Northampton nursery shortlisted for national Pre-School of the Year award

Noah’s Ark Playgroup of St Crispin Drive, Duston is a charity run pre-school who welcome children from the age of two-and-a-half to four years old and plays host to eight staff members.

Bosses say, the pre-school is known for its long-standing reputation in the community and the school has recently invested in their staff team as well as enhancing the learning environment for littles ones.

A spokeswoman for the nursery said: "We put forward our application with a strong belief in our practice, being supported by highly satisfied parents and happy, enthusiastic children."

The annual Nursery World Awards 2017 is open to all childcare and early years education establishments and aim to raise the profile of the sector while shining a light on the best practice within.

The winners will be announced at the award ceremony at The Brewery in London on Saturday, September 23.

The nursery looks to goodwill gestures for help with fundraising for equipment for the playgroup.

Fundraising enquiries can be sent to [email protected]