La Petite Academy of Pelham
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Supporting Our Community
As always, we’re proud to support our community. It starts with a healthy, safe environment when your child is away from home. Learn how we prioritize the well-being of your children and our staff.
Plus, read how we keep learning on track for elementary school students with The Prep Lab, offering distance learning support and extra math and literacy experiences in summer camp.
Welcome to Our School
Welcome to La Petite Academy in Pelham, AL! This facility opened in 1988 with the goal of providing the best early education for families in the Shelby County area. We are an Alabama Quality rated school. We service all surrounding areas including Helena, Alabaster and Calera!
My name is Yasheta, I am the academy director, and I have been with the company for 15 years. I have been in the early education field for over 20 years and was awarded the District People Leadership Award in 2016 and the Above and Beyond award in 2018.
Our facility is a leader in early education, providing programs for infants and preschoolers through school-age children. Our teachers are highly trained and personally get to know and understand each child, to recognize their strengths, skill levels, and areas for improvements.
We now offer the Grow Fit Yoga elective program, which is a fun, creative way to teach children yoga poses and cooperative games that develop healthy bodies and healthy minds. We also have a mobile app that allows us to send photo and status updates on the activities your child is engaged in, events, alerts and more, all sent straight to your email or mobile device.
Come in for a tour of our fantastic La Petite Academy educational daycare in Pelham, AL today!
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Learn About Electives
For an additional fee, go beyond regular classroom learning experiences with our enhanced series of fun, interactive enrichment programs exploring a variety of activities. We offer:
Soccer, Music, Yoga, Spanish, Phonics, Handwriting & Advanced Math
Learning At Home
Aware, Care, & Share™
Wondering how you can keep your child’s learning going strong at home? Now you can adapt our personalized curriculum approach to fun activities you can do together.
Meet Our Staff
Yasheta Sanderfer, Principal
Education: Early childhood Education, Social Work
Certifications: CDA,First Aid, First Aid and Childcare Safety Management
I have been with the Learning Care Group for 16 years. I been awarded the people Leadership Award in 2016 and the Above and Beyond award in 2018. I have three wonderful sons all that which have attend Lapetite Academy. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 17 years. I enjoy traveling and spending time with my family.
Meet Our Staff
Valarie Reese, Assistant Director
Education: Degree Early Childhood Education
Certifications: CDA, CPR and First Aid
I have been working for LCG for 3 years and loving it, but i have worked in the field for over 15 plus years. I have a wonderful husband who i have been married to for 2 years. I am the mother of 2 children and i have 4 grandchildren. I enjoy spending time with family and friends.
Meet Our Staff
Shardonay Jenkins, Team Lead
Education: High School Diploma
Certifications: CPR/First Aid, Safety Captain Childcare Safety Management
I have been with the Learning Care Group for four years. I was named 2019 Teacher of the Year for the District of Alabama. In my spare time I enjoy playing professional women's football, hiking, power lifting and traveling.
Meet Our Staff
Janay, Team Lead
Education: Bachelor's of Science
Certifications: CPR, Star Coordinator
Hi I am Janay Weems, I was born and raised in Ashford, Al. I moved to Birmingham August 2010 to pursue my Bachelor's Degree at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. As a child I have always wanted to help shape and grow the lives of young children. I started working for La Petite Academy in October of 2015. This role has taught me many life lessons and rewards me daily because I know that I have helped impact a child's life.
Visit Us Today
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