Award Winning Trio

At a fantastic night that recognises the superb job that people do across the childcare sector, three outstanding NCMA childminders were honoured by being named as winners.

 

Janice Jinks, from Doncaster, and Jim Wiseman, from Cambridgeshire, were jointly awarded Childminder of the Year at the 4Children Childcare Stars Awards.

 

Melanie Flynn Haddon, from Colchester, was named Newcomer of the Year.

 

All three were recognised for the exceptional level of care they provide in their childminding settings.

 

The decision to award the Childminder of the Year jointly was made when the judges were unable to choose one over the other. Susanna Dawson, NCMA Chair, was on the judging panel for the Award.

 

"Both Janice and Jim do such an amazing job that it was impossible to choose between them, so I was really pleased that we were able to honour them both jointly. It was also wonderful to see that Melanie was awarded Newcomer of the Year. The night was a real boost to registered childminding."

 

NCMA members can read more about the winners in the August/September 2009 issue of Who Minds?