Prima Baby Award for Early Years Childcarer
Sponsored by Childcare Innovations Partnership (in association with the National Day Nurseries Association and Pre-school Learning Alliance) Winner: Fran Rawlings-Watts, Beginnings Early Childhood Centre, London Through hard work and sound knowledge of good practice of working with under-threes, deputy head Fran is credited with transforming the centre's baby room. 'It is a joy to see the children and team flourishing under Fran's sensitive and creative leadership,' says centre director Miri Lawrence. Fran has boosted staff morale, built strong links with parents and developed detailed documentation to record children's progress.
'When I joined the centre two years ago the staff were unmotivated, the baby room was drab and uninviting for the children. It was a question of working together as a team to create an enticing centre for the children.
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