“Children are very settled, content and calm. Staff are warm and nurturing. They foster secure relationships with children when they start and continue to build on these over time. Children enjoy lots of positive interactions with staff.”
Ofsted inspection, September 2025
We hope every child enjoys their time in our beautiful rural setting. We give each child in our care excellent learning opportunities that create strong attachments, confidence, independence and positive self esteem.
We have lots of space indoors and outdoors for the children. Everything was designed especially for us to create carefully planned care and learning experiences that help to nurture confidence, exploration and critical thinking for each child.
As well as a wonderful setting, we have a staff team of caring, kind and experienced practitioners, all passionate about working with children. Some staff have worked at Hope for several years and some have joined us more recently. This is a happy and balanced team with knowledge and experience that gives confidence and a strong sense of team and partnership when educating and caring for children and liaising with parents and professionals. All of this helps form the foundation of exceptional early education and outcomes for every child.
We are members of Early Years Alliance, Early Education and Twinkl, all of which provide fantastic learning opportunities for staff training as well as excellent practice and guidance resources that provide our setting with the latest statutory information and knowledge.
Early Years SEND support – All children in our EY setting have access to an inclusive learning environment. The EY Manager is SEND trained and staff in our EY department shape the teaching, learning and play experiences around the unique abilities, needs and interests of each child. If a child with potential or known Special Educational Need and/or Disability (SEND) requires further support, we follow the graduated approach which involves an ongoing cycle of assess, plan, do, review to support a child’s progress. Children are supported through Play Plans, one page profiles, inclusion support referrals, inclusion support funding and EHCP support for those children with the highest level of need.
Our Centre SENCo delivers regular individual or small group targeted support sessions within the EY department to further support progress and development using bespoke learning resources and activities to meet the needs of the individual child. We have regular contact with our inclusion support officer/area SENCo and work closely with a range of specialist services. Children with SEND are supported through a smooth and positive transition from their EY into their school setting. If you have any queries regarding SEND support in the Early Years, please get in touch directly with our EY Manager, Sarah Chambers via email sarah.chambers@hopefamilycentre.org or our Centre SENCo Mim via email: mim.francis@hopefamilycentre.org.
If you are interested in a place for your child, please call us on 01885 488495 and ask for our Manager, Sarah Chambers, to arrange a show round. Alternatively, you can email earlyyears@hopefamilycentre.org.
If you would like to read about us please click this link for more information The Hope Centre Early Years Prospectus and for an Early Years Registration Form link email earlyyears@hopefamilycentre.org.
All activities and learning opportunities are planned to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. We are open 50 weeks of the year Monday – Friday and funded places are available for 39 weeks of the year (not stretched).
Our vision for children at The Hope Centre
- To develop lively, enquiring minds, together with a willingness to ask questions and argue rationally
- To think and act creatively with imagination
- To grow in confidence and independence and to know the value of co-operation
- To understand the feelings of others, to respect their values and to consider thoughtfully their own attitudes, values and beliefs
- To achieve their true potential and to take pride in their achievement, while taking pleasure in the achievement of others
Staffing
The staff team is led by our Manager, Sarah Chambers. We have a team of 7 dedicated staff who are based in our two rooms, Ladybirds 0-2 years and Butterflies, 2-4 years, on a permanent basis. This creates strong attachments, provides consistency for children, parents and staff and creates a strong sense of team within our setting.
For further information please follow the links below:
- View fees and funding information
- Parent’s Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage
- View HOPE Early Years Safeguarding Policy and Procedure.
- To view our policy on illness please see our Sick Child Policy
- To see what the children at The Hope Centre have been doing follow Early Years on Facebook
For information and advice on whether your child may be entitled to childcare funding visit childcarechoices.gov.uk
The Hope Centre will always provide the highest quality support and service in all areas of our work where possible. We will offer an opportunity to provide feedback informally and formally throughout your involvement with our services to ensure we maintain high standards. If, however, you feel our service has not met your expectations and would like to make a complaint about the service you have received, you can find details on how to do this in our Complaints policy which can be found by clicking here Complaints & Comments policy & procedure.
