The support given by RAFAKidz to help military families cope with the challenges of service life won a national early years award on Saturday 7 November.
The RAFAKidz team picked up the ‘Parent Engagement’ Award at this year’s National NMT Nursery Awards, the largest awards in the UK early years sector that recognise nursery providers, teams and individuals making a difference in early years education.
RAFAKidz was able to demonstrate to the judges how its integrated and research-led approach to parent engagement, tailored to meet the needs of military families across the country, delivered excellent outcomes for Service children and their families through all stages of deployment.
Josie Mapes, Executive Director of RAFAKidz, said:
“We’re over the moon to win this award, which is testament to the passion and dedication shown by every single member of staff across the RAFAKidz network. Deployment can be incredibly disruptive for military families. Supporting them through this challenge means parents can continue to serve their country, knowing their children are being looked after, and children get the tailored care they need while their parent is away.”
This success comes after RAFAKidz was awarded the ‘Working with Parents’ Award at the Nursery World Awards in September.
RAFAKidz was created by the RAF Association in 2019 to help the RAF overcome a wide range of childcare issues that were impacting negatively on the serving RAF community. With 23 settings operating across the UK, RAFAKidz is now the largest provider of early years childcare to the RAF, playing a key role in supporting military families.
