The Accolades are awards that recognise, celebrate and share notable work in social care and childcare, play and early years in Wales.
The awards recognise the work of groups, teams and organisations, as well as workers from across the public, private, voluntary and co-operative sectors in Wales. The 2025 Accolades have six categories: Four for teams, groups and organisations, and two for individual workers.
Categories for teams, groups and organisations
- Building bright futures for children and families
- Developing and inspiring the workforce
- Working in partnership
- Working to the principles of strengths-based practice
In each category, our judges will be looking for evidence of work that’s new and makes a positive difference to the lives of the children, families and adults they support.
Categories for individual workers
- Inspirational leadership award
- WeCare Wales award
In each category, our judges will be looking for exceptional workers from across the social care and childcare, play and early years sectors who go above and beyond the usual day-to-day requirements of their role to help the people they support to achieve what really matters to them.