Nursery World Awards 2022: the winners revealed

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NURSERY OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by childcare.co.uk

Winner

• Bee in the Woods Kindergarten, Brighton & Hove
  With awards host Emma-Louise Amanshia and judge Helen Moylett

Highly Commended

• Charnwood Nursery & Pre-school, Leicester
  
  

Finalists

• Blue Giraffe Childcare, Worcestershire
• Grass Roots Private Day Nursery, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
• Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery, Cambridgeshire
  
  

NURSERY GROUP OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Eden Training Solutions

Winner

• Kindred Nurseries

Highly Commended

• Stramash Social Enterprise

Finalists

• Ashbridge Independent School and Nursery Group
• Finkley Nurseries
• Sleepy Hollow Group
• Stars Day Nurseries
• Wolds Childcare

PRE-SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Polylino

Winner

• Willowbrook Preschool, Nottingham

Highly Commended

• Muddy Boots Pre school, Bideford
  
  

Finalists

• Ashby Pre-School Academy, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
• The Lime Trees, Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire

EARLY YEARS IN SCHOOL AWARD

Winner

• Trinity Primary Academy, London
  With judge Di Chilvers

Highly Commended

• Penketh South Primary School, Warrington
  
  

Finalist

• Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School, Essex

CHILDMINDING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by childcare.co.uk

Winner

• Cally Smith Childcare, Richmond, North Yorkshire
  With judge Dr Sue Allingham

Highly Commended

• Julie & Jo’s Childcare, Cambridge

Finalists

• Bonding School, Crystal Palace, London
• Titches Childminding, Whitchurch, Hants

NURSERY MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Busy Bees

Winner

• Priya Patel, Inspire Montessori Schools
  
  

Highly Commended

• Katie Duke, Tops Day Nurseries Havant

Finalists

• Steph Mattin-Moss, Nature Den Nursery Ipswich
• Stacey McMorland, The Nursery at Whitehouse Farm
• Nicky Willetts, Tops Day Nurseries Wareham

NURSERY OPERATIONS/AREA MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Winner

• Sharon Thompson, Spring by Action For Children
  With judge Jo Caswell

Highly Commended

• Michelle Gascoigne, Tynemouth Nursery Group

Finalists

• Catherine Baker, Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery
• Gemma Fletcher, Kidzrus Group

NURSERY PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Childbase Partnership

Winner

• Beth Cooper, Boston Nursery School

Highly Commended

• Jojo Chuong, Snapdragons Nurseries

Finalists

• Lydia Roberts, The Lime Trees
• Megan Williams, Montessori Minds

EARLY YEARS APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by SS Educational Services

Winner

• Jack Bedder, SEND to Learn
  Collected by Nursery World Associate Publisher George Hogg

Finalists

• Claire Ratcliffe, The Lime Trees
• Leanne Rowlands, Kids Planet Day Nurseries
• Skye Stephens, Fit N Fun Kids

CHILDMINDER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by childcare.co.uk

Winner

• Julie Dixon, Julie & Jo’s Childcare
  With judge Rebecca Martland

Finalists

• Chelsie Orange, The Little Orange House
• Laura Perfetti, Playhood

TRAINER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by MCW Nursery Support Services

Winner

• Cheryl Bedding, Aperion Training

Finalists

• Amy Alderson and Drew Radford, Tops Day Nurseries
• Dr Mine Conkbayir, Mine Conkbayir Consultancy
• Trisha Lee, MakeBelieve Arts
• Liz Pemberton, The Black Nursery Manager
• Kym Scott, Place to Learn

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

Sponsored by Treehouse Nursery Schools

Winner

• Sheila Kaye, Little Chums Nursery
  

Highly Commended

• Katie Watson, Northumberland County Council

Finalists

• Mandy Farrar, Diamond Wood Community Academy
• Carole Henderson, Bright Horizons
• Ursula Krystek-Walton, Thrive Childcare and Education
• Alison Owen, Bolton Start Well-Harvey Nursery

