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Welcome to Communityworks Children's Centre and Community Project!

Look out for our new programme of activities starting next term.

Communityworks Children's Centre was inspected by Ofsted in May 2011 and judged to be good with 6 outstanding grades. We are extremely delighted with this outcome. Here are some of the comments from the inspector.

'Everyone is so nice and helpful here', typifies comments expressed by users and helps to explain why Communityworks is a good and improving centre. Some of its features are outstanding. The quality of the provision is a result of the commitment of the leadership team, staff and the board of directors who are determined to make the centre as good as it can be. Staff support each other well and show great respect for all users and visitors to the centre. As one user commented, 'The staff here don't look down on you, whoever you are; they all make you feel worthwhile'. Ofsted 2011

"The centre is effective in keeping users safe and protected while in the centre. Through effective training and development of all staff and members of the board of directors, safeguarding is given a high priority and families receive excellent quality care, guidance and support. This is because the centre staff and partner agencies work well together to ensure that families, particularly those whose circumstances make them vulnerable, benefit from a wide range of good quality services that meets their particular needs very well." Ofsted 2011

"The centre is fully inclusive of all members of the community and staff show great understanding and respect, valuing difference and celebrating diversity. The range and quality of the provision on offer meets the needs of users exceptionally well and ensures that all members of the community, including the elderly, benefit from the services on offer." Ofsted 2011

Click here to read the full report.

"By the age of three, a baby's brain is 80% formed and his or her experiences before then shape the way the brain has grown and developed. That is not to say, of course, it is all over by then, but ability profiles at that age are highly predictive of profiles at school entry. By school age, there are very wide variations in children's abilities and the evidence is clear that children from poorer backgrounds do worse cognitively and behaviourally than those from more affluent homes." Frank Field The Foundation Years 2010