Little Pips Day Nursery

About this day nursery

Little Pips Day Nursery is located in York and offers a vibrant, Reggio Emilia-inspired learning environment for children from birth to school age. The nursery provides freshly prepared meals, snacks, milk, nappies, wipes, and nappy creams as part of their fees.

They actively support various government funding schemes for childcare, including the expanded 15 and 30 hours for working parents of children from 9 months old, as well as universal 15 hours for 3 and 4-year-olds and Tax-Free Childcare. The nursery provides stretched funding options for all-year-round care, allowing parents to spread their funded hours across 51 weeks.

They also offer a 5% discount for full-time attendees and siblings/twins. Little Pips Day Nursery prides itself on its dedicated team of educators who foster a nurturing community where children feel secure, valued, and inspired to learn through play and exploration.

The nursery is committed to outdoor learning, offering daily Forest School sessions. They also have specific rooms designed for different age groups: Pips (birth to walking), Seedlings (walking to 2 years), Acorns (for exploration and collaboration), and Oaks (for developing independence, imagination, and school readiness).

Our ethos

Little Pips Day Nursery is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and is committed to outdoor learning with daily Forest School sessions. Their ethos is to foster a nurturing community where children feel secure, valued, and inspired to learn through play and exploration, with dedicated rooms supporting different age-group development.

Pricing & funding

Fees are all-inclusive, covering all meals, snacks, milk, nappies, wipes, and creams. Discounts are available for full-time children and siblings. The nursery also offers messy play sessions for young children.