Nursery World Awards 2021: the winners revealed - with photos!

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Nursery of the Year

Winner

• Kiddlywinks Pre-School Centre and Day Nursery, Penrith (sponsored by childcare.co.uk, presenter Helen Moylett, judge and consultant)

Highly commended

• Little Stars Day Nursery, Peterborough

Finalist

• Watermead Day Nursery, Loughborough
  
  

Nursery Group of the Year

Winner

• Kids Planet (Host Diane Louise Jordan, presenter John Warren, judge and Toddletown)

Highly commended

• Kindred Nurseries

Finalists

• Cherubs Nurseries
• Fledglings
• N Family Club
• Spring
• Sunbeams
  
  

Pre-School of the Year

Winner

• Greenhouse Project, Liverpool (presenter Jane Harrison, judge and Red Hen Day Nursery))

Finalists

• Bury Grammar School, Bury
• Busy Bees Ledbury, Herefordshire
• Findon Valley Free Church Preschool, Worthing
• Kilsby Pre-School, Rugby
  
  
  

Early Years in School

Winner

• Manor Wood Primary, Leeds (presenter Sarah Mackenzie, judge and N Family Club)

Finalists

• Gateways School, Leeds
• Marlborough Primary, Washington

Childminding Business of the Year

Winner

• Playhood, Crouch End, London (sponsored by childcare.co.uk, presenter Dr Amy Page, judge and PACEY)

Finalists

• Julie& Jo’s, Cambridge
• Catherine and Laurence, Cambridge

Lifetime Achievement

• Laura Henry (presenter Jane Evans)
  

Nursery Manager of the Year

Winner

• Olivia Young, Kidzrus, Manchester (sponsored by Busy Bees)

Highly commended

• Karen James, Kiddlywinks, Penrith

Finalists

• Sallyann Frisby, Shooting Stars Pre-school, Peterborough
• Lucy Pottinger, Grass Roots, Sowerby Bridge

Nursery Operations/Regional Manager

Winner

• Carly Wray, Seahorse Nursery, London (presenter Purnima Tanuku, judge and NDNA)

Finalist

• Lauren Mankelow, Choochoos Day Nursery, Kent
  
  

Nursery Practitioner of the Year

Winner

• Sarah Dickinson, SEND to Learn, Blyth (presenter Nancy Stewart, judge and consultant)

Highly commended

• Deana Frost, Village Nursery Group, Manchester

Finalists

• Charlotte Crenell, Tiddlywinks, Manchester
• Emma Hardman, Village Nursery Group, Manchester

Newcomer of the Year

Winner

• Carys Jones, Nina’s Nursery Great Moor, Stockport (presenter Ravi Chandiramani, MA Education)

Finalist

• Aliysha Hopwood, SEND to Learn, Blyth

Childminder of the Year

Winner

• Sally Harvey, Oxfordshire (sponsored by childcare.co.uk, presenter Rebecca Martland, judge and consultant)

Highly commended

• Catherine Fay, Cambridge

Finalist

• Julie Dixon, Cambridge

Trainer of the Year

Joint winners

• Alison Featherbe, Orange Caterpillar (presenter Laura Henry-Allain, judge and consultant)
• Ruth Swailes, Assure Education

Finalists

• Kelly Cave, Strode College
• Kate Wake, National Extension College

Nanny of the Year

Winner

• Georgia Harris (sponsored by BAPN and Nannytax)

Finalists

• Kelly Bowman
• Amy Hensman

Outstanding Contribution

Winner

• Julie Lister, Portland House, Huddersfield (sponsored by Treehouse)

Highly commended

• Nina Stones, Nina’s Nurseries, Stockport

Finalist

• Alison O’Connor-Limb, Village Nursery Group, Manchester

Covid-19 Hero

Winner

• Ashley Bereznyckyj, Stars Day Nurseries, Peterborough (sponsored by CACHE)

Highly commended

• Karen James and team, Kiddlywinks, Penrith
• Mandy Lacey, childminder, London
• Hayley McCann, YMCA Thames Gateway

Finalists

• Kirsty Bradburne, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
• Amy Delooze, Village Nursery Group, Manchester
• Natalia dias Pinto Pena, Seahorse Nursery, London
• Kilsby Pre-school, Rugby
• Kimberley Munro, Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery, Stockport

Community Support

Winner

• More2Nurseries, Greenwich, London (presenter David Wright, judge and Paint Pots Nurseries)

Highly commended

• Rosebuds Pre-School, Brixton, London

Finalists

• Bright Horizons Timperley
• Traquinas Childcare, Thetford

Working with parents

Winner

• More2Nurseries, Greenwich, London (sponsored by Nursery Story)

Finalists

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

Enabling Environments

Winner

• Rainbow Nursery, Frome (presenter Linda Keats, judge and EYFS advisor)

Highly commended

• Stables Daycare, Tonbridge

Finalists

• Kids Planet Stretton, Warrington
• Toddletown Day Nursery, Godalming
• Watermead Day Nursery, Loughborough

Eco-Friendly Early Years Award

Winner

• Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery, St Ives, Cambridgeshire (presenter Neil Leitch, judge and Early Years Alliance)

Highly commended

• Jayne’s Nursery, Chelmsford
• London Early Years Foundation

Inclusive Practice

Winner

• Footprints Learning for Life, Hartlepool (sponsored by nasen)

Finalists

• Kids Planet Beamont, Warrington
• Tiny Tree Day Nursery, Leeds

Working with Babies and Toddlers

Winner

• Hale Day Nursery, Altrincham (presenter Dr Jools Page, judge and senior early years lecturer)
  
  

Team Development

Winner

• Sunbeams Day Nursery, Leeds (presenter Dr Stella Ram-Louis, judge and consultant)

Highly commended

• Evergreen Early Years, Preston
• N Family Club, London and Home Counties

Finalists

• Honey Pot Nurseries, Liverpool
• Sunflower Children’s Centre, Sheffield

Health & Well-Being

Winner

• Meadow Lane Nursery, St Ives, Cambridgeshire (sponsored by Fennies)

Highly commended

• Kindred Healthy Steps initiative, Kindred Nurseries

Finalist

• 'Supporting Physical Development in Early Childhood', Open University

Online and Social Media

Winner

• Kids Planet (presenter Tom Curtiss, MA Education)

Highly commended

• Bright Minds Daycare, Birmingham

Finalists

• Marcham Little Angels, Abingdon
• Pebbles Childcare, Worthing
• Small Steps Big Changes
  
  

Professional Books

Winner

• Putting Storytelling at the Heart of Early Childhood Practice by Tina Bruce, Lynn McNair, Jane Whinnett (editors), Routledge (sponsored by Apetito)

Highly commended

• Looking for Learning: Maths Through Play by Laura England, Bloomsbury Education

Finalists

• Growing Together: 50 inspiring ideas for intergenerational learning by Lorraine George, Yellow Door
• Play is the Way: child development, early years and the future of Scottish education by Sue Palmer, Postcards from Scotland
• 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