Mount Carmel Kindergarten - Sandpit House

attend, and we’ve been recommending it to everyone since the first month our daughter joined. As parents we feel relaxed and secure on the days he’s there and can’t wait to hear and see what activities he’s been up to. Mount Carmel is helping to shape our boy into a beautiful well rounded little man.

years at school. We couldn't recommend it highly enough!

kids get involved with are varied and thoroughly planned out - here they have cookery lessons, petting zoo visits and bouncy castle parties.

My daughter loves it there and I expect she’ll be really sad when the time comes to move onto big girl school.

they are now. Thank you to everyone at Mount Carmel, you guys are truly amazing!

or should I say especially, during difficult covid times their management has been excellent. The teachers are all caring and also very involved with the children. I could not have given my children a better pre-school that truly, gently does prepare them for what’s coming at ‘big school’. This is a magical place for children to spend their days away from home and truly is a home from home.

Sandpit House now, in her pre-school year and is thoroughly enjoying all that Mount Carmel has to offer. We could not recommend more highly! The staff are all fantastic, taking such an interest in the development and journey of each child. Thank you!

enough!
Thank you for everything.

and the updates that get shared via the app. In just a few short weeks since our daughter started, we can tell that Mount Carmel is going to be a really special part of our lives. Thank you to all the amazing staff.

how much fun she is having there - the variety of experiences she is having is exceptional.

how the terms, weeks and days are structured according to the theme, which are then explored through the different rooms of the kindergarten with the fun of learning being at the heart of the activities. The staff are excellent, highly attuned to each child's personal development, very caring and well presented. You feel supported as a parent whether it is with potty training, healthy eating, good manners and/or general behaviour. Communication with parents (both in-person and via the fantastic Famly app) is frequent, proactive and of high quality. It has been a joy to see how much our son adores kindergarten and the ways in which he has flourished in just a couple of months.

and kind. They offer great activities to the children and use an innovative app to keep parents updated and grandparents included as well. All I can wish for is for them to open a primary school by September 2021!

uncertain times, the Mount Carmel approach to the children is a breath of fresh air. Whilst carefully and thoughtfully balancing risk, they input optimism, positivity and fun. Mount Carmel is an institution in the St. Albans area for a good reason, I recommend this place to everyone I know!

late 1980s. I can honestly say my teacher is still as lovely and as humble today as she was then. I have very fond memories. Mount Carmel is a family run nursery and my teacher's daughter runs Sandpit House and her son runs Kinder Lodge. Both are really warm, kind and caring people and they have that family gene. I like how it is a family run business and how much love and care they extend to their children. They use a great family app to keep parents updated. The teachers use innovative ways to teach the kids. This year, ten children applied to the high school and all ten got in. It shows you the standard of teaching.

independent whilst still having cuddles when needed and all whilst prepping them for school life so wonderfully. I never hesitate in dropping in the children off and I am so grateful for the understanding and kindness shown to me as a parent of three small children. I have also benefitted from sound advice and support and I know my children are in the best possible hands. We will miss you all so much when it's time to move on.

daughters time at Mount Carmel very fondly.

and the staff keep up great communication via "family" too. The settling in process was so smooth and the children are sometimes sad when it is not a "Mount Carmel day". The options for holiday club(s) and extended hours are fantastic, especially as a working parent. The range of activities provided are excellent and make great use of all the purpose-built facilities. The setting is clean, welcoming and provides a home from home environment. I cannot extend my gratitude any further to the staff and management at Mount Carmel. Thank you.