LYMM-based childcare group Kids Planet has won two awards at the Nursery World Awards – ‘Nursery Group of the Year’ and ‘Online and Social Media’.
The group is also proud to have been finalists for ‘Enabling Environments’ for its Stretton Nursery, and ‘Inclusive Practice’ for its Beamont Nursery.
Held at the Brewery in London recently it was the first live event for Nursery World since 2019, presenting the sector with the opportunity to celebrate and network with all the dedicated professionals who make the early years sector thrive.
Nursery Group of the Year was open to UK nursery groups with three or more settings, and Kids Planet was crowned the winner.
Kids Planet was praised for its dedicated SEND team, internal Training Academy offering Outstanding apprenticeship training, wellbeing activities to support positive mental health, wholesome food choices, and carefully considered outdoor environments, amongst many other initiatives.
The Online and Social Media category was open to early years providers and services whose website and use of social media is informative, accessible and innovative.
As winners of the award, Kids Planet was recognised for the website’s ease of navigation, high-quality image and video content, and enhanced customer experience.
The company’s use of dedicated accounts for each setting, topical initiatives on a range of platforms, timely updates, resources and advice, were among many of the reasons Kids Planet came out on top.
Clare Roberts, CEO of Kids Planet, said: “It is such a huge achievement for us to receive these two awards and we are so incredibly proud of all the staff within the Kids Planet family.
“Throughout all the challenges we have faced, particularly with the pandemic and restrictions, everyone has gone above and beyond every step of the way in incredibly difficult times to do a fantastic job for young children in our care.”
