Rawmarsh Children's Centre

Children's Centres in Rotherham have earned an excellent reputation for impressive quality, friendliness and dedication to the children and families we serve and Rawmarsh is no exception. Everything we do is designed to ensure that we provide the best possible education and services in a friendly, safe and well resourced environment, with experienced and highly trained staff.

To provide the best possible learning experience to the highest standards for our children and families, in an environment that values equality of opportunity, celebrates cultural diversity and promotes awe, wonder and the joy of learning.

We will provide the highest quality education, care and family support in a warm, stimulating and welcoming environment, where each individual child, parent/carer and centre worker will be consulted, respected and valued.

Hello, I'm Bob Bird, Chairperson of the Governing Body of Rawmarsh Children's Centre. It gives me great pleasure to take this opportunity to explain more about the Governing Body of our Centre. The main role of the Governing Body is to maintain and improve standards of the Children's Centre.

The Governing Body is made up of representatives of Staff, Parents and the Community as well as having some member appointed by the Local Education Authority (LEA).They are all volunteers who give up their free time to ensure that the Centre is managed effectively and to the benefit of children. The Governors collectively have various legal responsibilities and duties as set out by Central Government and the Local Education Authority.

It is very important that the Children's Centre works in positive partnership with parents and carers, as the most significant people in their child's life. You are your child's first and most enduring educators.

We therefore need your help to build on the foundations you have laid at home in order to help your child achieve success in their education and reach their full potential as modern, productive and caring citizens in our local and wider community.

We have a responsibility to report any concerns we may have regarding the welfare of children in our care to the local Social Services Department and to share information with partner agencies. We have a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers evidence about staff suitability to work with children.