Goodinge Early Years Centre - Goodinge Childrens Day Centre, Corporation Street

Goodinge Early Years Centre achieved “good” in the recent OFSTED inspection (see note below). The effectiveness of leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning, assessment, personal development, behaviour, welfare and outcomes for children are all good.
Our SENCO has a level 3 in Early Years Practice and has attended SENCO training provided by the local authority. They liaise regularly with area SENCO and have experience is supporting children with a broad range of needs.
We have a continual professional development programme where staff have been supported to access training on Autism, PECS and speech and language. We have in-house training developed on positive behaviour strategies and special educational needs.
We have experience with supporting varying needs. The centre has supported children with complex medical needs where specialist equipment and intervention has been required, children low functioning autism and children with speech and language needs.
All children with SEN are supported bya short term plan. The SENCO works alongside the key worker and team around the child to identify the best possible care and support for the child. We run attention builder sessions, small story groups and language groups on site.
We have good links with our Area SENCO; Speech and Language; Health Visiting team; Educational Psychologist; Nurses/specialist – for babies and children with medical conditions requiring specialist support.