Somerset-based nursery group celebrates Start-Up Business of the Year Award win

Minimal Adventures Nursery Group in Cheddar celebrated results soon after remaining rated Ofsted ‘good’

Submitted for publication in The Cheddar Valley Gazette

A Somerset-based nursery team is celebrating right after not long ago becoming crowned winners of the Start out-Up Organization of the 12 months Award at the South-West Federation of Compact Small business (FSB) Awards.

Minimal Adventures Nursery Group now goes via to compete nationally as the Uk Commence-Up Enterprise of the Yr Awards in Glasgow this May.

This was of specific noteworthy good results for founders, Tom & Laura Filer, as they turned the initial-ever entrepreneurs to win the coveted Get started-Up Small business of the Yr award consecutively two years in a row immediately after last successful the title for their multi-award profitable indoor participate in web page in Cheddar, Ocean Adventurers.

There was no award ceremony in 2021 thanks to the pandemic, that means the partner and wife duo are the initial business homeowners to earn the award in two consecutive years.

Very little Adventures Nursery Team noticed off solid competitiveness for the title with the awards viewing report-breaking entries from the region this year and judges noting they ended up a single of the toughest decades to choose, with several who would have received in past yrs not even securing a finalist posture because of to the strength of entries.

The day nursery team which opened their first nursery website in Cheddar in Oct 2020 for the duration of the pandemic, has observed quadruple advancement and good results from the odds across this time period.

They went on to open their 2nd site Little Adventures Worle in April 2021 and are about to double in dimensions again when in April up coming month they will open up sites in both equally Weston-Super-Mare and Taunton.

FSB host, Dave Sharpe, reported: “One point that stood out for me was the simple fact that you responded to a will need, it wasn’t just what should really we do now there’s a pandemic, this was a need which you determined and appeared to fill in the community”.

Reflecting on this award earn, Director Laura Filer, stated “We could not be additional happy of the crew and what Tiny Adventures Nursery Team has achieved due to the fact starting up a business enterprise in the course of a pandemic. From navigating a really complicated interval, quadrupling in sizing, to getting the best-rated nursery chain in the South-West based mostly on guardian testimonials on daynurseries.co.british isles to acquiring a substantial Ofsted Fantastic score on first inspection.

“The crew entirely ought to have this award as a recognition of all of their hard work”.

The staff are now by the Uk National finals in Glasgow on May possibly 19. They are retaining their fingers crossed but are delighted to be symbolizing the South-West as the Start out-Up Company of the 12 months for the next year jogging and to be versus the prime start off-ups nationally.

The Cheddar Valley Gazette covers parts which include but not confined to Axbridge, Badgworth, Cheddar, Draycott, Mark, Rodney Stoke, Sandford, Sidcot, Theale, Weare and Winscombe.

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