A NURSERY boss says she has been left feeling “so proud” after her team won a coveted accolade.

Chestnut Grove Kindergarten, in Pathfields Road, Clacton, has scooped the Nursery of the Year in the Essex Region award.

The complex, which cares for two, three and four-year-olds, was presented the prize as part of this year’s London and South West Prestige Awards.

Denni Hawke, who has worked within childcare for more than 25 years, is the director and nursery principal of Chestnut Grove Kindergarten.

She said: “We are extremely proud to have been awarded Nursery of the Year in the Essex Region at the London and South West Prestige Awards.

“I am so proud of my amazing team who work so hard to give the children the best experience of early years care.”