Finalists 2024

Nursery Training & Development

Sponsor

  • Bright Horizons
  • The Butterfly Preschool
  • London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
  • Little Adventures Nurseries
  • Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs
  • Naturally Learning Ltd
  • Nestlings Nursery
  • Partou Little Dragons
  • Storal
  • Toddletown Day Nursery

Individual Nursery of the Year

Sponsor

  • Beeches Park Day Nursery
  • Blue Giraffe Childcare
  • The Butterfly Preschool Wimbledon Montessori
  • Enya’s Childcare
  • Little Lodge Nursery Worcester
  • Nära Horton Nursery
  • Nursery On The Green
  • The Old Forge Day Nursery
  • The Old Rectory Nursery
  • Pumpkin Patch Nursery

Nursery Indoor Learning Environment of the Year

Sponsor

  • Beal Vale Preschool, MiChild Group
  • Beeches Park Day Nursery, The Den Nursery Group
  • Busy Bees Matlock
  • The Early Years Academy
  • Fennies Nurseries Teddington
  • kinderzimmer UK
  • The Learning Tree Nursery School, Storal
  • The Little Learners Montessori Cricklewood
  • Partou Storytimes
  • Wendover Day Nursery, CC Nurseries

Nursery Room Leader of the Year

Sponsor

  • Amy Clark, Grandir UK
  • Billie Timmons, Shoreham Day Nursery and Preschool, iStep Learning
  • Bo Forster, RAFA Kidz Cranwell
  • Eglantina Kaziu, Monkey Puzzle Enfield Day Nursery and Preschool
  • Gemma Smith, Pear Tree Nursery West Road
  • Jackie Kidd, Tiddlywinks Nursery Group
  • Jess Hopkins, My Ohana
  • Kat Kemp, Kids Inc Nurseries
  • Katie Fox, Forest Barn Nursery School, Storal
  • Lynne Goy, Nursery On The Hill

Community Nursery of the Year

Sponsor

  • Codsall Community Nursery
  • Echoes Day Nursery, MiChild Group
  • Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries – High Wycombe
  • Just Imagine Day Nursery Vange, Family First Nurseries
  • Kingsmeadows Nursery, Bright Stars Nursery Group
  • Little Adventures Nursery Victoria Park
  • Little Ducklings Childcare
  • Wesley Hall Preschool

Nursery Manager of the Year (Groups)

Sponsor

  • Ashley Webb, Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School, Droitwich
  • Cheriese Parris, Foreign And Commonwealth Office Nursery, Bright Horizons
  • Claire Mills, Newhouse Nursery, MiChild Group
  • Clare Squire, Mawsley Nursery, Ashbourne Day Nurseries
  • Kimberly Griffiths, St Ives Nursery, Bright Stars Nurseries
  • Mel Harrison, Busy Bees at Great Notley Braintree
  • Rebecca Few, Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Caldecotte, Grandir UK
  • Rosie Malone, Fennies Woking
  • Sarah Austin, Old Crofts Bank Nursery School, Storal
  • Tori Marques, The Old Station Nursery Uxbridge

Nursery Manager of the Year (Small Groups & Independents)

  • Anjana Shah, St Nicholas Nursery & Preschool
  • Catherine Stones, Tiddlywinks Day Nursery
  • Cherise Taylor, The Treehouse Club
  • Daisy Russell, Alphablocks Nursery
  • Deborah Parfitt, Shelford Day Nursery
  • Iris Ibanez Aparisi, The Butterfly Preschool
  • Jessica Booth, Nurtured Childcare
  • Kirsty Bennison, The Little Learners Montessori
  • Laila Taha, Three Bears Nursery
  • Sarina Kukadia, Bright Little Stars

Nursery Business Development

Sponsor

  • Evergreen Early Years
  • kinderzimmer UK
  • Little Adventures Nurseries
  • Precious Times Day Nursery

Nursery Operations/Area Manager of the Year

Sponsor

  • Jay Laycock, Shine Childcare Ltd
  • Jenna O’Sullivan, The Old Station Nursery Group
  • Kelly Sumner, St. George’s Nursery
  • Linzie Goff, MiChild Group
  • Niyusha Alizadeh, Family First Nurseries
  • Rachael Lyons, Elmscot Group
  • Rebecca Casserly, Nurtured Childcare
  • Rebecca Winfield, Storal
  • Roberta Burrows, Busy Bees Nurseries
  • Sherralyn Egan, Bright Horizons
  • Stevie Deeble, Kids Inc Nurseries

