Shortlist is announced for Nursery World Awards 2009

Nursery of the Year
Blossom House, Suffolk
Highfield Day Nursery, Birmingham (Child Base)
Dimson Day Nursery, Cornwall
Reflections Nurseries, Worthing
Rocking Horse, Northants

Pre-School of the Year
Jack-in-the-Box, Bournemouth
Kennford Playbox, Exeter
Ladybird Pre-School, Cambridgeshire
Whiston Pre-School, Rotherham

School Early Years Team of the Year
To be announced on the night

Nursery Chain of the Year
Child Base
Granby Nurseries
Happy Days Childcare (Wales)
Kid Ease
Kids 1st Day Nurseries
Kids Allowed

Local Authority Early Years Team of the Year
Birth to Five Service, Lincolnshire
Pan Berkshire Workforce Group
Stoke Speaks Out

Nursery Manager of the Year
Jackie Bell, Sparklers PN
Gerry Chapman, Kids 1st Darlington
Ann-Louise Epton, Kinder Haven
Patricia French, Dimson Day Nursery
Emma Graham, Busy Bears Children's Day Nursery
Hana Kovler, Mary Sambrook Day Nursery
Lisa Mayamine, Hendon Day Nursery (Asquith Nurseries)

Early Years Professional of the Year
Lynn Blay, Holyrood Nurseries (Bertram Nursery Group)
Emma Graham, Busy Bears Children's Day Nursery
Catherine Flynn, Rompers Nursery

Nursery Practitioner of the Year
Sarah Breingan, Forbes Nursery
Adele Cooper, Little Learners
Liam Frizzel-Higgins, Cowgate Under 5's
Leanne Kennedy, Kids Allowed
Trish Smaller, The Children's House
Lisa Thurlow, Rhymes Nursery

Newcomer of the Year
Gemma Bohr, Dizzy Ducks Day Nursery
Stephen Cavender, Kids Allowed
Amanda Hollis, St Joseph's Nursery

Trainer of the Year
Sally Eaton, Childcare Company
Helen Field, Bedford Training and Assessment Centre
Sue Gascoyne, Play to Z
Dianne Larrington, Crechendo Training

Childminder of the Year
Christine Baker, Barnsley
Joyce Heard, Andover
Shirleen Pace, Worcestershire
Rachel and Kerry Hart
Christine Dale, Stockport

Working with Parents Award
Avenue Centre, Southampton
Cowgate Under 5's, Edinburgh
Little Stars Day Nursery, Grimsby
Kids Planet Day Nurseries, Warrington
Highfield Nursery/Children's Centre, Birmingham
Windham Nursery School, Richmond

Inclusive Practice Award
Cass Child and Family Centre
Hawk Training

Team Development Award
Cowgate Under 5's, Edinburgh
Imagine Co-operative Childcare, Swindon
Little Stars Day Nursery, Grimsby
Stone Eden Nursery School, Carlisle

Business Development Award
Bents Farm Day Nursery, Halifax
Kinder Haven, Bradford
Stone Eden Nursery School, Carlisle
Young Discoverers, York
Bertram Nursery Group, Edinburgh

Nursery Food Award
Eureka Nursery, Halifax
Forbes Nursery, Edinburgh
Kids 1st Day Nurseries, Gateshead
Red Hen Day Nursery, Lincs
Willow Cottage Nurseries, Oxford
Woodlands Nursery, Altrincham
WCS, London

Birth to Threes - new launch
To be announced on the night

Birth to Threes - tried and tested favourite
Musical CDs, bayboomboom
Sequence books, Cowgate Under 5s

Three to fives - new launch
Translucent Building Blocks, ASCO
All you need kit for 3 to 5 years, Commotion Group
Sensory Blocks, Galt Educational
Playscope Problem Solving and Numeracy Activity Cards Sets 1&2, Play to
Z
Dancing Rings, Step by Step
Alphabet Pebbles, Yellow Door
M is for Me!, Yellow Door

Three to fives - tried and tested favourite
Light Box Resources Kit, Reflections on Learning
Come Alive Phonics, Yellow Door