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Contact Information
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Phone Number01923 662221
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Details
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Group/OwnerOne YMCA
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Person in ChargeJo Tindale (Manager)
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Number of Staff20
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When ClosedBank Holidays, 1 week at Christmas & for 2 staff training days a year
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned Open all year Full Day Care
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Total Places for children94
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0730-1830
Alex Pierce
September 18, 2024 at 7:05 amTeam greet us with a smile and make the girls sense very welcome. To see the kids develop and learn new skills whilst at childcare centre has been a pleasure to see. Thank you very much for all the hard work each team member puts in; well done. The team at Charters have been remarkable with both my daughters.
Gray Steele
November 1, 2024 at 8:44 amWe wanted her to see the outside world as much as possible. Charters outshone all others with the kids playing outside, both in the dedicated garden but also importantly within Leavesden’s park grounds.
The other impressive factor was the distinct lack of plastic and Charters’ approach to discovering with real life objects.
These things together with the progressive focus on early discovering and the attentive nature of every single member of team means we are delighted with our choice and would thoroughly suggest Charters to anyone looking for a nurturing space for their little one to flourish. When choosing a childcare centre for our daughter, outside space was one of our primary concerns.
Indigo Hobbs
December 2, 2024 at 5:26 amThe team are very welcoming and consistently go above and beyond to assistance you and your kid with the greatest journey.
Drew Sutton
December 24, 2024 at 2:31 pmTheir updates is exceptional and they are so organised with everything they do. The manager runs things impeccably and is consistently on hand to discuss things if you have any concerns. So cheerful with our choice of childcare centre and would suggest it to anyone. We currently have the second of our two kids at Charters and we have consistently been absolutely thrilled with the childcare centre.
Lennon Delaney
December 28, 2024 at 7:38 amThe team, all of the team are simply angels. They take care of each kid in such a lovely way. Right from the introductory rooms through to all of the activities and the onsite food. Our daughter is vegetarian and this was handled so well by the childcare centre and also without fuss. We visited five nurseries in total and when we visited here, we fell in adore with it immediately. It is a remarkable institution and your kid will flourish with the team at YMCA. Our daughter is so lucky to be a part of this childcare centre.
Marley Knight
January 1, 2025 at 11:39 pmGenuine care and attention is shown and is personalised to each kid. The activities are consistently varied and a great amount of time spent outside. With two kids at this childcare centre we are continually impressed with the care, attention, growth and development all of the team show.
Robin Sharpe
January 20, 2025 at 2:29 amIt was highly recommended to me by a friend for my first kid and as soon as I knew I was having another, I signed them up on the waitlist as well.
I had some concerns with my eldest’s speech a while ago but now it’s come along really well and we can almost have full conversations with each other. I believe this is due to the fantastic work at Charters that has made his speech excel.
They’re both exhausted after a full day at childcare centre and come home really cheerful, telling us all about it.
I delight in seeing the things they’ve made during the day and pictures in their books about their development.
There are a lot of things the girls at Charters have taught my kids and I adore seeing all of them from new songs (and actions) washing hands, putting on coats/shoes, new words, new games, using the toilet independently, attentive for one another, sharing, everything.
I would definitely suggest Charters to everyone and am pleased I chose them! Both my kids adore going to Charters Childcare centre.
Winter Hayes
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 pmThey put us at ease straight away because I worried about leaving him after building such an inseparable, close bond during the pandemic. He was not used to being around different people or even other babies. They were so understanding and literally took our son under their wing.
Six months in and he’s developing so well and is so cheerful. I’m thrilled with the range of toys they have to stimulate him and the other babies, the food is exceptional, his key worker is so lovely and so are all the team. They are super expert and welcoming.
Knowing our son is loved and his needs are met makes us so cheerful and relieved to not worry whilst we’re at work.
Thank you to all the team for looking after our son so well. Our son was just shy of 12 months old when he joined in March.
Kendall Marsh
February 1, 2025 at 8:21 pmHe recently started walking and he has enjoyed many development hurdles with the team at Charter’s. I couldn’t be happier with the journey we have every day. Updates is outstanding from Management to the team that look after our boy everyday. I look forward to reading the daily report note, highlighting how much my son has eaten (consistently eats everything!) and the carers consistently take time to chat through the days activities, how my son has been, answer any questions, and consistently smiling looking forward to the next day.
The childcare centre is clearly well managed with outstanding systems and processes in place, excellent meals and scheduled activities and all the team are well trained and supported. They all seem to thoroughly delight in what they do and this transfers through to my son who consistently has a excellent time, very rarely even looking back at me waving goodbye at drop off. It’s been 6 months now since my son joined on a full 5 days per week.
Kai Clarke
February 22, 2025 at 4:56 amMy son has been supported from a nervous new starter to being confident, excited and ready to start school. The team are all exceptional, taking time to ensure kids are cheerful and listened to. I suggest this childcare centre thoroughly.
