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In a Mumsnet survey of 131 users of Bright Horizons Nurseries: 82% would buy again and 85% would recommend
A place to grow
Mount Carmel Nursery and Preschool provides care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years, offering care over 51 weeks of the year Monday to Friday.
We are located off Holloway Road with convenient links to bus and tube stations. We offer a warm, welcoming environment supporting the transition from home to nursery across our four base rooms and two outside play areas. A unique Ready for School Programme including Growing Readers, Writers and Mathematicians further prepares children for their transition to school. Children are given the opportunity to extend their learning through outing to the local parks, farm and museums.
Our unique Healthy Hearts and Minds activities provide inspirational and engaging learning experiences using the innovative and well established Boogie Mites and myHappymind programmes.
Our nursery embrace many different cultures and the staff team supports and celebrates each individual child’s needs. We provide excellent nutritionally-balanced menus using fresh ingredients prepared by our own chef.
The highly qualified staff team have secured a GOOD Ofsted rating.
Rita Lemos
Nursery Manager
Nursery Manager
Nutrition
Our excellent nutritionally balanced menu is changed regularly to encourage a varied diet and is approved by Action for Children. Here is an example of a typical menu.
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Tea
Supporting and Learning
Growing Mathematicians
1-2-3-4-5! Mathematics is embedded in everything that we do and experience in our day-to-day lives and our Growing Mathematicians programme has been created to help your child understand the purpose and importance of mathematics.
Growing Readers
Growing Readers brings together home and nursery life, providing parents with some of the theory behind developing children’s reading skills, and also providing handy Hints & Tips, recommended reading lists and suggested activities for parents and children to explore together.
Growing Writers
Our Growing Writer’s approach supports the complex magical journey from making a mark, to emergent writing, to confident writer, laying the foundational skills that enable each child to flourish with the confidence and capability to succeed at school.
Fees & Availability
Where possible we look to offer flexible booking patterns and a range of funding options, including the government's 30 hours funded childcare* provision. To request pricing and availability, please request a call back by clicking the button below.
*Terms and conditions apply to 30 hours funding. Click here for more information.
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Meet the Team
Rita Lemos
I joined Bright Horizons as a Nursery Deputy Manager and made my way up and was promoted to Nursery Manager helping to support and lead the team at Mount Carmel. I have a Level 3 in Childcare and Education, a Level 3 SENCo and a BSc degree in Education from the University of Southampton. I'm a passionate, energetic and versatile individual within the education field, and I enjoy supporting staff development to ensure we are creating the best opportunities for children to become confident, social and happy individuals, whilst being able to learn new skills, ready for their school years. I am very proud to work alongside such an outstanding team.
Kalkidan Hailegebreal
I have been a Nursery Deputy Manager since 2018. My journey with Bright Horizons started in 2013, before joining Mount Carmel Day Nursery and Preschool in 2016 as a Room Leader and then promoted to Third In Charge. I hold a Level 3 Childcare qualification and a Foundation Degree in Early years. I have a strong passion for supporting, coaching the team to enable us to provide quality care and education and creating an environment where all children can learn and develop.
Candy Floss
Hi, my name is Candy Floss, I joined Bright Horizons in March 2010 as the ‘Super Safety Hero’ to help nursery children stay safe and manage risks. My role as a Health and Safety Super Hero is unique to Bright Horizons and I’m in every nursery, 365 days a year.
Back in 2010, I saw a job advert for a Zebra Super Safety Hero – I was very excited, applied and was invited for an interview with several other zebras. We were interviewed by all the children who then voted on which of us would be their Super Safety Hero. It was hoof biting but I was thrilled when they told me I was the most voted for by the children who all loved me because of my cape and bag. My bag is very special, if something fits inside, it’s a choking hazard. You might be wondering how I got my name. The children in our nurseries chose five names and voted for their favourite. I love it as it’s unique, I mean have you ever heard of a zebra called Candy Floss? Exactly!
Why Bright Horizons
The Bright Horizons passion and enthusiasm for providing high-quality care isn’t just common knowledge within our own business – we’ve also gained some impressive accolades from external sources for excellence as both a childcare provider, and as an employer. We are the only childcare company to have been listed for the last 11 years as one of the country’s top 50 “Great Places to Work” by the Great Place to Work Institute.
