Parenting rooms

King’s is committed to providing rest, breastfeeding/expressing and changing facilities at all of our campuses to support parents working, studying or visiting the university.

Six private and welcoming Parenting Rooms are available to anyone who needs to attend to the caring needs of a child, including feeding and changing. There are also facilities for breastfeeding mothers to express milk.

The rooms include nursing chairs, fridges, sterilising facilities, baby changing facilities, kettles and hand sanitising products. The rooms are lockable; access details are provided below.

This web page will be updated as additional Parenting Rooms are established.

 

Parenting Rooms	Opening hours	Access
WEC	24/7 when the building is operational	Staff and students: swipe access. Contact Campus Security to have room access added to your swipe card. Denmark Hill Security East: 020 7848 0008 Denmark Hill Security West: 020 7848 5500 Visitors: request access from the Campus Reception Desk.
IoPPN	Weekdays 09.00 – 17.00	Room key is available from the IoPPN Human Resources office: First Floor Main Building King’s College London De Crespigny Park London, SE5 8AF Tel 020 7848 3933

Two Parenting Rooms are available at the St. Thomas’ Campus:

Location 1:	6th floor of the North Wing, St Thomas’ Hospital. ( Postnatal Ward not the Neonatal Unit ).
Opening hours:	24/7 when the building is operational.
Access:	From the main North Wing entrance, turn right at main reception and then left towards North Wing. Take the lift to the 6th floor and follow signs to the Postnatal Ward.
Location 2:	Ground floor of the North Wing, St Thomas’ Hospital.
Opening hours:	24/7 when the building is operational.
Access:	The room is on the ground floor on the left side just as you come into the main atrium. The key is held by security just behind reception.
Contact:	Zoe Chadderton Breastfeeding Co-ordinator Maternity Services St Thomas’ Hospital 020 7188 7564 Team email BreastfeedingTeam@gstt.nhs.uk

Choosing childcare is an important decision for every family. The government’s childcare schemes could provide support whether you have toddlers or teens. Information about tax-free childcare, the potential for 30 hours’ free childcare and other government childcare schemes is on the government’s Childcare Choices webpages.

Nursery facilities

Staff can apply for places in the nurseries run by our NHS partners: St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. We have also identified a nursery provider close to our Waterloo Campus for your consideration. Additionally, you may be able to benefit from discounted kids’ clubs places, with money off in addition to any support provided by the government.

King’s College Hospital Day Nursery

Name of Daycare:	King’s College Hospital Day Nursery
Address:	King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Mapother House Decrespigny Park Denmark Hill London SE5 8AZ
Ofsted rating:	Provision is good
Contact Person:	Irene Pilia, KCH Day Nurseries Business Manager
Contact Number:	020 3299 5380
Email address	irene.pilia@nhs.net

King’s College Hospital Day Nursery is owned by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The 67–place nursery has inviting, well laid out space for 27 children under two (baby area) and 40 2–3 year olds (Stepping Stones area). There is a separate Learning Zone area for 3–5 year olds (pre-school).

The nursery also has a sensory area that provides sensory experiences for all the children and incorporates explorative play. Large open spaces in the nursery are divided into smaller play and learning areas and offer expressive art and design, graphics, an imaginative area and a construction area. There is a well-stocked furnished book corner.

08 Nov 2021 – Please note: This nursery is currently operating at full capacity. Applications for the waiting list are being considered from King’s College Hospital employees only for the time being. King’s College London employees are welcome to request information about the nursery and the current situation regarding the waiting list at any time by contacting the KCH Day Nurseries Business Manager.

 

St Thomas’ Hospital Day Nursery

Name of Daycare:	St Thomas’ Hospital Day Nursery
Address:	Gassiott House Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7EH
Ofsted rating:	Provision is good
Contact Person:	St Thomas’ Management Team
Contact Number:	020 7188 6449
Email address:	nurseryenquiries@gstt.nhs.uk

St Thomas’ Hospital Day Nursery is run by the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The nursery provides day care and education for children aged between 3 months and 5 years. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm, 52 weeks per year excluding bank holidays. Children attend on a full-time and part-time basis.

The nursery accepts children from parents employed by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, other NHS employees and families who live or work locally. Please contact the nursery for availability.

 

Coin Street nursery

Name of Daycare:	Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre
Address:	108 Stamford Street Lambeth London SE1 9NH
Ofsted rating:	Provision is good
Contact Person:	Kate Yiannadji
Contact Number:	020 7021 1670
Email address:	nursery@coinstreet.org
Website:	coinstreet.org/nursery

Located next to the Franklin-Williams Building of our South Bank Campus, in the heart of a thriving community, the Coin Street nursery – for children aged 3 months to 5 years – is purpose-designed to encourage play-based learning with interactive areas, including an outdoor play area. Children benefit from Coin Street’s excellent location with regular trips – included in the fees – to the Southbank Centre, National Theatre and Borough Market.

At Coin Street, each child is encouraged to develop their own educational interests. Parents and carers are encouraged to work with the nursery’s qualified team to monitor their child’s progress through regular contact, meetings, support groups and online.

The nursery is part of the Ofsted Outstanding Coin Street family and children’s centre, which provides a safe and friendly environment for parents, carers and their children where they can receive support and advice, access to health, education and training services. For older children, the centre offers a holiday play scheme as well as a wider programme of free and affordable activities for every age.