A trusted child safe service

At The Grove Academy, trusting us with your child is personal – and we take that responsibility to heart. Through safe, secure environments and the care of qualified, nurturing educators, we help children feel settled and confident to be themselves.


Safety isn't just policy. It lives in the small things: how we listen, how we respond, and how we protect every child's right to feel heard.

At The Grove Academy, trusting us with your child is personal – and we take that responsibility to heart. Through safe, secure environments and the care of qualified, nurturing educators, we help children feel settled and confident to be themselves.

Safety isn't just policy. It lives in the small things: how we listen, how we respond, and how we protect every child's right to feel heard.

At The Grove Academy, trusting us with your child is personal – and we take that responsibility to heart. Through safe, secure environments and the care of qualified, nurturing educators, we help children feel settled and confident to be themselves.


Safety isn't just policy. It lives in the small things: how we listen, how we respond, and how we protect every child's right to feel heard.

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Fostering a culture of

Fostering a
culture of

Fostering a culture of

child safety

child safety

child safety

We believe child safety is built through thoughtful systems, clear expectations, and shared responsibility. At The Grove Academy, we actively foster a strong culture of child safety through the following practices:

We believe child safety is built through thoughtful systems, clear expectations, and shared responsibility. At The Grove Academy, we actively foster a strong culture of child safety through the following practices:

Purposeful Supervision

Our educators work in teams and share responsibility for each child’s care, safety, and wellbeing, ensuring children are always supported and closely supervised.

Clear Visibility Across Learning Environments

Spaces are thoughtfully designed to allow educators to maintain visibility and connection with children at all times, promoting active supervision and engagement.

CCTV in Shared Areas

CCTV is used thoughtfully in communal areas to enhance safety, provide transparency, and uphold best practice across all centres.

Rigorous Recruitment and Screening

Our People & Culture team and Centre leadership undertake comprehensive recruitment and screening to ensure all staff align with our child-safe values.

Zero-Tolerance Approach to Abuse

We maintain an unwavering zero-tolerance policy for any form of child abuse or neglect. The safety and wellbeing of every child is our highest priority.

Ongoing Child Protection Training

All educators and management undertake mandatory child protection training, supervision, and annual refresher courses to uphold the highest standards of care.

We continuously monitor and verify Working with Children Checks to ensure all staff compliance at all times.​

We continuously monitor and verify Working with Children Checks to ensure all staff compliance at all times.​

Responsible Use of Technology

We follow the National Model Code for Taking Images or Videos of Children, and personal phones are not permitted in learning environments, ensuring supervision remains focused on children.

Strict Access Controls

All centres maintain secure entry systems, visitor verification, and compliance checks so that every person on our premises is authorised and safe.

Purposeful Supervision

Our educators work in teams and share responsibility for each child’s care, safety, and wellbeing, ensuring children are always supported and closely supervised.

Clear Visibility Across Learning Environments

Spaces are thoughtfully designed to allow educators to maintain visibility and connection with children at all times, promoting active supervision and engagement.

CCTV in Shared Areas

CCTV is used thoughtfully in communal areas to enhance safety, provide transparency, and uphold best practice across all centres.

Rigorous Recruitment and Screening

Our People & Culture team and Centre leadership undertake comprehensive recruitment and screening to ensure all staff align with our child-safe values.

Zero-Tolerance Approach to Abuse

We maintain an unwavering zero-tolerance policy for any form of child abuse or neglect. The safety and wellbeing of every child is our highest priority.

Ongoing Child Protection Training

All educators and management undertake mandatory child protection training, supervision, and annual refresher courses to uphold the highest standards of care.

We continuously monitor and verify Working with Children Checks to ensure all staff compliance at all times.​

We continuously monitor and verify Working with Children Checks to ensure all staff compliance at all times.​

Responsible Use of Technology

We follow the National Model Code for Taking Images or Videos of Children, and personal phones are not permitted in learning environments, ensuring supervision remains focused on children.

Strict Access Controls

All centres maintain secure entry systems, visitor verification, and compliance checks so that every person on our premises is authorised and safe.

See how we keep

See how we keep

See how we keep

your child

your child

your child

safe

safe

safe

Real stories from our educators, families and centre leaders on what safety looks like every day.

Real stories from our educators, families and centre leaders on what safety looks like every day.

How we run daily safety checks
A parent's perspective on trusting us with their day
Inside our quality checks
How we run daily safety checks
A parent's perspective on trusting us with their day
Inside our quality checks

The trust families place in us is something we never take for granted.
At The Grove Academy, child safety isn't just about policies and procedures – it's about people, practices, and purpose.

From who we hire to how we train, from the spaces we design to the partnerships we build with families, our commitment is visible, measurable, and unwavering. Our families experience the peace of mind that comes from knowing their child is safe, valued, and genuinely protected.”​

The trust families place in us is something we never take for granted.
At The Grove Academy, child safety isn't just about policies and procedures – it's about people, practices, and purpose.

From who we hire to how we train, from the spaces we design to the partnerships we build with families, our commitment is visible, measurable, and unwavering. Our families experience the peace of mind that comes from knowing their child is safe, valued, and genuinely protected.”​

Tara Duffin

Head of Operations

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