Nursery World - Full coverage of the Nursery World Awards 2010

What a brilliant time we all had at the Nursery World Awards 2010 at the Lancaster London on Friday evening. It was a fantastic celebration of the wonderful people and practice in the early years sector.

Michael Underwood was a lovely host, the acrobatic act really got the crowd going, and the dancing and celebrating went on until the early hours.

You'll find full coverage of each category in the related links (right).

Winners, highly commendeds (HC) and finalists, Nursery World Awards 2010 - photos are of the winners in each category

ORGANISATIONS

Nursery of the Year (sponsored by Pound Gates)

Winner – Little Learners Nursery School, Skegness
HC – Blossom House Kindergarten, Suffolk
Finalists – Seabrook Day Nursery, Luton; Sparklers Private Nursery, Gretna; Young Friends Nursery, Hove

Pre-School of the Year

Winner - Highbury Lodge Day Nursery, Hitchin
HC – The Kindergarten, Cheshire Day Nursery Group, Warrington; Sunshine Nursery, Burpham
Finalists – Busy Bees, Welwyn Garden City; Technotots, Dundee; Clever Clogs, Durham

Local Authority Early Years Team of the Year

Winner – Northamptonshire Baby Room project
HC – Stoke Speaks Out
Finalist – North Yorkshire County Council Early Years Team

Nursery Chain of the Year (sponsored by early years at the Consortium)

Winner – Kids Allowed
HC – London Early Years Foundation; Yellow Dot
Finalists – Bright Horizons Family Solutions; The Co-operative Childcare; Kid Ease; Sparklers Private Day Nursery

INDIVIDUALS

Lifetime Achievement

Jennie Lindon, People Consulting

Nursery Manager of the Year (sponsored by Asquith)

Winner – Cornelia Harrison, Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery
HC – Louise Lloyd-Evans, Young Friends Nursery; Julie Debanks, Willow Cottage Nurseries
Finalist – Rachel Jones, Fit ‘n’ Fun Kids

Early Years Professional of the Year

Winner – Louise Lloyd-Evans, Young Friends Nursery
Finalists – Clare Roberts, Kids Planet Day Nurseries; Kate Spence, Great Wood Farm Early Years Centre

Nursery Practitioner of the Year (sponsored by Step by Step)

Winner – Sue Rowley, Thomas Boughey Nursery School
HC – Debbie Crofts, Lincolnshire Montessori
Finalists – Natalie Fisher, Fledglings; Julia Hunter, Rainbow Nursery; Jayne Kendall, Yellow Dot

Newcomer of the Year (sponsored by Asquith)

Julie Johnston, Sparklers Private Nursery
HC – Misbah Acmed, Little People Montessori
Finalists – Julie Caddick, Kids Planet; Rebecca Canning, Kids Planet; Ben Taylor, Willow Cottage Nursery

Trainer of the Year

Winner – Wendy Whittaker-Large, Networks for Knowledge
HC – Sue Usher, Crechendo Training
Finalist – Mary Davies, Casterbridge Care and Education

Childminder of the Year (sponsored by childcare.co.uk)

Winner – Helen Dawkins, Southampton
HC – Cherry Forrester, Heaton
Finalist – Christine Scott, Mansfield

INITIATIVES

Business Development (sponsored by Kid Ease)

Winner – Young Friends Nursery, Hove
HC – Little People Montessori, Cleveland
Finalists – Brue Farm Day Nursery, Castle Cary; Kids Planet, Lymm

Team Development (sponsored by Willow Cottage)

Winner – Fit ‘n’ Fun Kids, Falmouth
HC - Auden Place Community Nursery, Camden
Finalist – The Co-operative Childcare, Oxford

Working with Parents (sponsored by Asquith)

Winner – Auden Place Community Nursery, Camden
HC- Lincolnshire Montessori, Caistor; NAS EarlyBird Centre, Barnsley

Inclusive Practice

Winner – Caverstede Early Years Centre, Peterborough
HC – Little Cherubs Day Nursery, High Wycombe
Finalist – Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Rushden

Nursery Food

Winner – Little Monkey’s Nursery, Windsor
HC – Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery, London; Tall Trees Kindergarten, Frome
Finalists – Kids Allowed, Manchester; London Early Years Foundation; Willow Cottage Nurseries, Oxford

Enabling Environments

Winner – Red Hen Day Nursery, Louth
HC – Daisy Chain, Liverpool
Finalists – Blossom House, Suffolk; Caverstede Early Years Centre, Peterborough; Footsteps Day Nursery and Pre-School, Tamworth; Kid Ease Nursery QEQM, Margate; Lowdham and Epperstone Pre-School, Nottingham; Nelly’s Nursery, London

RESOURCES

Birth to Threes: New Launch

Winner – Mirror Trays, TTS Group
HC – Large Sensory Collection, Play to Z
Finalist – Music House Baby’s Treasure Basket, Drums for Schools; Nursery Starter Set, Galt; Sensory Bubble, Step by Step

Birth to Threes: Tried and Tested Favourite

Winner – Sign and Sing-Along BSL series

Three to Fives: New Launch

Joint winners – Easi-Torch, TTS Group; Mini Music Maker, Drums for Schools (pictured)
HC – Tune into…Listening Games, Yellow Door; Willow Range, TTS Group
Finalists – Basic Skills Pack, Galt; Playscope Communication and Literacy Set, Play to Z; Stone Walls, TTS Group

Three to Fives: Tried and Tested Favourite