Nursery Chef of the Year

Sponsor

  • Andrew Buckingham, The Old Station Nursery Iver
  • Atilio Soto Aguilar, Play Away Nursery Totton
  • George Dye, Lancing Day Nursery and Preschool, iStep Learning
  • Louise Rintoul, Pilrig Nursery
  • Lynne Wright, Little Adventures Dudley
  • Michael Reid, Edgbaston Nursery School, Storal
  • Pete Ttofis, Tops Day Nurseries
  • Phil Taylor, Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School Exeter
  • Rhian Harris, Ashbourne Day Nurseries
  • Samantha Holland, The Sunflower Children’s Centre

The SENCo Award

  • Bambi Wainwright, Partou Little Dragons
  • Carly Wray, Seahorse Nursery
  • Claire Kevan, Little Adventures Nurseries
  • Emma Haye, Roobyloos Nursery Worsley, Buddle Nurseries
  • Georgina Green, Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries – Academy Gardens
  • Gemma Williamson, Roots Federation
  • Helen Wheeldon, Kidzrus Nursery Ltd
  • Meghan Horne-Payne, Bright Horizons Chineham
  • Rebekah Curphey, Shine Childcare
  • Rhiannon Thompson, Woodville Nursery and Preschool, Storal

Nursery Outdoor Learning Environment of the Year

Sponsor

  • Bardykes Farm Nursery School
  • The Cheshire Day Nursery Winwick, Bright Stars Nursery Group
  • Muddy Boots at the Farm, iStep Learning
  • Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery
  • The Old Forge Day Nursery, The Den Nursery Group
  • Outdoor Owls
  • Partou Bumpkins
  • Scallywags Nursery Hornchurch
  • The Sunflower Childrens Centre
  • Young Friends Kindergarten

Parent Engagement

Sponsor

  • Alphablocks Nursery School
  • Blue Giraffe Childcare
  • Busy Bees Harlow
  • Kindred Nurseries
  • Kensal House Nursery
  • Muddy Boots Nurseries
  • Roots Federation
  • The Little Learners Montessori
  • Tiny Toez Treehouse
  • Toots Day Nursery

Nursery Nurse / Childcare Practitioner Award

Sponsor

  • Alda Shurdhi, Kids Inc Nurseries
  • Alison Moore, The Old Station Nursery Wellesbourne
  • Chantelle La Rosa O’Grady, Shine Childcare
  • Emma Deas, Elmscot Woodlands Day Nursery
  • Freyja Rushton, RAFAKidz Brize Norton
  • Lorraine Neighbour, Stepping Stones, iStep Learning
  • Morgan Lawson, Wee Gems Corstorphine
  • Robyn Pearson, My Ohana
  • Samantha Winter, Thrift Farm Day Nursery
  • Sheona Thomas, Tiddlywinks Nursery Group

Nursery Personality of the Year

Sponsor

  • Dave Sinclair, MiChild Group
  • Doresha Falconer, Hampstead Baby Care Nursery
  • Giselle St Paul, Jubilee Nursery, My Ohana
  • Helen Mountford, Music Box Nursery
  • Jake Forecast, Kids Inc Day Nursery Beehive Lane
  • James Ford, Willow Tree Nursery School, Storal
  • Jennifer Lewis, Clever Cloggs Day Nursery
  • John McLaughlin, Pied Piper Nursery, CC Nurseries
  • Tim Thompson, Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes Risborough
  • William Dudson, Wendover Day Nursery, CC Nurseries

Technology Product of the Year

Sponsor

  • Blossom Educational
  • Child Paths UK
  • Famly
  • Oliiki App
  • Pebble

Apprenticeship Scheme of the Year

Sponsor

  • Bright Horizons
  • Grandir UK
  • Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries
  • Montessori Apprentice Academy
  • The Old Station Nursery
  • Rosedene Nurseries
  • Seymour House Ltd
  • Storal
  • Tops Day Nurseries

