Service Description
Service Description:La Petite Academy has been established since October 1995 and is a small friendly nursery serving the local community. It is registered in total for 76 children, which includes a separate, small cosy baby unit registered for 12 babies under 24 months. The baby unit has been specially modified to cater for the needs of the babies.
The main nursery is registered for children from 0 - 5 years and operates a before and after school club on the premises for age group 5 - 11 years. A nursery practitioner escorts children to and from Ridgeway and Gayton and St Georges via a safe path with no traffic, back to the nursery.
Full Day/Week Sessions: 7.30am – 18.00pm. Morning Session: 7.30am – 13.15pm. Afternoon Session: 13.15pm – 18.00pm. A Holiday Club, before and after school sessions are also available. Before School: 7.30am – 9.00am. After School: 15.30pm – 18.00pm.
All staff are qualified or working towards a qualification in Education and Childcare and hold a full paediatric first aid certificate and Basic Food Hygiene certificate. La Petite Academy receives nursery education grant funding and is a ''''good'''' rated nursery (Ofsted, November 2023).
Closed all Bank Holidays. Closed at 4:00pm on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Please contact the nursery to discuss your childcare needs further or for more information.
Additional Funding Information
Answered Questions:- 01. Childcare Provider Offers Funded Morning Sessions: No
- 02. Childcare Provider Offers Afternoon Funded Sessions: No
- 03. Childcare Provider Offers All Day Funded Sessions: Yes
- 9am to 3pm x 5days, or 9am to 4:30pm x 2days
- 04. Funded Sessions Can Be Stretched Over How Many Weeks Of The Year?: No
- 38 weeks per year only if not also taking private care.
- 05. No Funded Session Is Conditional On Taking Extra Fee-Paying Hours: Yes
- 06. Childcare Provider Has A Charges Policy: Yes
- 07. If Parents Do Not Want To Pay For Meals Provider Is Happy For You To Bring Packed Meals: Yes
- have to follow healthy meals policy.
- 08. The Provider Has A Healthy Eating Policy That Is Shared With Parents Who Bring Packed Meals: Yes
- Emailed to parents and on website
- 09. If Parents Do Not Want To Pay For Consumables, The Provider Is Happy For Parents To Bring Items: Yes
Cost information
Provider Costs:2-3yrs- A. Cost - Non Funded: £15.00 Per Hour from 09-Apr-2026
- B. All Day Meal Package Costs: £10.00 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- D. Breakfast : £1.50 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- E. Lunch: £5.00 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- F. Tea: £1.50 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- G. Snacks: £1.00 Per Session from 09-Apr-2026
3-4yrs- A. Cost - Non Funded: £15.00 Per Hour from 09-Apr-2026
- B. All Day Meal Package Costs: £10.00 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- D. Breakfast : £1.50 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- E. Lunch: £5.00 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- F. Tea: £1.50 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- G. Snacks: £1.00 Per Session from 09-Apr-2026
- I. Additional consumables: £0.80 Per Hour from 09-Apr-2026
- consumables charge is 80p per hour for all consumables
9mths - 23mths- A. Cost - Non Funded: £15.00 Per Hour from 09-Apr-2026
- B. All Day Meal Package Costs: £10.00 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- D. Breakfast : £1.50 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- E. Lunch: £5.00 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- F. Tea: £1.50 Per Day from 09-Apr-2026
- G. Snacks: £1.00 Per Session from 09-Apr-2026
- I. Additional consumables: £0.80 Per Hour from 09-Apr-2026
- consumables charge is 80p per hour for all consumables
SEND Information
Special Needs Area of Experience:Autistic Spectrum
Can Administer Medication
Diabetes
Downs Syndrome
Learning Difficulties
Learning Disabilities
Physical Disability
Speech And Language Difficulties
Visual Impairment
Facilities Available
Facilities:- Car Parking
- Outdoor Area
- Sensory Room
Provider Access Channels:- Open For School Inset Days
- Open In Half Term Holidays
- Open In The Easter Holidays
- Open In The Summer Holidays