Paisley nursery ready to sweep the board at awards evening
Winners will be unveiled at glitzy bash in August
Paisley nursery staff are hoping for top marks after being shortlisted for prestigious industry prizes.
Glencoats Lodge Nursery is celebrating after it was revealed they are in the running for three gongs at this year’s Nursery Management Today awards this summer.
Manager at the Blackstoun Road childcare centre, Jessica Collin, has been shortlisted in the Nursery Manager of the Year category and Cheryl McBride is up for Nursery Nurse of the Year.
And the firm which runs Glencoats Lodge, Collin Care, is also tipped to win the Nursery Group of the Year prize.
Jessica says they are all thrilled at the news and can’t wait to go along to the glitzy awards bash at the Glasgow Hilton in August.
She said: “We are absolutely delighted to be nominated. We only took over the nursery in February last year so to have been given this recognition in such a short space of time is amazing.
“I was shocked really to find out I had been nominated for Nursery Manager of the Year.
“And with Cheryl up for Nursery Nurse of the Year and the company also shortlisted for the Nursery Group of the Year is just fantastic.
“I was pleased to be nominated for manager of the year. It’s been a lot of hard work so it’s good to have it recognised.”
Jessica praised Cheryl, who is in the mix for Nursery Nurse of the Year gong, after just nine months with the company.
She added: “Cheryl has been amazing since she joined. She has formed really good relationships with the parents and children since she started.
“Since we took over the nursery we have implemented lots of changes to policies and things, and Cheryl has coped really well with it all. She has just taken it in her stride.”
The next step for the Jessica and Cheryl is to go before a judging panel who will help decide the eventual winners.
Jessica said: “Obviously we are a bit nervous about that but we will give our all.”
The winners will be announced at the awards night on August 31.