At Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery in Islington, London, manager Cornelia Harrison seeks to give her staff the same opportunities that she has had to progress. That means supporting them to discover their talents, undertake training and be part of a management structure which is focused and forward-looking.
Ms Harrison, who was the recipient of Nursery World's Nursery Manager of the Year 2010 award, came to London from Austria on a gap year 15 years ago and fell in love with the city. When she stumbled across the nursery and applied for a nursery assistant's position 13 years ago, it had just celebrated its first birthday. Since then Hopes and Dreams has grown from what was originally a small overnight hotel for babies into a large nursery school, and Ms Harrison herself has journeyed through roles in different rooms, to become manager four years ago.
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