Tender Love For Children Child Care
Tel:
(814) 942-3816
- The TLC Childcare, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Program offers quality care and education.
- The program believes in the Proverbs 22.6 'Start a child on the right road and even in old age he/she will not leave it.' TLC - where the child is first in our hearts, thoughts, words and deeds and every child is loved and adored.
Quick Stats (2020-21)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
- Students: 75 students
- Average class size: 10 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Top Placements
Tender Love For Children Child Care places among the top 20% of private schools in Pennsylvania for:
- Category Attribute
- Advanced Degrees Highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees
School Overview
| School Type | Early Childhood / Day Care |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten |
| Learning Difference Programs | Yes |
| Learning Programs Supported | Language based |
| Year Founded | 1988 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 75 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 14% State avg.: 23% |
| Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 3 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 25:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| % Faculty w/Advanced Degree | 75% |
| Average Class Size | 10 students |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
| Tuition Notes | School only per month - three hours a day $170.00 Childcare $32.00 per day and reduced school fee of $60.00 per month |
| Admissions Director | Barbara A. Crago |
Nearby Private Schools
- The nearest high school and elementary school to Tender Love For Children Child Care is Northwestern Human Svcs Autism School (0.2 miles away)
- The nearest preschool is Altoona Central Catholic School (0.6 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- AltoonaNorthwestern Human Svcs Autism SchoolSpecial Education SchoolGrades: 1-12 | 28 students
0.2 miles
1012 8th Ave
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 944-3733 0.2 1-12
28 - Altoona Grades: K-12 | 111 students
0.4 miles
1100 6th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 942-9710 0.4 K-12
111 - AltoonaAltoona Ceantral Catholic School(Roman Catholic)Grades: 6-8 | 154 students
0.6 miles
1400 4th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 944-1250 0.6 6-8
154 - AltoonaAltoona Central Catholic School(Roman Catholic)Grades: PK-8 | 269 students
0.6 miles
1400 4th Ave
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 943-4371 0.6 PK-8
269 - AltoonaAdelphoi Education At AltoonaAlternative SchoolGrades: 2-12 | 50 students
1.2 miles
600s. Jaggard St.
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 204-0018 1.2 2-12
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