Nursery World - Nursery owners recognised in the King's first Birthday Honours

The director of Kidzrus Nursery Group, Nicola Fleury, and the owner of The Children’s House Nursery, Theresa Ellerby, have been recognised in the King’s first Birthday Honours for their services to early years education.

The director of Kidzrus Nursery Group, Nicola Fleury, has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours

Nicola Fleury, winner of Nursery World’s 2021 Outstanding Contribution Award, was awarded an MBE for services to early years education in Salford, Manchester.

During lockdown, Fleury, who launched the first of five Kidzrus nurseries in 2010, recognised that many families in the Salford area were struggling.

She contacted a local supermarket which helped donate food and, with help from her family, personally began distributing food parcels to parents in the community and hampers to residents at local care homes.

Theresa Ellerby (pictured right), who owns The Children’s House Nursery with her twin sister Sylvia Tiffney MBE, has been awarded an MBE for services to children in north east Lincolnshire. The honour recognises the voluntary work she has undertaken within the sector and her pioneering role in bringing Montessori education to the area.

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