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AshbourneDay Nurseries Awards

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ASHBOURNE DAY NURSERI

NOMINEES PARENT ENGAGEMENT MILLWAY SENDCO GISELLA CHIAPETTA EARLY YEARS EXCELLENCE PRBN TRISTAN KEMP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ERICA MARSHALL NURSERY MANAGER OF THE YEAR

NOMINEES MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL ENABLING ENVIRONMENT IN PRE-SCHOOL JENNY ROADS TRAINER OF THE YEAR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION ROOP SAGOO FENNY STRATFORD PARENT FEEDBACK TEAM DEVELOPMENT BRICKET WOOD LAURA HORANDI OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

PARENT ENGAGEMENT

MILLWAY

WINNER Millway have shown throughout the year that they strive for and have achieved excellent parent partnerships and have engaged with parents throughout. In 2022 Millway appeared in the Northampton News for their efforts to involve parents and children in events such as the Queens jubilee and they were also nominated and shortlisted at this years NMT awards for Parent Engagement.

WHAT IS PARENT ENGAGEMENT?

Working in partnership with parents and carers is fundamental to the EYFS and crucial in supporting children to enjoy learning and make good progress.

SENDCO

GISELLA CHIAPETTA

WINNER

Gisella has shown her continued dedication to supporting all children with SEN throughout 2022, Gisella was Nominated for this years NMT awards for SENDCO of the year.

WHAT IS SENDCO?

SENDCo - Identifying Special Educational Needs in children and young people that attend early years provisions and identifying this as soon as possible ensures that they are fairly represented and supported whilst at the setting and that all children are able to receive the help they need from SEN provision.

EARLY YEARS EXCELLENCE

WHAT IS EARLY YEARS EXCELLENCE?

PRBN WINNER

This year PRBN were graded OUTSTANDING by Ofsted following their inspection at the start of the year. This was Ashbourne Day Nurseries First OUSTANDING grading to be awarded. PRBN along side PRDN were nominated and shortlisted for Nursery Team of the year award at this years NMT awards.

What does it mean to be 'Ofsted outstanding'? It means that the provider/setting has been observed to providing an exceptional level of care and education that goes above and beyond. This includes factors such as the quality of teaching, the learning environment being enabling, and the overall management of the setting including safeguarding is deemed effective.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

WHAT IS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

TRISTAN KEMP WINNER

Tristan has shown continued dedication and committed to not only his role and his Career progression but the Ashbourne Day Nurseries Group in General. Since Tristan joined Ashbourne Day Nurseries he has progressed within his career and the company.

This year Tristan was promoted to Nursery Manager and has continued to grow his Career and the nursery from strength to strength.

Professional development refers to continuing education or career training after a person has entered the workforce in order to help them develop new skills, stay up-to-date on current trends, and advance their career.

NURSERY MANAGER OF THE YEAR

ERICA MARSHALL

WINNER

Erica has been the driving force in developing the provision at Leavesden which has gone from strength to strength since Erica stepped into the role as Nursery Manager.

Although the journey has been a challenging one, she has remained highly driven, ambitious for the nursery and committed to her role.

Erica’s enthusiasm and passion has been second to none, Erica has gone above and beyond, supporting a second site through a turbulent period whilst also managing her own setting.

WHAT MAKES A NURSERY MANAGER?

Displaying exemplary leadership and management skills in running their setting and providing the best possible service for children, families, and staff.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

WHAT IS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION?

ROOP SAGOO LAURA HORA WINNER

Roop

This year Roop has progressed within her Role from Nursery Manager to Cluster Manager, Roop has show complete dedication to her role and the Ashbourne Day Nurseries Group.

Roop has contributed to the continued success of Millway throughout 2022 and has helped the Nurseries Progress both Early Years and Operationally.

Laura

Laura has flourished in each of her roles since joining Ashbourne Day Nurseries. The support provided in her role as Early Years Specialist and the support she continues to provide in her role as Cluster Manager is inspirational. Laura’s passion and enthusiasm to achieve the very best outcomes for staff, children and their families is truly outstanding. She is a shining example of the vision and ethos of Ashbourne Day Nurseries, engaging and motivating the team and sharing her broad knowledge and experience to develop good quality practice.

Dedication is a consistently being loyal and showing support to a person, organization, or idea. Dedication in the workplace means an employee will have a strong work ethic and seek to improve both themselves and the organization around them.

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

WHAT IS TEAM DEVELOPMENT

BRICKET WOOD WINNER

The newly established team at Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood have worked incredibly hard to positively shape the future of the setting. The team joined the nursery with the enthusiasm and commitment that the nursery needed at what was a turbulent time and have continued in providing the quality home-from-home environment that has enabled children to continue to thrive.

Working effectively together, the team have not only developed good teamwork but also built positive relationships with the children and families.

We’re better together. Celebrating a team that has had a strong focus on developing collaboration, team effectiveness and communication.

PARENT FEEDBACK

WHAT IS PARENT FEEDBACK?

FENNY STRATFORD

WINNER

The team at Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Fenny Stratford have created something special, a sense of warmth and belonging that embodies the sense of home from the very moment you step through the door. From the care and attention put into creating a beautiful and enriching learning environment to the dedicated and passionate staff team; the families and children experience the very best start in their early years’ education. But don’t just take our word for it, hear what our families have to say about their experience.

Feedback from parents that celebrates the success of delivering the high-quality childcare and education that Ashbourne Day Nurseries strives for.

ENABLING ENVIRONMENT IN PRE-SCHOOL

MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL

WINNER

Staff at Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Milton Keynes Central have relished the opportunity in developing their provision to create an environment that is enriched with authentic and exciting resources that afford themselves to a sense of awe and wonder for children as they explore and investigate.

WHAT IS AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT IN PRE-SCHOOL?

Developed the provision to create stimulating, child-centred learning environments that reflects the ethos and vision of Ashbourne Day Nurseries

Children become confident, curious, and independent learners who are able to selfselect resources to enhance their own development. The environment that has been created for the children who attend this setting has a positive impact on outcomes for children who are equipped with the foundations to support their future learning and development.

TRAINER OF THE YEAR

JENNY ROADS

WINNER

Jenny has managed the qualification assessments for Ashbourne Day Nurseries learners since the beginning of time, taking overall responsibility for a huge number of learners during this time. Jenny is the main point of contact for learners, creating positive relationships to support in their training and development.

Delivering in-house training to support the professional development of our employees has been fundamental in building high-quality teams in each of our settings.

Providing high quality training, coaching, mentoring and assessment for Ashbourne Day Nurseries employees to achieve their Early Years qualifications.