Yes please! It’s not compulsory to add any photos or videos, but words can only go so far and we’d love to get a deeper understanding of why your nominee deserves to be Children’s Champion. Make sure you have permission from anyone visible first, though.

If you'd prefer to send your whole application in as a video rather than writing it, then that's completely fine, too.

We know outstanding Early Years practice can take many different forms. There's no one way to be outstanding.

However, for this award we're looking for someone who goes the extra mile and puts the individual child first. Someone who staff respect and look up to, who parents admire and trust, and who makes a difference to their community. If they inspire you to make a change, tell us why and tell us how.

We’d love to hear about educators who deeply understand their own community and put in the effort to work within its context. Maybe they teach in a way that addresses challenges the community is facing? Or intentionally work with what makes your community special? Whatever it is, we want to hear about it.

Not at all! We're here to celebrate as many professionals as we possibly can. Whether they use Famly or not is neither here nor there.