Full-day nursery in Hendon, Barnet
TLC
Light Of Israel Community Centre, The Crest, London, NW4 2HY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Barnet that publish fees charge £91–£111.38 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Light Of Israel Community Centre, The Crest, London, NW4 2HY · More nurseries in NW4
Stations
- Hendon CentralStep-free access10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Brent Cross15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Hendon23 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Brent Green, Bell Lane and Brent Street / Green Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hendon Park4 min walk
- Brent Park8 min walk
- Grove Park12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Barnet there are about 3.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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TLC is a full-day nursery at Light Of Israel Community Centre, The Crest, London, NW4 2HY, in Hendon, Barnet. It is registered for 81 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLCThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Kindergarten Nursery Schools LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Ateres Beis YaakovFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Happy Tots R Us LtdSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Hendon GanFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Bright Horizons Hendon Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| Happy Journeys Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Hendon9
- All nurseries in Barnet130
- All nurseries in NW410
- Nurseries near Hendon Central station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ateres Beis Yaakov ages 5–11 0.2 miles
- Independent Jewish Day School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- Saracens Bell Lane Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2021 0.2 miles
- Hasmonean Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo ages 3–15has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Nancy Reuben Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Hendon Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Mary's and St John's CofE School All-throughages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is TLC's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated TLC Good at its inspection on 19 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can TLC take?
TLC is registered with Ofsted for up to 81 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to TLC?
Hendon Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY559937 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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