Jordan Reid
March 2, 2025 at 12:46 amThe team have made her sense very welcome and as a result she settled in quickly. We can tell how cheerful she is at childcare centre by the way she runs in every morning! At pick up, we are given detailed feedback which provides a excellent overview of the day. I am consistently impressed by the amount of activities that are created for the kids, there is consistently something new to keep them engaged. My daughter is happiest in the garden and the free-flow system means she gets to spend lots of time outside. There is also lots of opportunities for walks in the surrounding woodlands, something I know my daughter loves! Overall, we are so cheerful knowing that our daughter loves going into childcare centre every day and is looked after by a team who truly care about her. I would suggest Charters Childcare centre to anyone looking for a excellent place to send their kid. Our daughter has been at Charters Childcare centre for six months now and we are incredibly cheerful with both the facilities and the team that work there.
Marley Delaney
March 14, 2025 at 2:32 pmI also found the settling in process highly stressful but the team made me sense like I had their assistance and never made me sense like a nuisance even after multiple calls from me to see how she is doing. 6 months in and I can honestly say I am so glad we were able to get a place at Charters and I would not hesitate in recommending it to anyone looking for a childcare centre. What a fantastic childcare centre!
My daughter really struggled to settle into childcare centre life but with the assistance of all the team at Charters, she is becoming such a confident little girl and enjoying each day more and more.
London Frost
April 6, 2025 at 3:59 amThe team are all remarkable and really helped my son to settle in well. He has grown in self‑assurance and made lots of developments since starting here. Really pleased with our decision to send him here! We have been so pleased with Charters and would highly suggest it to others.
Jordan Marsh
April 22, 2025 at 12:31 pmWe have generally been very cheerful with our first kid who went through from baby room and all the way to pre-school, mostly finding the team very compassionate and attentive, and made our first kid really delight in childcare centre life and looking forward to going every day. It is first and foremost a cheerful place where our little one thrived for the best part of five years, hence giving us no hesitations to sign up our second kid! From baby to pre-school, each room was adapting very well to each stage of development and discovering, and updates with parents has consistently been outstanding. The team keep a detailed portfolio providing EFYS evidence but also forms a excellent keepsake. The significant negatives to Charter’s are the extortionate day rate and the ridiculous policy on bank holidays so you lose out on so much money if your kid is in on a Monday or a Friday, which in my opinion is a very unfair policy that really ought to be reviewed. This is our second kid we enrolled at Charters Childcare centre.
Milan Norris
May 1, 2025 at 11:00 amBoth were so cheerful there and were brilliantly looked after by their key workers and the rest of the team. For me, the most important thing is that my kids spend as much time as they can outside, and Charters has not disappointed. The gardens for each room are enjoyable and allow them to run around, plus the walks they take to go on a Bear Hunt or decorate Christmas trees in the local Country Park are excellent (these walks are not a one-off, they happen regularly). The management is stellar too, and the team are supported to identify where kids need to develop further. There are consistently interesting activities for the kids and my Mum, who has managed outstanding kids’s centres for 30 years herself, says she consistently gets new ideas when she picks up her grandchildren from Charters. Outstanding setting. Both my girls have attended Charters and I can’t say enough great things about it.
River Rowe
May 2, 2025 at 9:01 amMy eldest has been there since 1 and leaves the end of the month to go to reception. She has loved her time there. My youngest has been there 6 months and has settled so well. They both adore going in every morning. We have had a excellent journey with Charters Childcare centre.
Billie Knight
May 8, 2025 at 2:49 amShe started there at 11 months old and settled in so well from the start. The team are so welcoming and you can see they adore working with kids just from my daughter’s reaction to them. She has recently moved up from the baby room into the toddler room and was sad to leave her usual carers but has settled in excellent once again with her new group. We were anxious about how she would be going back after lockdown but it was like she never left and that’s down to the team and their welcoming smiles and attentive personalities. We cannot suggest it enough! Myself and my husband are so cheerful that our daughter goes to Charters Childcare centre.
Sawyer Sawyer
May 12, 2025 at 12:50 amThe team there have made her sense very welcome and accommodated her routine and needs to help her settle in. They spend a lot of time getting out into the garden or the grounds nearby, giving the kids lots of fresh air and have a real mixture of activities, structured and unstructured, inside so that every day she is doing something different. We sense really comfortable dropping her off each day knowing she is in great hands – just what we need from our childcare centre. The relationships the team build with each kid was evident when she moved from one room to the next and they were sad to see her go, if we can’t be with her all day we want her to be surrounded by others that will care and invest in her, which we sense the team do. We would definitely suggest it for anyone looking in the area. Our kid has been at the childcare centre now for 6 months and loves it.
Hayden Ellis
June 30, 2025 at 1:14 pmThe team there are welcoming and create a inviting and attentive atmosphere with so many enjoyable activities and chances for our son to learn and develop. They keep us updated with anything we need to know. I couldn’t suggest this childcare centre highly enough! Our son has been going to Charters for 7 months and has enjoyed every moment.
Arden Griffin
July 9, 2025 at 8:19 amMy Son’s keyworker and the general team in the baby room consistently take the time out to personally speak to and update me on my Son’s development and needs.
The facilities are incredible, inside AND outside and the general atmosphere is one which welcomes, energises and makes you sense as though have left your kid in very capable hands. The childcare centre team are all very well‑informed and welcoming.