How To Enter
Who should enter?
The criteria for each category are framed so that entries will focus on organisations, teams, individuals, initiatives and equipment providers, whether from public, voluntary or private organisations.
Where work is delivered by a partnership of organisations, entries must list all the partners involved. Entries are also invited from the whole of the UK. Any organisations, individuals, initiatives or equipment providers active in the sector in the period from 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2012 will be eligible for these Awards.
Entries that have been submitted to the Nursery World Awards in earlier years must be updated before being re-submitted.
Entries may be withdrawn upon written request at any time up to 14 days after the deadlien for entries of 9th May 2012. Entry fees are non-refundable.
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The closing date for entries is Friday 9th May 2012
How to enter
Entering the Awards is easy.
a) Choose one or more award categories your organisation would like to enter from the full list of categories
b) Carefully read the guidance
c) Launch the entry process and enter your details online. You will be able to amend or update these details at any time until the 2011 Awards close for entries on 11 May.
d) Submit your entry online, along with payment and any supplementary documents.
e) Supplementary documents can be submitted online or in hard copy.
If you are submitting your supplementary documents online, please note there is a 5MB limit for uploads.
Supplementary documents submitted in hard copy
If you are submitting your supplementary documents in hard copy, please send the material to
Steven Lewis
Nursery World Awards 2012
174 Hammersmith Road
London W6 7JP
If the work has been commissioned by another organisation please secure permission of a senior person at the commissioning organisation. This permission shall be sent to Steven Lewis on steven [dot] lewis [at] haymarket [dot] com
Each submission will answers all specific questions and details requested within the category criteria.
Refer to specific categories for word limits. You may upload additional supporting material such as evaluations, inspection reports, testimonials or press cuttings to back up statements made in your submission. It is clearly understood that in some cases entries may include commercially sensitive information.
Nursery World reserves the right to publish descriptions and case studies of winning entries, but if an entrant asks for any part of their submission to remain confidential, it will be treated as such.
Sponsor organisations are not allowed to enter the category they have agreed to sponsor. The decisions of the judges are independent and final and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the results.
