ICYMI: Inverness nursery wins national recognition
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An Inverness nursery which helps students gain work experience in childcare has won a national accolade.
The Early Learning and Childcare Centre at Inverness College UHI was presented with the staff training and development award at the Scottish NMT Nursery Awards.
The centre at Inverness Campus was also a finalist in the individual nursery of the year category at the event in Glasgow.
Organised by the Nursery Management Today magazine, the awards are designed to “discover and reward the very best people” in the Scottish nursery sector.
Judges said the centre – which provides childcare for youngsters up to the age of five – had the “best interests of the children” at its heart and the whole team were engaged and motivated to “learn, develop and consistently challenge themselves to strive for excellence”.
Centre manager Cat Mackenzie said: “I am delighted to receive this award on behalf of my team.
“Lots of hard work and dedication goes in to ensuring we provide the highest quality of child-led care and learning to the children we look after, and that we continue to upskill staff in response to this ever-changing industry.
“We’re proud to work with lots of different students who come in to gain work experience in childcare, and it’s wonderful to be recognised as sector leading for the work we’re doing in this area.”
In April, aspects of the centre were rated as excellent or very good by the Care Inspectorate, making it one of the best performing childcare centres in Inverness. Last year, it was awarded an Eco-Schools Green Flag Award by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.
