Thanet Early Years Project is a long established charitable organisation that is committed to providing high quality affordable childcare and education to children and families living in Thanet.  

In addition to our four early years nursery settings (three of which are located within Children's Centres) we provide a crèche service in a variety of locations in Thanet for children from birth to five years. A flexible, experienced team of over twenty early years practitioners staff the crèches and are supported by a Creche Co-ordinator and a Creche Administrator - reporting to the Project Manager.

TEYP Crèche Provision

A crèche provides supervised childcare for limited periods of time and is for the convenience of parents / carers who are, for example, attending a course, conference or activity. A crèche may run for a few hours on one day only or it may run on a particular day and time for a period of weeks. 

We aim to create for children in our crèches a safe, secure and stimulating environment in which to play, learn and develop. We welcome all children and our approachis child centred with the needs and interests of the individual child at the heart of our practice. High standards of care and practice ensure that a child's crèche experience is in line with the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, a national framework used to guide practice in all TEYP settings.

The provision of a crèche service enables parents and carers to access a wide range of courses and meet other people. This can reduce feelings of isolation, encourage a re-engagement with learning and training and lead to an increase in levels of confidence and well being in general. A huge variety of organisations commission our crèches and TEYP are asked to provide crèches in a range of locations. These may include Children's Centres, schools, community centres, adult education centres and church halls. Some of these are purpose built and in other cases we are able to provide our own resources and equipment so that our service remains flexible.

In the provision of all our childcare and education services we are bound by strict regulation. This ensures that children are cared for by appropriately qualified staff in premises which have been carefully assessed as safe and secure. A qualified Crèche Supervisor will lead and take responsibility for overseeing the smooth running of the crèche. She / he will ensure that parents / carers have all the information that they need regarding their child's stay in the crèche and will be the point of contact for any communication. 

To contact us about booking a crèche, please call us on 07971177737 or at Head Office on 01843 591200 or email  creche@thanetearlyyears.org