Download photos of the winners here
Photos of the evening are here
ORGANISATIONS
Nursery of the Year
Sponsored by childcare.co.uk
Winner
- Greenfields Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Southall (with judge and consultant Julie Fisher)
Highly commended
- Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre, White City, London
Finalists
- Bedworth Heath Nursery School, Bedworth
- Grosvenor House Day Nursery, Nottingham
- Grove House Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Southall
Pre-School of the Year
Winner
- Nature to Nurture, Liverpool (with judge and consultant Julia Manning-Morton)
Highly commended
- Lark Lane Pre-school, Liverpool
Finalists
- Little Acorns Pre-school, Leigh-on-Sea
- Saffron Walden Nursery School, Saffron Walden
- The Willow Set Pre-School, Taunton
Early Years in School Award
Winner
- Greenfields Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Southall (with Nursery World's Ravi Chandiramani)
Highly commended
- Grove House Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Southall
Finalist
- Bedworth Heath Nursery School, Bedworth
Nursery Group of the Year
Sponsored by Christie & Co
Winner
- Paint Pots Nurseries, Southampton (with Christie & Co's Sophie Willcox)
Finalists
- Attimore Barn Pre-School, The Commons Pre-School, Breakfast and After School Club, Knightsfield Pre-Schoolers and Harding Pre-School, Welwyn Garden City
- Fit ‘N’ Fun Kids, Cornwall
- Jack and Jill Day Nursery and Pre-School, Wirral
- Kangaroo Pouch, West Midlands
- KidzRus Nursery, Manchester
- South Hills School, Wiltshire
Childminding Business of the Year
Sponsored by childcare.co.uk
Winner
- Pebbles Childcare, Worthing (with judge and PACEY chair Jane Comeau and host Lisa Potts)
Highly commended
- Brightest Beginnings, Yeovil
Finalist
- Cheeky Cherubs, Melton Mowbray
INDIVIDUALS
Nursery Manager of the Year
Winner
- Linda Sawyer, Busy Bees Salisbury (with judge John Warren)
Finalists
- Lucy Clarke, Kiddi Caru Caldecott Day Nursery, Milton Keynes
- Sharon Curtis, Ellesmere Children’s Centre, Sheffield
- Sasha Northam, Hungry Caterpillar Acton Park
Nursery Operations/Regional Manager of the Year
Winner
- Danielle Butler, Tommies Childcare, West Midlands (with judge Jo Verrill of CEEDA)
Finalist
- Hayley Maggs, Little Angels Day Nursery, north London
Early Years Teacher of the Year
Winner
- Christina Noton, Snapdragons Nursery, Atworth (with judge Jospeh Wright of Paint Pots Nurseries)
Highly commended
- Teresa Lalley, Lark Lane Pre-school, Liverpool
Finalist
- Stephanie Green, Woodlands Day Nursery, Timperley
Nursery Practitioner of the Year
Sponsored by Pen Green
Winner
- Adele Hooper, Chatterbox House Day Nursery, Sidcup (with Tracy Gallagher of Pen Green)
Highly commended
- Georgina Elton, Kiddi Caru Caldecott Day Nursery, Milton Keynes
Finalists
- Sonia Church, Kidzone Cranwell, Sleaford
- Rebecca Claassen, Kiddi Caru Plympton Day Nursery, Plymouth
- Chevone Newman, South Acton Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Acton
- Sarah Walton, Cherubs Longdale, Nottingham
Newcomer of the Year
Winner
- Luke Astle, Charnwood Nursery & Pre-school, Leicester (with judge Neil Leitch, cheif executive of Pre-school Learning Alliance)
Finalist
- Hannah James, Eureka! Nursery, Halifax
Trainer of the Year
Sponsored by CACHE
Winner
- Katie Ward, Holmsdale Manor Nursery, Ibstock (with Julie Hyde of CACHE)
Finalists
- Debbie Alcock, Chatterbox House Day Nursery/Influential Child Care Training
- Gemma O’Hara, Mini First Aid, Manchester
Childminder of the Year
Sponsored by childcare.co.uk
Winner
- Joanne Marvell, Ashtead (with trainer, consultant and judge Rebecca Martland)
Highly commended
- Joana Smith, Croydon
Outstanding Contribution
Winner
- Noreen Hennessey, Lark Lane Pre-school, Liverpool (with judge Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of National Day Nurseries Association)
Lifetime Achievement
Winner
- Penny Tassoni MBE (with Virginia Carter, senior publisher of Pearson)
INITIATIVES
Working with Parents Award
Winner
- St Pauls Community Devt Trust & Smartlyte, #Get Balsall Heath Reading, Birmingham (with judge and early years specialist Dr Jools Page)
Highly commended
- Fit ‘N’ Fun Kids, Young Mums Will Achieve, Cornwall
Finalists
- EasyPeasy
- Koru Kids, London
- South Acton Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Outreach Groups, Acton
