The Progressive Preschool Awards is returning to the Royal Lancaster London in 2025 – its 13th year – and entries for all categories are now open.
The awards, which take place on Tuesday 11 November, recognise and celebrate excellence across both product and retail, with special accolades also covering marketing and individual excellence.
Entries are now open across all categories and the deadline for submissions is Friday 4 July 2025. The awards remain free to enter and entries can be made online by simply clicking this link.
“It is very exciting to be opening the portal for this year’s PPS Awards, the beginning of a process that sees fantastic entries, fierce judging sessions and lively roundtable debate,” said Rob Willis, director at Max Publishing, which owns and organises the Progressive Preschool Awards.
“The past year has seen some really interesting innovations across product, brave moves across retail and marketing prowess across the board, so we’re expecting this year’s slate of entries to have quality at the heart of them.”
The past winners’ hall of fame can be seen here. Marketing teams are encouraged to start planning entries now. The portal makes it easy to create your account right away, then make entries over a period of time. Entries can be edited and deleted, with technical support on hand at all times.
The awards continue to be supported by key trade partners including the BTHA’s London Toy Fair, Toymaster, Harrogate International Nursery Fair, with further sponsors (at the time of press) including Aykroyd & Sons, Azaria PR, BBC Studios, Blues Clothing, Bump PR, Difuzed & DPI Europe, DKB Toys & Distribution, Good Play Guide, H&A, Hasbro, The Insights Family, Jazwares, Joie, Little Brother Books, Misirli, Moonbug, Paramount, Penguin Ventures, Poetic Brands, Rainbow Designs, Redan Publishing, Trixie, and Vista PR.
