Getting Started
Begin with routines, settling in, parent partnership and the questions families usually ask first.
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Little Leaps Parent Hub.
Everything you need for your Little Leaps journey. A warmer home for parent information, trusted guidance, policies, documents and the practical details families look for most.
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A parent dashboard, made simple.
Choose the area that matches what you need today. The original parent information and links are still here, now grouped into clearer everyday categories.
Policies & Documents
Find the readable parent policy library and key Ofsted/EYFS information in one place.
Fees & Funding
Check funded childcare and fee information, with setting-specific details added as they are approved.
Your Child's Learning
Explore how Little Leaps supports early learning, development, inclusion and individual next steps.
Meals & Wellbeing
Food, safer eating, safer sleep and everyday wellbeing guidance for families.
Forms & Downloads
A single route into current forms, downloads and parent-facing files as they are added and approved.
Need Help?
Contact the team if you are unsure, need nursery-specific information or want to talk something through.
Browse all parent pages
Every parent information page, still easy to reach.
These links preserve the full parent information library, including guidance pages, policies and documents in one clear place.
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Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Food, drink and early-years nutrition guidance.
Explore this subject Online nowSafer Eating
Food safety, allergies and choking-prevention guidance.
Explore this subject Online nowSafer Sleeping
Recognised safer-sleep information for families.
Explore this subject Online nowDaily Routines
Daily care, activities, routines and family communication.
Explore this subject Online nowSEND & Inclusion
Support for children with SEND and additional needs.
Explore this subject Online nowMissing / Lost Child
Parent-facing missing and lost child procedure information.
Explore this subject Online nowLate / Non-Collection
What happens if a child is not collected on time.
Explore this subject Online nowComplaints & Ofsted
How to raise a concern, including Ofsted contact details.
Explore this subject Online nowFunded Childcare & Fees
Funded-hours, chargeable extras and alternative-arrangement information.
Explore this subject Online nowSafeguarding
Safeguarding, welfare and child-protection information.
Explore this subject Online nowPolicy Documents
A readable index of parent-facing policy information pages.
Explore this subjectPolicies & documents
Useful now, reviewed carefully.
The key Little Leaps policy topics now have readable website summaries. We keep these pages under regular review so families can find current information without hunting through long policy files.
Website review completedFurther office review
Nutrition
Website review completed Food and nutrition policy
Applies to: Basildon & Grays
Safer eating
Website review completed Safer eating procedure
Applies to: Basildon & Grays
Safer sleep
Website review completed Safer-sleep policy
Applies to: Basildon & Grays
Safety procedures
Website review completed Missing / lost child procedure
Applies to: Basildon & Grays
Safety procedures
Website review completed Late or non-collection procedure
Applies to: Basildon & Grays
Complaints & Ofsted
Website review completed Complaints and concerns policy
Applies to: Basildon & Grays
Funded childcare
Office review later Funded hours and charges information
Applies to: Basildon & Grays
Parent resources
Mixed review status Parent information sheets
Applies to: Basildon & Grays
Questions are welcome
Need help?
If you need information about your child, their routine, fees, funding, forms or individual needs, the Little Leaps team is the best place to start.