Tommies Awards 2022: The Winners

The 6th annual Tommies Childcare Awards Ceremony took place on Saturday 5th November 2022.

Staff from across our 8 nurseries came together at The Village Hotel in Coventry to celebrate their achievements over the last year, as well as reveal the winners of each award category.

The Tommies Awards 2022 was a little extra special this year, as our company is entering its 25th year of business since it opened in February 1998.

Let’s take a look at this year’s winners.

Innovative Environments Awards

Baby/First Steps Room

Winner: The Old School Day Nursery (Nuneaton)

Finalists: Field House Day Nursery (Kenilworth), Westhill Corner Day Nursery (Coventry)

Toddler Room

Winner: Thornhill Day Nursery (Derby)

Finalists: Field House Day Nursery (Kenilworth), Westhill Corner Day Nursery (Coventry)

Pre-school Room

Winner: Flutterbies Day Nursery (Coventry)

Finalists: Field House Day Nursery (Kenilworth), Thornhill Day Nursery (Derby)

Garden/Outdoor Area

Winner: The Old School Day Nursery (Nuneaton)

Finalists: Field House Day Nursery (Kenilworth), Westhill Corner Day Nursery (Coventry)

Bank Staff Practitioner of the Year

Winner: Kerrie-Anne Buxton (Westhill Corner Day Nursery, Coventry)

Finalists: Gurvinder Mann (Flutterbies Day Nursery, Coventry), Holly West (Thornhill Day Nursery, Derby)

Head Office/Support Staff of the Year

Winner: Karen Collins (Four Brooks Day Nursery, Coventry)

Finalists: Dawn-Bradley Jones (Four Brooks Day Nursery, Coventry), Tony Wale (Site Maintenance, Head Office)

Newcomer of the Year

Winner: Sophie Bollard (Arbury Day Nursery, Nuneaton)

Finalists: Alice Chandler (Westhill Corner Day Nursery, Coventry), Lucinda Rumble (Westhill Corner Day Nursery, Coventry)

Trainee of the Year

Winner: Sahira Hussain (Thornhill Day Nursery, Derby)

Finalists: Courtney Collier (Westhill Corner Day Nursery, Coventry), Sumeya Youssuf (Four Brooks Day Nursery, Coventry)

Progression Award

Winner: Thornhill Day Nursery (Derby)

Finalists: Courtney Hinton (Field House Day Nursery, Kenilworth), Jade Martin (Field House Day Nursery, Kenilworth)

Outstanding Nursery Practitioner

Winner: Parvinder Kumari (Westhill Corner Day Nursery, Coventry)

Finalists: Courtney Hinton (Field House Day Nursery, Kenilworth), Shania Sukulis (Four Brooks Day Nursery, Coventry)

Third in Charge/Room Leader of the Year

Winner: Anais Dodds (Westhill Corner Day Nursery, Coventry)

Finalists: Bethany Parker (Arbury Day Nursery, Nuneaton), Kayleigh Roberts (Flutterbies Day Nursery, Coventry)

Deputy Manager of the Year

Winner: Lindsey Lee (Springthorpe Day Nursery, Birmingham)

Finalists: Hayley Hutchinson (The Old School Day Nursery, Nuneaton), Stacey Scott (Westhill Corner Day Nursery, Coventry)

Nursery Manager of the Year

Winner: Olivia Howie (Thornhill Day Nursery, Derby)

Outstanding Contribution Award

Winner: Nicci Porter (The Old School Day Nursery, Nuneaton)

Nursery of the Year

Winner: The Old School Day Nursery (Nuneaton)

Long Service Awards

Recipients: Nicci Porter (20 Years), Kerrie-Anne Buxton (10 Years), Lewis Wale (10 Years), Amy Craddock (5 Years), Sarah Davies (5 Years), Sarah Wellington (5 Years), Gurvinder Mann (5 Years)