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Sponsored by Bright Horizons

Winner

• David Wright, Paint Pots Nurseries
  With John Warren
  

PANDEMIC RESPONSE

Sponsored by NCFE

Winner

• Wiggles & Giggles Nursery, Grimethorpe
  Award collected by Nursery World News and Online Editor Catherine Gaunt

Finalist

• Abacus Ark Nursery School

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Sponsored by Fennies Nurseries

Winner

• The Children’s Kitchen, Bristol

Highly Commended

• Bright Horizons UK
• Montessori Minds, Romford, London

Finalists

• Elmscot Day Nursery, Chester
• The Old Forge Day Nursery, Findern, Derbyshire
• Woodlands Day Nursery, Timperley

ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS

Winner

• Ashbridge Nursery Hutton
  With judge Julie Mountain

Highly Commended

• Busy Bodies Child Care Centre, Ludlow
• Dandelion Education, Aylsham, Norfolk

Finalist

• Pebbles Childcare, Worthing

ECO-FRIENDLY EARLY YEARS

Sponsored by Hope

Joint Winners

• Jayne’s Nursery
• London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
  The LEYF team

Finalists

• Childbase Partnership
• Dandelion Education, Norfolk
• Holly Grange Montessori Nursery, Lymm

WORKING WITH PARENTS

Sponsored by Nursery Story

Joint Winners

• Childbase Partnership

• Elmscot Day Nursery, Chester

Finalists

• Banana Moon Bromley
• Traquinas Childcare, Thetford, Norfolk

WORKING WITH BABIES AND TODDLERS

Sponsored by McQueens Dairies

Winner

• London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
  With judge Alison Featherbe

Finalist

• Toddletown Day Nursery, Godalming

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Winner

• Adventures with Alice, Alice Sharp
  With judge Anna Wright

Finalists

• Back-Up Care @ Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Bright Horizons
• Muddy Explorers, The Oaks Day Nursery
• Munchkins Nursery
• Smallville Nursery

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Winner

• Grass Roots Private Day Nursery, Sowerby Bridge
  With judge Dr Sharon Colliles

Highly Commended

• Kilsby Preschool, Rugby

Finalists

• Charnwood Nursery & Pre-school Group
• The Nature Den Nursery, Ipswich

NURSERY FOOD

Winner

• Each Peach Childcare, Newhaven
  With judge Edwina Revel

Finalists

• Imperial College London Early Years
• Willow Tree Day Nursery, Sale

INCLUSIVE PRACTICE

Winner

• The Nest @ Canterburys
  With judge Neil Leitch

Finalist

• Open University

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Winner

• Cherubs Nurseries (could not attend)

Highly Commended

• Traquinas Childcare

Finalists

• GNG Nursery
• St Aubin Roath

ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Winner

• TTS, Nottinghamshire
  With Nursery World Publishing Director Tom Curtiss

Highly Commended

• The Old Forge Day Nursery, Derby

Finalists

• Banana Moon Day Nursery, Bromley
• Eco Babe Private Day Nursery, Sale
• Traquinas Childcare, Norfolk

PROFESSIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR

Winner

• Playful Mathematics by Helen J Williams, SAGE Publishing
  With judge Penny Tassoni

Highly Commended

• How to Recognise and Support Mathematical Mastery in Young Children’s Play by Di Chilvers (Ed), Routledge
• Introduction to Neuroscience and Self-regulation in Early Years by Dr Mine Conkbayir, Hallmark Education

Finalists

• Alphabet Rhyme Time by Michelle Larbey, Learnwell Trading
• Discover Creativity with Babies by Louise Day, Routledge
• A Guide to SEND in the Early Years by Kerry Murphy, Bloomsbury Publishing
• Observing Gabby by Cath Arnold, Open University Press/McGraw Hill

See more about the Nursery World Awards at www.nurseryworldawards.com