Welcome to Grand Oak Early Years
Introducing our two rooms
First Steps Room•Ages 0 to 2
Maximum 12 children, ensuring close care and meaningful early development.
Young Explorers Room•Ages 2 to 3
Maximum 12 children, ensuring every child is personally known and supported.
Leadership
Raakeya Ayub
Head of Early Years Learning
Raakeya directs Grand Oak's educational practice with extensive expertise and commitment to excellence. She champions play-based learning and bespoke child development, upholding the highest standards of key-person practice. With enhanced DBS, paediatric first aid, and extensive safeguarding training, she ensures every child is known, valued, and supported.
Dr Mohsan Rabbani
Founder and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Dr Mohsan is the Founder of Grand Oak, placing safeguarding and child protection at the heart of our practice. As DSL, he holds enhanced DBS clearance, Paediatric First Aid certification, and extensive safeguarding training. He pioneers Ofsted-vetted early years models within Islamic centres and consults faith-based organisations on their successful adoption.
For enquiries from Islamic centres and faith-based organisations: mohsan@littleoakearlyyears.co.uk.
Regulated through SCA
Grand Oak Early Years is proudly registered with SCA, one of England's most experienced Ofsted regulated childminder agencies. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, SCA was awarded "Effective in All Areas", the highest judgement available for a childminder agency, reflecting excellence in leadership, rigorous safeguarding oversight, strong governance, and consistently high standards of care across its network.
With the valued guidance of SCA's Director, Claire Chapman, Grand Oak Early Years is helping to establish a carefully governed, Ofsted vetted model of early years childcare within an Islamic centre setting. Rooted in professional excellence, safeguarding integrity, and community service, this approach demonstrates how faith based institutions can thoughtfully develop sustainable childcare provision of the highest standard for the families they serve.
Our Vision
This vision has been championed by Dr Mohsan Rabbani, who has sought to create a model that combines warmth, educational ambition, and robust regulatory compliance in a setting shaped by trust, values, and community spirit. Faith based organisations wishing to explore this pathway are warmly invited to connect with Dr Mohsan Rabbani, who is always pleased to share ideas openly, transparently, and in the spirit of collective empowerment for children, families, and communities.
For faith-based organisations interested in exploring this pathway, please contact Dr Mohsan Rabbani at mohsan@littleoakearlyyears.co.uk.