Sunderland City Council

Left to right:
· Nicholas Parsons OBE, Host of the Awards
· Anne Longfield OBE, Chief Executive, 4Children
· Vanessa Feltz, TV Personality
· Mike Burton, Municipal Journal, who received the Award on behalf of Sunderland City Council

Sunderland City Council won the Award this year because of its excellent programme of childcare provision with an innovative focus on fathers and engagement with users. It showed sustained progress with clear shared objectives and improved outcomes with good strategic planning leading to expanded provision.