This month we are delighted to feature Little Blue Van Nursery as our Advertiser of the Month. Based in Great Amwell, the nursery provides early years education and childcare for children aged from two years up to school age, alongside wraparound breakfast and after-school clubs for local school communities.

Little Blue Van Nursery is set in a welcoming, rural environment with access to a variety of indoor and outdoor learning spaces. Children benefit from a secure outdoor area as well as a larger field and playground space, encouraging regular opportunities for physical play, exploration and connection with the natural world. Indoors, the nursery offers a range of thoughtfully designed play areas including construction zones, creative and sensory spaces, a cosy reading corner and areas for imaginative play.

The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring children’s learning and development is supported in line with national standards. Learning is delivered through a play-based approach, with activities designed to reflect children’s interests and encourage curiosity, independence and social development. Staff plan both child-led and adult-guided activities, alongside structured group times such as story sessions and themed learning experiences.

A key feature of the setting is its emphasis on outdoor learning. Children are encouraged to explore, climb, balance and engage with nature through regular access to outdoor equipment, open space and nature-based activities such as planting and seasonal exploration.

The nursery team is made up of qualified early years practitioners, many holding Level 3 or higher childcare qualifications. Staff are trained in safeguarding and first aid, and each child is supported by a designated key person who helps to build strong, consistent relationships and tailor learning to individual needs.

Alongside its nursery provision, Little Blue Van also runs breakfast and after-school clubs for local school children, offering families flexible childcare options that support working parents.

With its combination of experienced staff, engaging learning environments and a strong focus on play-based development, Little Blue Van Nursery continues to provide a nurturing and stimulating start to early education within the local community.

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Website: https://www.littlebluevan.co.uk/
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This month, we’re delighted to shine the spotlight on Hertford TV Service Ltd, a trusted local business that has been serving our community for over four decades.

One of their standout services is professional Starlink installation. For those living in rural areas or parts of town where broadband can be slow or unreliable, satellite internet is proving to be a game-changer.

We asked Hertford TV Service Ltd to tell us more…

High-speed internet, wherever you are. Yes, even Great Amwell!

Starlink is an excellent broadband internet option via a satellite dish should you live in an area that suffers from slow broadband speeds and connectivity without the option of getting a Fibre internet connection direct to the home from the likes of Gigaclear, Sky & BT Openreach.

Starlink brings fast and consistent internet connection to even the most remote places. You may be in town but in a place where your phone service and broadband is in a rough patch, or you could be in a more rural area like Great Amwell, St Margarets, Stanstead Abbots & Wareside.

Where internet connection is practically non-existent. You could even be living on a boat and on the move. Either way, Starlink can not only help, but bring you some of the fastest internet speeds available.

Starlink is brought to you & engineered by SpaceX, Starlink delivers high-speed, low-latency internet to users all over the world. As the world’s first and largest satellite constellation using a Low Earth Orbit, Starlink delivers broadband internet capable of supporting HD Streaming, Online Gaming, Video Calls and more.  As the world’s leading provider of launch services, SpaceX is leveraging its deep experience with both spacecraft and on-orbit operations to deploy the world’s most advanced broadband internet system.

Starlink satellites are over 60 times closer to Earth than traditional satellites, resulting in much better lower latency and the ability to support services typically not possible with other traditional older satellite internet services like Tooway & SES.

Users can expect to see data download speeds typically from 50Mb/s to 220Mb/s and latency from 20ms to 40ms in most locations across the UK, Upload Speeds are Typically between 5 & 20 Mb/s. Latency is the time it takes to send data from one point to the next. When satellites are far from Earth, latency is high, resulting in poor performance for activities like Video Calls, Facetime, Zoom, HD Streaming/Catchup and Online Gaming.

Hertford TV Service has been installing and setting up Starlink Broadband Systems on a range of local properties since 2021. We work to ensure that you have the best set up, taking advantage of the positions of the satellites above, to give you the best internet connection, while ensuring the integrity of your property with discreet bespoke installations and hidden cables where possible. The Starlink dish installation  position will require a clear North West view of the sky, with no big over hanging trees or tall buildings nearby in that direction.

Free site surveys are available on request. Starlink Equipment & The Monthly Data Subscriptions has to bought directly from Starlink themselves via their website (www.starlink.com), but we will handle the full Installation and all connectivity thereafter.

Weighing in excess of 5kg, Starlink dishes need to be installed correctly, with the right equipment and bracketry to support the dish in even the most extreme weather conditions. Hertford TV has the experience and access to the correct equipment for you to get the best possible Starlink signal today and in the future. 

We can also help with improving WiFi coverage over your property by adding WiFi access points to improve signals to blackspots that the main broadband router does not reach, this is very common with larger older style properties that have thick stone solid walls. Or we can even hard wire your internet devices with Cat5e/Cat6 Network Ethernet Cables to get the best possible and most reliable fixed direct connections.

Please contact us via www.hertfordtvservice.co.uk for more information.

We’re proud to feature Hertford TV Service Ltd as our Advertiser of the Month and thank them for their continued support of our local community magazine.