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Nursery of the Year 2006

What makes a nursery a winner? To find out, Wendy Scott visited all the high-achieving settings shortlisted for this year's award Ahigh level of entries again came in to Nursery World for its second Nursery of the Year Award, sponsored by Morton Michel Insurance.

Ahigh level of entries again came in to Nursery World for its second Nursery of the Year Award, sponsored by Morton Michel Insurance.

The entrants were whittled down to a shortlist of five and I visited them all from opening time until lunch. This gave me the opportunity to observe arrivals, talk with parents as well as staff and see how each setting expresses its philosophy in practice.

It was very interesting to experience the varied ways of working in the five settings. Their situations and physical environments may be very different, but they have important points in common. They all:

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