This year’s Merit Award winners stand tall.

Kim Garner, owner of a Bronx child care center and one of the evening’s Outstanding Professional Services Award winners, celebrates with her granddaughter and other family members.

Community Champion Award winner Judith Conde Barbecho (front, blue and white dress), owner of two child care centers in Queens, is joined in applause for her fellow honorees during the Providers Appreciation Awards Ceremony.

Family Child Care Providers Chapter Chair Tammie Miller, wearing a regal gele, welcomes attendees.

Miller stands with the winners of the Noble Service Awards, providers for whom the union is fighting to get back compensation owed to them.

Attendees capture the joy of the evening by taking pictures of their loved ones during the Providers Appreciation Awards Ceremony.

Chapter Leadership Award honoree Taiesha Seales (right) is congratulated by Miller, who wears the second of two outfits adorned for the festivities.

Winners of the Regulatory Compliance Awards, honored for the challenging feat of staying in compliance with legal regulations for two years or more, are congratulated by Miller (left).

Winners of the Outstanding Professional Services Award gather onstage, some with family in tow.

More than 400 family child care providers and their families fill a Shanker Hall bathed in a warm glow from centerpieces that sparkle like jewels.