Early Years Volunteer Awards 2011

Early Years Volunteer Awards 2016

Early Years - the organisation for young children wants to recognise the commitment and valuable contribution of the volunteers working to make a difference in their local communities for children, parents, staff members and Early Years settings.

The Early Years Volunteer Awards were launched in 2011 as a result of the European Commission designating 2011 as the European Year for Volunteering.

Who can be nominated for the Early Years Volunteer Award?

Any volunteer working to help Early Year member groups. It gives an opportunity to recognise volunteers for their enthusiasm, commitment, passion and expertise and how they have made a real difference to the groups they work with.

The Volunteer Award will have four categories recognising the outstanding achievements of volunteers in an early-years setting:

Outstanding Pre-school committee volunteer

Outstanding volunteer at a Parent & Toddler Group

Outstanding volunteer at a Pre-School

Lifetime Achievement

The criteria for making the awards will be according to how the volunteer demonstrated:

A high level of personal commitment

Positive contribution and difference to the local community

Overcame obstacles or difficulties in their role

Benefited children, parents, staff members or the setting

Supported volunteers within the setting

To make a nomination for the Volunteer Award, please complete the nominationform and return by Monday 16 May 2016 to:

Volunteer Award Nomination

Early years the organisation for young children

6c Wildflower Way

Apollo Road

Belfast

BT12 6TA

Nomination Form for Early Years Volunteer Awards 2016

Nominee Details

Nominee Name:______

Name and Address of Group:______

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Post Code:______

Contact Number:______

Email Address:______

Role/Position:______

Details of person making nomination:

Name:______

Address:______

Post Code:______

Contact Number:______

Email Address:______

I would like to nominate the above named nominee for the following category:

Outstanding pre-school committee volunteer

Outstanding volunteer at a parent and toddler group

Outstanding volunteer at a pre-school

Outstanding Branch Volunteer

The Moyra Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award

Please provide a supporting statement as to why you feel the nominee meets the criteria and should be put forward for a Volunteer Award