The Nursery World Awards 2023 shortlist is out!

Finalists will find out whether they have won at our spectacular awards ceremony at The Brewery in London on 30 September.

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2023 Finalists

Nursery of the Year

• Archfield House Nursery – Bristol
• esSENtial Early Years – Wirral
• Lambkins Day Nursery and Pre-school Centre – Cumbria
• The Oaks Day Nursery – Birmingham

 Nursery Group of the Year

• Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries – West London and Buckinghamshire
• Little Adventures Nursery Group
• Kirktonholme Childcare – Glasgow
• Naturally Learning – Cornwall

Pre-School of the Year

• Alphablocks Nursery School & Pre-Prep – Enfield
• Beeches Park Day Nursery – Burton upon Trent
• The Old Forge Day Nursery – Derby
• Seedlings – Doncaster
• Smallville Nursery – Kent

Early Years in School Award

• Diamond Wood Community Academy – Dewsbury
• Great Corby School and Nursery – Carlisle
• Manor Wood Primary School – Leeds

Childminding Business of the Year

• Cheeky Cherubs Childcare – Leicestershire
• Sarah and Carly Baker Childcare – Rotherham
• The Playroom Marple – Stockport

 Nursery Manager of the Year

• Elizabeth Kemsley, Nurtured at Chell – Stoke on Trent
• Hazel Moody, Advantage Day Nursery – Surrey
• Hannah Saunders, Snapdragons Nursery – Keynsham

Nursery Operations/Area Manager of the Year

• Tracy Berry – The Old Station Nursery Group
• Danielle Hamer – Bright Horizons
• Rachael Lyons – Elmscot Group
• Louise Monange – Beeches Park Day Nursery; The Old Forge Day Nursery; The Old School Adventure Club
• Sarah Yates – The Old Station Nursery Group

Nursery Practitioner of the Year

• Jess Fudger, Cherubs Wynndale – Nottinghamshire
• David Heard, The Oaks Day Nursery – Birmingham
• Katy Hicks, Kingswood Day Nursery and Pre-school – Hull
• Matt Langton, Outdoor Owls – Richmond
• Sophie O'Sullivan, Springfield Bees Pre-School – Essex

Childminder of the Year

• Kimberley Forteath, Little Sunbeams Childminding Service – Guisborough
• Charlotte Greeno, Among The Leaves – Cambridge
• Debra Meakin, Cheeky Cherubs Childcare – Leicestershire

Trainer of the Year

• Aaron Bradbury, Early Years Reviews 
• Liz Edwards, Janet Packer and Jan White, Outdoors Thinking – Sheffield
• Dr Stella Ram Louis, The Froebel Trust – London
• Kate Peach and Jo Caswell, Peachwell Early Years Consultancy – South East
• Becky Watanabe, Acorn Early Years – Milton Keynes; Northamptonshire; Bedfordshire

Outstanding Contribution

• Marie Anslow, St Aubin Nursery Roath – Cardiff
• Joan Bannister, Paint Pots Nurseries and Pre-Schools – Southampton
• Helen Bingham, Aspire Academy Trust – Cornwall
• Mandy Farrer, Diamond Wood Community Academy – Dewsbury
• Deborah Hutler, Blackberries Childcare Group – Cambridgeshire
• Linda Richardson, Hitchin House Day Nursery – Hitchin

Early Years Apprentice of the Year

• Hibah Ahmed, Edgbaston Nursery School – Birmingham
• Natasha Bruce-Jones, Smallville Nursery – Kent
• Bethan Hall, Kerries Cherubs – Blyth
• Bethany Moorhouse – Little Angels Day Nursery and Out-Of-School Club – Huddersfield
• Liliana Nobrega Afonso, Seahorse Nursery Park House – London

Early Childhood Graduate of the Year **NEW CATEGORY**

• Laura Hale – University of Northampton
• Helen Haygarth – University of Sunderland
• Louisa Johnson – University of Chichester

Health and Well-Being Award

• Bright Horizons – Nationwide
• Eagley School House Nurseries – Bolton
• Edufeel, Enya’s Childcare – Lincolnshire
• The Old Forge Day Nursery – Derby
• School Improvement Liverpool

Enabling Environments Award

• Birmingham Day Nurseries and Explorers' Forest School at Winterbourne House and Garden – Birmingham
• Broussa Day Nursery, Elmscot Group – Hale
• Incy Wincy's Day Nurseries – North Yorkshire
• Jack In The Box Nursery – Bosbury
• The Nurture Nursery – Bathgate

Eco-Friendly Early Years Award

• Acorn Early Years – Milton Keynes; Northamptonshire; Bedfordshire
• Childbase Partnership
• Jayne's Nursery – Chelmsford
• The Old Forge Day Nursery – Derby

Working with Parents

• Babblebrooke Day Nursery – Loughborough
• Bright Little Stars Nursery – Watford
• Centre for Early Child Development, Aga Khan University Hospital – Karachi, Pakistan
• esSENtial Early Years – Wirral
• The Indigo Childcare Group – Early Years – Glasgow
• Roots Federation – Hertfordshire

Working with Babies and Toddlers

• Blue Giraffe Childcare – Worcestershire
• Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries – Northolt
• Kids Planet – Wallasey
• Snapdragons Nursery – Bath, Bristol and Wiltshire

Business Development Award

• Bonnie Bear Day Care – Liverpool
• Family First Nurseries
• Little Adventures Nursery Group

Team Development Award

• Hitchin House Day Nursery – Hitchin
• The Nurture Nursery – Bathgate
• The Sunflower Children's Centre – Hyde

Nursery Food

• Acorn Early Years – Milton Keynes; Northamptonshire; Bedfordshire
• Grass Roots Private Day Nursery – Sowerby
• Portland House Nursery – Huddersfield
• Woodlands Day Nursery, Elmscot Group – Altrincham  

Inclusive Practice Award

• Early Inspirations – Manchester
• Early Intervention Speech and Language Team at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• SEND Support Team – Kids Planet Day Nurseries
• Smallville Nursery – Kent
• South Acton Nursery School and Children's Centre – London

Community Support

• Family Matters, The Indigo Childcare Group – Glasgow
• The Nursery in Belong, Ready Generations Nursery – Chester
• Pillars of the Community, Smallville Nursery – Kent

Online and Social Media Award

• Beeches Park Day Nursery – Burton upon Trent
• Dandelion Education – Norfolk
• Highfield Nursery – Blackpool
• Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries
• Jesters Childcare – Essex

Professional Book of the Year

• Developing Child-Centred Practice for Safeguarding and Child Protection: Strategies for Every Early Years Setting (Little Minds Matter) – by Rachel Buckler (Routledge)
• Early Childhood Theories Today – edited by Aaron Bradbury and Ruth Swailes (Learning Matters)
• The Neuroscience of the Developing Child. Self-Regulation for Wellbeing and a Sustainable Future – by Dr Mine Conkbayir (Bloomsbury)
• The Passionate Practitioner – by Michele Doull & Avril Robertson (That Guys House)
• Schemas in the Early Years: Exploring Beneath the Surface Through Observation and Dialogue by the Pen Green Schema Group, edited by Cath Arnold (Routledge)
• Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child: Time for Slow Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education – by Alison Clark (Routledge)

Lifetime Achievement

ANNOUNCED AT THE CEREMONY

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