ONE of the winners of last month’s Press Business Awards has followed up that success by scooping two national accolades.

Little Green Rascals Organic Day Nurseries, winner of Employer of the Year at The Press prizegiving, has taken the Green Nursery title at the NMT Nursery Awards 2016, while its founder and managing director,Vanessa Warn, was named Personality of the year at the event in London.

She said: “We’re on top of the world - to follow up a local award with national recognition from our sector is absolutely amazing.

“I’m delighted for all my team, who’ve put so much effort in over the last 12 months.”

The judges chose Little Green Rascals because “they were totally inspired and blown away by their passion and vision for a truly green and sustainable nursery.

“Children, their families and the wider community work in total partnership and all benefit from the holistic ethos.”

They chose Mrs Warn for the Personality award because of evidence they received showing her “exceptional impact” on children, families and staff, and the interview process “provided further evidence of Vanessa’s quality”.

There are two Little Green Rascals Organic Day Nurseries in York, which cater for more than 200 children each day and have more than 400 families at present on the register.

It was the first nursery in the north of England to received the Gold Award from the Soil Association.