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Nursery World Awards 2011: Initiatives - Team development award

Careers & Training
WINNER: Footprints (Learning for Life), Hartlepool, County Durham

A commitment to developing its team has enabled Footprints to deliver a first-class quality service to its customers and has resulted in consistently high occupancy and a long waiting list for its nursery.

Staff turnover is very low, with just two team members leaving in the last three years. This has benefits for staff and for children and families, as they receive consistently high-quality care from familiar staff. This consistency allows better relationships to build between practitioner and children and families.

With a total of 24 permanent staff, Footprints prioritises both personal and professional staff development and promotes equality and diversity. This is enhanced by outside team building activities chosen by staff members.

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