Full coverage of the Nursery World Awards 2010

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

• Winner – Gardening Equipment, Step by Step
• HC – Green Doll’s House, Galt
• Finalists – Rhythm Sound Centre, NES Arnold; Shopping List – Orchard Toys

Special Commendation

• Haven Holidays ‘Fun and Fitness’ campaign