A DAY nursery chain which operates at 12 sites across Dorset is in the running for a national award.

Tops Day Nurseries is “very proud” to have been selected as a finalist for the Nursery Group Award at the NMT Nursery Awards 2022.

The award, open to nursery groups with ten or more UK settings, is designed to recognise a forward-thinking group which offers high quality childcare, well-trained and motivated staff, inspirational values, and financial success.

Cheryl Hadland, managing director, and founder of Tops Day Nurseries, said: “We’re particularly pleased to be finalists this year given the extraordinary pressures on the teams this year due to the pandemic and national shortage of level 3 staff.

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"This is a testament to our resilience, and our commitment to doing our very best for children and their parents. I’m very proud of the whole team and thank them from the bottom of my heart."

Winners of the NMT Nursery Awards 2022 will be presented with their trophies at the awards ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, November 19 at the Park Plaza Westminster Hotel.