Highlights
- The Thammasat Child Care Center, established in 1999, offers high-quality care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years, helping caregivers balance studies and work.
- The center provides health assessments, nutritional care, and training in developmental milestones like toilet training and self-feeding.
- Supervised by trained nannies, a registered nurse, and educators, the center ensures safety with regular health checks and emergency protocols.
- A range of developmental activities, along with counseling services and newsletters, create a nurturing environment and keep parents informed.
The Faculty of Nursing at Thammasat University understands the essential need for support among students, staff, and faculty balancing full-time studies or jobs with childcare responsibilities. To meet this need, the Thammasat Child Care Center was established on August 2, 1999, and continues to serve our community today. By providing high-quality childcare, especially for children under three—a critical developmental stage—the center enables caregivers to pursue their academic and professional goals with greater ease.
Services Offered
The Early Childhood Developmental Center serves healthy children from 6 weeks to 3 years of age, as well as pre-kindergarten children from 3 to 6 years of age. All children are supervised by qualified nannies trained in early childhood programs. Additionally, care is provided by a full-time registered nurse and a teacher specializing in early childhood education.
The Center offers a range of services, including health assessments, nutritional care, developmental milestone training (such as toilet training, self-feeding, and dressing), healthcare services, an English language development program, and various other developmental activities.
- Health assessment includes monthly growth checks for weight and height, an annual health check-up with a pediatrician, biannual oral health check-ups with a dentist, and developmental screenings using the Denver II Test every 3 to 6 months.
- For nutritional care, the menu is designed by a registered dietitian, and bottle feeding is tailored to each child’s individual needs. Meals consist of breakfast, lunch with fruit, and afternoon snacks. Solid foods are introduced to infants at 4 to 6 months of age.
- Developmental milestone training includes skills such as toilet training, self-feeding, dressing independently, and bottle weaning.
- The healthcare staff at the Early Childhood Developmental Center includes a pediatric nursing faculty member from Thammasat University, a pediatric registered nurse, a registered dietitian, and a developmental psychologist. They provide counseling for parents and nannies on nutrition, child healthcare, and behavioral concerns. The center is equipped with a separate room and a full-time pediatric registered nurse to administer first aid for children showing illness symptoms. In the event of an emergency, the center will promptly notify parents and refer the child to Thammasat University Hospital for appropriate treatment.
- The Center offers a diverse range of developmental activities tailored to each age group, utilizing associative play. Activities include morning exercise, storytelling, in-class English lessons, puppet shows, games, rhythmic activities, drawing, play dough, and rhyme matching games, among others. These activities are carefully planned by a teacher specializing in early childhood education and are conducted by experienced nannies.
- Other Provisions
- Bookworm Project: Encourages a love of reading among children.
- Summer Daycare Project: Available for children aged 3 to 6 years, offering enriching activities during the summer months.
- Educational Bulletin Board: Displays important information such as Mother’s Day, New Year’s Day, and Buddhist holidays.
- Counseling Services: A nursing faculty member provides guidance for parents on children’s health issues and behavioral concerns during office hours.
- Monthly Newsletter: Keeps parents informed with the center’s calendar, menus, children’s songs, samples of art activities, and announcements of birthdays and special events.
Ratio of Children to Caregivers
The Thammasat Child Care Center adheres to national standards for early childhood development centers regarding the ratio of children to caregivers. This ensures that each child receives adequate attention and support, fostering a safe and nurturing environment for their growth and development.
| Age Range | Child to Caregiver Ratio |
| 6 weeks – 1 year | 3:1 |
| 1 -2 years | 5-6:1 |
| 2 years and older | 8-10:1 |
Service Hours
The Center operates during regular hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition to these hours, the center offers off-hours services, weekend camps, and summer programs to accommodate the diverse needs of families.
Service Fee
Thammasat University subsidizes the monthly fee by 1,000 baht for all employees and students. For families with two or more children (siblings), the admission fee of 1,000 baht for the second child and any additional siblings will be waived.
For more detailed information on service fees, please visit the Thammasat Child Care Center website and refer to section 7, “Fees – NOTE.”
For more information about the Early Childhood Development Center, please refer to the following:
– Facebook: Childhood Tu, Faculty of Nursing, Thammasat University.
– The Early Childhood Development Center website.
