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Tender Love For Children Child Care

1401 12th Avenue 1st Lutheran Ch
Altoona, PA 16601

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Tel: (814) 942-3816

tlc.firstlutheranaltoona.org

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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 Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 75 students
Average class size: 10 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: Verified school update

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

17%

State avg.: 27%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

3 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

National avg.: 11:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

75%

Average Class Size

10 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

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

School Notes

School Motto: Start a Child On The Right Road, And Even In Old Age He Will Not Leave It.

Source: Verified school update

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 75 students
Average class size: 10 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: Verified school update

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The average private school tuition in Blair County, PA is $19,028 for elementary schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).