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
Kirktonholme Childcare - Glasgow
Little Adventures Nursery Group
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 Preschool - 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 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 Farrar, 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
SIL - 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 Award
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 Award
Blue Giraffe Childcare - Worcestershire
Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Northolt
Kids Planet - Wallasey
Snapdragons Nurseries - 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 Award
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 Award
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) – Routledge, by Rachel Buckler
Early Childhood Theories Today – Learning Matters, edited by Aaron Bradbury and Ruth Swailes
The Neuroscience of the Developing Child. Self-Regulation for Wellbeing and a Sustainable Future – Bloomsbury, by Dr Mine Conkbayir
The Passionate Practitioner's Handbook – That Guys House, by Michele Doull & Avril Robertson
Schemas in the Early Years: Exploring Beneath the Surface Through Observation and Dialogue – Routledge, by The Pen Green Schema Group, edited by Cath Arnold
Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child: Time for Slow Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education – Routledge, by Alison Clark
Lifetime Achievement
To be announced at the ceremony.
