Littleton, CO Daycare

Why Us

Our classrooms have a wonderful, open floor plan that enables students and teachers in different age groups to interact throughout the day and to assist each other when needed — and encourages older students to act as role models for younger children. Visiting families can easily see into each classroom and observe learning activities taking place. We have two large playground areas. For our younger children, we have climbing equipment, slides, and riding toys, and our older-children playground offers two climbing structures, a basketball court, grassy area and more. Because security is a high priority, our school has a magnetized door lock that can only be released by entering a code on the keypad. Only parents, staff and authorized individuals have the code. All others must show identification to gain admittance from the management staff. Our long-term staff really add a special element to our school. We have many families with children who started out as infants in our programs and are now moving on to public schools, providing a consistency with our staff and educational programs. Children enjoy coming to school each day and, I’ve been told, ask to come on the weekends!

Our Programs

La Petite Academy’s curriculum is industry leading. Developed by our team of education experts, our curriculum is based on age-appropriate learning objectives. Teachers in all our classrooms have hundreds of activities from which to choose, each tied to a specific learning objective. At our school, children will not only make the developmental progress necessary for success in school, they will love the activities that help prepare them! Click here to learn more about the curriculum by age group.

Infant Program (6+ Weeks): Our infant room has a large play space for exploration and crawling. We follow your baby’s daily schedule to make the transition from home to school as smooth as possible. We have loving, nurturing teachers who know these schedules well so they can anticipate the needs of the babies. We focus on social/emotional, physical and language development in this classroom and are be happy to work with parents if they have any concerns. Teacher/student ratio is 1:5. Part-time options are available.

Toddler Program (12+ Months): Our small toddler class size — teacher/student ratio is 1:5 with a capacity of 10 — allows teachers to really give individualized attention to our children. We focus on social/emotional, physical, language, and cognitive developments in this classroom through singing and reading and introducing the concepts of letters, numbers, color, and shapes. Part-time options are available.

Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten Program (4-5 Years): Our curriculum is fantastic! The teachers use pre-planned activities as well as introduce their own ideas for each two-week-long, theme-based unit. Assessments take place throughout the year to monitor your child’s progress and we offer parent/teacher conferences twice a year and upon request. We work closely with the kindergarten teachers and schools in our area to ensure that children are kindergarten-ready. We offer the extracurricular programs Rhythm & Rhyme Time and Oogles & Googles, both of which incorporate music, dancing and stories. Teacher/student ratio is 1:8 in early preschool; 1:10 in preschool and 1:12 in pre-K. Part-time options are available.

School-Age Program (5-12 Years): During the school year, we focus on unique activities and assisting with homework to engage and utilize our time with each child. We also offer summer camp programs filled with exciting activities and field trips, science, research, building and games. Teacher/student ratio is 1:15. We transport to the following area schools:

• Collegiate
• Coronado
• Mortensen
• Shaffer
• Stony Creek

Testimonials

From the moment we did the walk-through tour I knew La Petite Academy was the place for my son. It has a colorful environment, family friendly staff and overall a very welcoming appeal. La Petite Academy has become so important to my son, that…when leaving, he has to wave or hug to every teacher.  We could not have asked or dream of a better place.  his school has become my son’s extended family. – Brittany and Randal I am grateful to have the opportunity to thank all of you for your awesome care for my boys. As a stay at home mom I struggled with the reality that I would have to now put my kids in daycare. Not only have you taken the time to nurture my kids but you have also cared about me and taken the time to enter into my chaotic life and share your own experience, strength and hope for a better future! You are all extraordinary people. – Sami E