TLC at St Albans Hospital is located on the hospital grounds and is approx one mile from the town centre.
The nursery is purpose built to the highest specifications for child-centred activities and offer the highest quality childcare for children aged from 6 weeks to 5 years.
The nursery is registered to provide care for 48 children at anyone time.
The children enjoy lots of different activities such as outdoor play, family playtime, messy play, creative and craft activities plus lots more.
Denise Tomlinson has been in the childcare industry since 1980 and a nursery manager since 1990, having worked for TLC from 2005 onwards.
Denise is currently studying at the University of Hertfordshire for a Foundation degree in Early Years.
Denise says "I am a committed Early Years practitioner and enjoy my job as much as I did when I first started in the profession."
"Warm and wonderful nursery"
"Have gone out of their way to make my child feel welcome"
The right nursery setting can make a big difference to a child, that's why TLC at St Albans is purposely designed with children in mind. Our play areas are bright welcoming and fun with areas for messy activities, active play, sleeping and quiet times.
Toys and equipment are chosen specifically for each age and stage of development so there's always plenty to keep young minds stimulated.
Other benefits of TLC at St Albans include...
To compliment the fun activities we provide every day in nursery, we also offer additional extra curricular activities that will help your child to develop further and enjoy their time at nursery even more.
TLC at St Albans currently offer...
Providing high standard, high quality childcare is of utmost importance to us and we want your child to enjoy their time at our nursery. Each child is treated as an individual and we strive to ensure that each child's social, physical and emotional needs are met.
At TLC at St Albans some of our unique objectives to providing high quality childcare include...
TLC at St Albans is regulated and inspected under the Children's Act by Ofsted and receives inspections and visits to ensure that our practices and procedures are in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) welfare requirements.
Latest inspection date: 26/10/2006
Here are some of the comments from our latest Ofsted report: -
"Children are cared for in a warm and well maintained environment."
"Children are highly valued and have close relationships with the staff who are good role models."
"The manager has a clear vision for the pre-school and is a good role model who organises her time well."
At TLC at St Albans we make mealtimes happy social occasions, where skills can be developed and new foods tasted.
We are dedicated to providing your children with fresh, well-balanced meals every day; that not only taste great, but that also provide lots of nourishment.
To ensure we are providing well balanced, nutritious meals to our children, the Busy Bees catering team worked alongside Michelin-starred chef, Phil Vickery, and a child nutritionist to create a brand new range of delicious recipes to use, as part of the nurseries' day to day menus.
[Click Here] to download a sample nursery menu and see some of the tasty dishes being served in our nurseries.
Our nursery has a fully equipped kitchen where all meals are prepared and cooked using only the freshest produce - including fresh fruit and vegetables every day.
Each meal is carefully planned to meet each child's individual needs and to cater for any special dietary requirements.
Nursery Cook, Andrew Farquharson, has been worked at the nursery since 2007.
Known as Andy by the staff and children, he is proactive in teaching the children about healthy eating and introducing them to a variety of food.
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