Haven Early Years Centre

Overview

Haven Early Years Centre continues to be an outstanding school, providing a nurturing environment where every child is treated as unique. Staff build strong relationships with their ‘family group’ of children, using in-depth knowledge of individual needs to shape learning and ensure no moment is wasted. The setting fosters an atmosphere of shared discovery, resulting in children who are happy, confident, and achieve well.

Strengths

• Staff expertly shape learning by listening to children and encouraging questions, creating an atmosphere where "every interaction helps children to learn and develop."
• The curriculum is highly engaging with clearly defined goals, ensuring children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are "extremely well supported" with no ‘glass ceiling’ to their achievement.
• Communication skills are developed through personalised support, including visual resources and staff modelling appropriate language by echoing and extending children’s sentences.
• Leaders promote a strong love for reading using an ‘over and over’ approach to core texts, helping children grow an awareness of story structure and delight in familiar books.
• Personal, social and emotional development is a top priority, with staff expertly supporting children to communicate emotions, make choices, and grow their independence.

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders ensuring staff are trained to identify concerns and are "relentless in the way they check that these are acted on."