Inclusive Practice Award
Sponsored by nasen
Winner
- Dandelion Education, Small children; Giant voices, Norfolk (with Adam Boddison of nasen)
Finalists
- Fit ‘N’ Fun Kids, Young Mums Will Achieve, Cornwall
- St George’s Childcare, Tunbridge Wells
- Shine, Equality and Diversity, Leeds
Team Development Award
Sponsored by route2education
Winner
- South Acton Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Willow Room Team, Acton (with Richard Bijster of route2education)
Highly commended
- Honey Pot Day Nurseries, Liverpool
Finalists
- Kidzone Cranwell, Building Capabilities, Sleaford
- KidzRus Nursery, Manchester
- Sleepy Hollow Group, Northern Ireland
- Sunbeams Day Nursery, Enhanced Quality Training, Leeds
Early Years Launch of the Year
Sponsored by the consortium early years
Winner
- Kids Play Childcare, The Childcare Hub, Milton Keynes (with Chris Marston of the consortium early years)
Finalists
- Honey Pot Day Nurseries, Liverpool
- N Nursery & Family Club, London
Nursery Food Award
Winner
- Incy Wincy’s, Bedale (with judge Edwina Revel of Early Start Group)
Highly commended
- New Beginnings Day Nurseries, Essex
Finalists
- Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery, Stockport
- Holmsdale Manor Nursery, Ibstock
Enabling Environments Award
Sponsored by YPO
Winner
- Beatle Woods Outdoor Nursery, Coventry (with Nicola Parker of YPO)
Highly commended
- Kidzone Cranwell, Transforming our outdoor area, Sleaford
Finalists
- Busy Bees, Our Heuristic Approach, Coventry
- Dandelion Education, Safe places; Nurturing space, Norfolk
- Saffron Walden Nursery School, Free-flow outdoor area, Saffron Walden
- Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School, Sunshine Room, Warrington
- SEND to Learn Nursery, Morpeth
- South Hills School, On the farm, Wiltshire
Online and Social Media Award
Winner
- Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries, west London (with Tom Curtiss of MA Education)
Highly commended
- Koru Kids, London
Finalists
- Cherubs Nurseries, East Midlands
- Early Years Nutrition Partnership
- Kiddi Caru Day Nurseries Group, central and southern England
- Tommies Childcare, West Midlands
- Tops Day Nurseries, southern England
Community Support Award
Winner
- St George’s Childcare, Tunbridge Wells (with judge and direcctor of Play Leanring Life, Julie Mountain)
Highly commended
- Cherubs Nurseries, East Midlands
Finalists
- The Co-operative Childcare
- Timperley Day Nursery and Pre-school, Timperley
Health and Wellbeing Award
In association with nurseryworldjobs
Winner
- The Cambridge Model Initiative, Cambridge Childhood Partnership (with judge Jane Harrison of Red Hen Day Nursery)
Finalists
- Dandelion Education, Paws for breath, Norfolk
- Early Years Nutrition Partnership
EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES
Birth to Fives
Winner
- Writing Belt and Early Scribble Boxes, MJH Educational/Curious Fox Company (with judge Ben Clay from LEYF)
Finalist
- Kidunk Playsuits, Kidunk
Staff Resources
In association with Nursery World Show
Winner
- A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice, by Niki Buchan, Bloomsbury Publishing (with David Hussey of Nursery World Show)
Finalists
- Azilo.com
- Making the difference early years toolkit – supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable children, Herts for Learning
- 50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Trays by Sally Wright and Alistair Bryce-Clegg, Bloomsbury Publishing
Professional Books
Winner
- Developing Empathy in the Early Years, by Helen Garnett, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (with Nursery World's Hannah Crown)
Highly commended
- A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice, by Niki Buchan, Bloomsbury Publishing
Finalists
- Child Protection in the Early Years, by Eunice Lumsden, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- 50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Trays by Sally Wright and Alistair Bryce-Clegg, Bloomsbury Publishing
Charity prize draw
Our charity partner this year was Theodora's Children's Charity, with a great prize of an Outlast set donated by Community Playthings. The winner was Arnika Abbott of Shine Childcare (with NW Editor Liz Roberts and Alice Barley of Theodora's)
- More photos and a link to download coming soon.