grateful to the large numbers of you who took the time to enter the awards and tell us about your amazing achievements.

The winners will be revealed at a live ceremony at The Brewery in London on 25 September. For more information and to book tickets go to www.nurseryworldawards.com/book-now

ORGANISATIONS

Nursery of the Year

• Kiddlywinks Pre-School Centre and Day Nursery, Penrith
• Little Stars Day Nursery, Peterborough
• Watermead Day Nursery, Loughborough
  
  

Nursery Group of the Year

• Cherubs Nurseries
• Fledglings
• Kids Planet
• Kindred Nurseries
• N Family Club
• Spring
• Sunbeams

Pre-School of the Year

• Bury Grammar School, Bury
• Busy Bees Ledbury, Herefordshire
• Findon Valley Free Church Preschool, Worthing
• The Greenhouse Multi-Cultural Play and Arts Project, Liverpool
• Kilsby Pre-School, Rugby
  
  

Early Years in School

• Gateways School, Leeds
• Manor Wood Primary, Leeds
• Marlborough Primary, Washington
  
  

Childminding Business of the Year

• Julie& Jo’s, Cambridge
• Catherine and Lawrence, Cambridge
• Playhood, Crouch End, London

INDIVIDUALS

Nursery Manager of the Year

• Sallyann Frisby, Shooting Stars Pre-school, Peterborough
• Karen James, Kiddlywinks, Penrtih
• Lucy Pottinger, Grass Roots, Sowerby Bridge
• Olivia Young, Kidzrus, Manchester

Nursery Operations/Regional Manager

• Lauren Mankelow, Choochoos Day Nursery, Kent
• Carly Wray, Seahorse Nursery, London

Nursery Practitioner of the Year

• Charlotte Crenell, Tiddlywinks, Manchester
• Sarah Dickinson, SEND to Learn, Blyth
• Deana Frost, Village Nursery Group , Manchester
• Emma Hardman, Village Nursery Group, Manchester

Newcomer of the Year

• Aliysha Hopwood, SEND to Learn, Blyth
• Carys Jones, Nina’s Nursery Great Moor, Stockport

Childminder of the Year

• Julie Dixon, Cambridge
• Catherine Fay, Cambridge
• Sally Harvey, Oxfordshire

Trainer of the Year

• Kelly Cave, Strode College
• Alison Featherbe Learning and Development
• Ruth Swailes, Assure Education
• Kate Wake, National Extension College

Nanny of the Year

• Kelly Bowman
• Georgia Harris
• Amy Hensman

Outstanding Contribution

• Julie Lister, Portland House, Huddersfield
• Alison O’Connor-Limb, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
• Nina Stones, Nina’s Nurseries, Stockport

Covid-19 Hero

• Ashley Bereznyckyj, Stars Day Nurseries, Peterborough
• Kirsty Bradburne, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
• Amy Delooze, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
• Natalia dias Pinto Pena, Seahorse Nursery, London
• Karen James and team, Kiddlywinks, Penrith
• Kilsby Pre-school, Rugby
• Mandy Lacey, childminder, London
• Hayley McCann, YMCA Thames Gateway
• Kimberley Munro, Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery, Stockport

INITIATIVES

Community Support

• Bright Horizons Timperley
• More2Nurseries, Greenwich, London
• Rosebuds Pre-School, Brixton, London
• Traquinas Childcare, Thetford

Working with parents

• Early Start Nutrition, London
• The Education People, Kent
• More2Nurseries, Greenwich, London
• Playhood, Crouch End, London
• Small Steps Big Changes
  
  

Enabling Environments

• Kids Planet Stretton, Warrington
• Rainbow Nursery, Frome
• Stables Daycare, Tonbridge
• Toddletown Day Nursery, Godalming
• Watermead Day Nursery, Loughborough

Eco-Friendly Early Years Award

• Jayne’s Nursery, Chelmsford
• London Early Years Foundation
• Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery, St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Inclusive Practice

• Footprints Learning for Life, Hartlepool
• Kids Planet Beamont, Warrington
• Tiny Tree Day Nursery, Leeds

Working with Babies and Toddlers

• To be announced

Team Development

• Evergreen Early Years, Preston
• Honey Pot Nurseries, Liverpool
• N Family Club, London and Home Counties
• Sunbeams Day Nursery, Leeds
• Sunflower Children’s Centre, Sheffield

Health & Wellbeing

• Kindred Healthy Steps initiative, Kindred Nurseries
• Meadow Lane Nursery, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
• Supporting Physical Development in Early Childhood, Open University

Online and Social Media

• Bright Minds Daycare, Birmingham
• Kids Planet
• Marcham Little Angels, Abingdon
• Pebbles Childcare, Worthing
• Small Steps Big Changes
  
  

RESOURCES

Professional Books

• Growing Together: 50 inspiring ideas for intergenerational learning by Lorraine George, Yellow Door
• Looking for Learning: Maths Through Play by Laura England, Bloomsbury Education
• Play is the Way: child development, early years and the future of Scottish education by Sue Palmer, Postcards from Scotland
• Putting Storytelling at the Heart of Early Childhood Practice by Tina Bruce, Lynn McNair, Jane Whinnett (editors), Routledge
• 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
  
  

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