Representatives from East Nursery in Paisley will travel to London next month for a presentation ceremony for the awards, made to service industries that are successfully meeting the needs of the public.
Nursery head Rosaleen Ventisei said, 'We thought gaining a Charter Mark would be a good opportunity to highlight the work going on in the nursery - the quality of our planning, curriculum, care and training.
'I think sometimes people just see the children playing and don't realise how much work goes on behind the scenes. For the award we had to consider how as a service we meet each of ten different criteria, ranging from setting standards to access for all and innovation and improvement. We submitted physical evidence and had a visit from an independent assessor who asked for further information before reporting back to the judges. It was a lengthy and very detailed self-assessment of what we do.
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