TWO childminders from Verwood and Three Legged Cross have been recognised as outstanding at the Early Years and Childcare Awards 2013.

The ceremony, organised by Dorset County Council, celebrated the nurseries, pre-schools and childminders that received the highest OfSTED grade of 'outstanding' over the last year, and Verwood's Lisa Dyson and Ann Manston from Three Legged Cross were among them.