Apprentice of the Year

Sponsor

  • Amber Knight, Bright Horizons
  • Annie Griggs, Grandir UK
  • Emily O’Neill, The Old Station Nursery Little Oaks
  • Hazel Douglas Barnes, Toots Day Nursery
  • Fern Boyden, Ashbourne Day Nurseries
  • Kayleigh Giles, Kids Inc Nurseries
  • Laura Filer, Little Adventures Nurseries
  • Mariana Marques, Fennies Nurseries
  • Marjorie Podlasin, Kindred Nurseries
  • Sarah Porter, Family First Nurseries

Nursery Team of the Year

Sponsor

  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Adderbury
  • Bright Horizons Haddenham
  • Bright Little Stars Watford
  • Busy Bees Castle View
  • Edgbaston Nursery School, Storal
  • Montessori Minds
  • Small Friends Day Nursery, The Old Station Nursery Group
  • The Sunflower Children’s Centre
  • Tots and Scholars Elstree
  • Young Friends Kindergarten

Nursery Group (Small)

Sponsor

  • Bright Kids
  • Cybertots
  • kinderzimmer UK
  • Little Adventures Nurseries
  • Muddy Boots Nurseries York
  • Norfolk House Nursery
  • Nurtured Childcare
  • Purple Lion Day Nurseries
  • Shine Childcare Ltd
  • St. George’s Nursery

Nursery Group (Medium)

Sponsor

  • Kido Schools UK
  • Kids Inc Nurseries
  • Kindred Nurseries
  • MiChild Group
  • LEYF
  • RAFA Kidz
  • Rosedene Nurseries
  • Seymour House Day Nursery Schools
  • Storal

Nursery Group (Large)

Sponsor

  • Bright Horizons
  • Bright Stars Nursery Group
  • Family First Nurseries
  • Grandir UK
  • Kids Planet Day Nurseries
  • Partou Childcare

New Nursery of the Year

Sponsor

  • Apple Blossom Nursery
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis
  • Enchanted Lands Day Nursery
  • Little Adventures Nursery Stirchley
  • Kido Bethnal Green
  • Naturally Learning Redruth
  • Precious Times Day Nursery

Supplier of the Year

Sponsor

Training & Learning

  • CareTutor
  • Hawk Training Management
  • Kidslingo
  • MBK Early Years
  • Mini Lingos
  • Parenta Training
  • Realise Learning & Employment

Equipment & Services

  • Community Playthings
  • Chequered Fox
  • Cosy Direct
  • Green Bottoms
  • Hope
  • Mangotree Kids
  • Millhouse
  • Zebedees

Deputy Nursery Manager of the Year

Sponsor

  • Amy Rowen, My Ohana York Nursery
  • Carla Jacobs, Naturally Learning Blackwater
  • Charlotte Hodge, Storal
  • Charlotte Spencer, Nursery On The Green, Family First Nurseries
  • Diane Woodcock, Ashbourne Day Nurseries Sandbach
  • Elizabeth Alderton, The Southwater Day Nursery & Pre-School, iStep Learning
  • Kirsty Johnston, The Old Station Nursery Bromsgrove
  • Rachael Emery, Beeches Park Day Nursery, The Den Nursery Group
  • Sophie Forrester, Echoes Day Nursery, MiChild Group
  • Safia Abdullahi, Monkey Puzzle Enfield Day Nursery and Preschool

 

 

Newcomer of the Year

Sponsor

  • Bianca Pascu, Enchanted Lands Day Nursery
  • Danielle Moran-Tomkins, Dicky Birds Day Nursery & Preschool, Grandir UK
  • Hannah Gibbons-Brown, The Old Station Nursery Iver
  • Jay Scarisbrick, Cherry Tree Nursery School, Storal
  • Laura Rushby, Rand Farm Park Day Nursery & Pre-School, Farm Day Nurseries
  • Oyindamola Akinlotan, Highfield Nursery, MiChild Group
  • Phoebe Veness, Townsend Montessori The Grange, The Old Station Nursery Group

Outstanding Contribution of an Individual

Sponsor

To be announced on the night.

Lifetime Achievement

Sponsor

To be announced on the night.

The criteria for each award can be seen here

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