NDNA Awards 2025 are here!
Entries to our categories for 2025 have now closed:
- Nursery of the Year Award, sponsored by Christie and Co
- Practitioner of the Year Award
- Community Support/Charity Fundraising Award
- Excellence in Additional Needs Award – sponsored by Widgit
- Manager of the Year Award – sponsored by Citation
- Apprentice of the Year Award
- Network of the Year Award
- *NEW* Learning Through Play: Outdoor Explorers
- *NEW* Nursery Group Impact Award
- *NEW* NDNA Scotland Children’s Rights Award (presented at NDNA’s spring member event) – This category is closed.
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Make a night of it!
We’re delighted to be hosting our awards ceremony at the beautiful Titanic Hotel and Spa in Liverpool. NDNA has held a limited rooms at the Titanic Hotel Liverpool.
- £150 per room, per night B&B single occupancy (inc. VAT) or £170 per room, per night B&B double occupancy (inc. VAT)
- Allocation for NDNA attendees available until 10th April 2025, after this please contact the hotel directly
- Room rates include breakfast and gym access (open 8am-8pm, 7 days a week) but not spa access
- Guests will be responsible for their own room accounts.
- Check in: from 15:00 on day of arrival and check out: by 11:00 on date of departure
- How to book: Contact reservations directly on 0151 559 1444, option 1. Quote ‘0506ND’ when booking to secure the rate
What happens next?
Our expert early years team is busy shortlisting our awards. Finalists will be announced mid February. For those categories where further interviews or site visits take place, the finalists will be contacted to make appropriate arrangements.
Our judging panel, made up of NDNA’s trustees and industry professionals, judge finalist entries in May. Winners are announced at the NDNA Awards 2025. Finalists are invited to the awards ceremony, held on 6 June 2025 at Titanic Hotel, Liverpool and can purchase tickets.
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With thanks to our awards category sponsors
