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Littleleaps

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·The Bungalow, Gonerby Road, GRANTHAM, NG31 8HQ · Lincolnshire
Number of places
28 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Lincolnshire

About this day nursery

Littleleaps Nursery & Preschool, located in Grantham, NG31 8HQ, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 6 weeks to school age. The nursery aims to foster unique, happy, confident, independent, and curious learners through a variety of engaging activities.

Sessions are flexible, with options for morning, afternoon, or full-day care, and can be booked to start and finish at 30-minute intervals between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm. The dedicated staff team plays a crucial role in supporting each child’s learning and development through careful observation, thoughtful planning, and responsive interaction, ensuring every day is filled with fun and educational experiences.

Littleleaps also provides comprehensive support for families navigating childcare funding, offering government-funded options and assistance with schemes like Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit for Childcare. The nursery offers both standard term-time and stretched all-year-round funding models to accommodate various family needs.

Children are provided with breakfast, snacks, and lunch or tea depending on their session times, with options for nursery-provided hot meals or packed lunches from home.

Our ethos

Littleleaps aims to foster unique, happy, confident, independent, and curious learners through engaging activities. The staff support each child’s learning and development through observation, planning, and responsive interaction.

What it's like

Children are warmly welcomed and quickly settle into familiar activities. They develop small-muscle skills through painting and exploring play dough and sand. Children also enjoy fresh air in the engaging outdoor area, using large muscles for ride-on toys and balancing, and developing coordination skills with ball games.

Flexible sessionsGovernment funding supportNurturing environmentMeals provided

Pricing & funding

The nursery charges a flat hourly rate for standard and additional hours that exceed government funding. Optional hot lunches are charged separately, and a snack consumables fee is applied to funded three and four-year-olds depending on their daily session pattern.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Standard hourly rate applies to all booked sessions for families not eligible for government funding.
  • A daily snack consumables charge applies to children accessing the 3 & 4 year old Early Years Entitlement.

Key facts

Session types

Morning sessions, Afternoon sessions, All Day sessions

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 5:30pm

Age range

6 weeks old until school age

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2008

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Littleleaps

Last inspected 26 January 2023

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are warmly welcomed and quickly settle into familiar activities. They develop small-muscle skills through painting and exploring play dough and sand. Children also enjoy fresh air in the engaging outdoor area, using large muscles for ride-on toys and balancing, and developing coordination skills with ball games.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are welcomed warmly and quickly settle.
  • Children benefit from exploring the engaging outdoor area.
  • Children behave well and are respectful.
  • The management team is passionate and committed, involving staff in decision-making.
  • The nursery provides a good range of additional learning experiences.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop staff knowledge on how to support children who prefer solitary play, to help build on and extend the children's knowledge and skills
  • 2enhance staff's understanding of how to provide challenge for the most able children to extend their learning to the highest possible level.
Inspection #10263944 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work tirelessly with parents to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They liaise well with external agencies to ensure children receive targeted care and learning opportunities, resulting in children with SEND making good progress in their learning.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from fresh air as they explore the engaging outdoor area. They use their large muscles to propel themselves forward on ride-on toys and scooters, and are supported by staff as they carefully balance along a beam.

Parent Reviews of Littleleaps

5.0
(1)
Kelly Meadows
9 years ago

Customers of Littleleaps say "Wouldn't hesitate to recommend Littleleaps! The staff are lovely and my daughter was always happy to go there" "Recommed, Great staff and my son loves it!"

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Inspection history

Date: October 2011

  • January 2023Good
  • May 2017Good
  • March 2015Good
  • October 2011Good

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