Entries have been coming in thick and fast for the Progressive Preschool Awards 2020 event on Tuesday 3 November.

Meanwhile, retailers have been jumping at the chance to take part in the online judging process.

The deadline for entry has been extended to Friday 14 August, so there is still time to get involved.

Brands simply have to register, fill out the online form and press submit.

Rob Willis, director at Max Publishing, which owns and organises the Progressive Preschool Awards says,  “We’re certainly not kidding ourselves that events for the end of the year are hard to plan right now but as with any business we are ensuring that our clients get the service they expect – which in this case is a chance to be recognised for efforts and achievements in product, retail, marketing and more.”

He continued: “We take the current situation very seriously and would never compromise anyone’s safety, but we are still hoping for the best-case scenario – that we can all reunite to celebrate the achievements and recognise the outstanding efforts of the preschool sector over the past year. We are monitoring the government guidelines carefully whilst also maintaining daily contact with our event partners – we have a number of contingency plans, but whatever happens, there will be finalists and there will still be winners this year so do keep the entries coming in.”