Country Rascals Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Saltburn-By-The-Sea for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 2016, with 26 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Redcar and Cleveland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Redcar and Cleveland from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TS13 4TRWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 24 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the home-from-home nursery eagerly and soon settle to activities.
They relish the daily routine. Staff engage them in lively conversation from the start and focus on children's interests and ideas. This makes them feel valued and welcome. Children are happy and confident, showing that they feel secure at the nursery. They delight in exploring and investigating, both indoors and outside.
Children are active learners and are keen to try out new experiences. For example, they recently had a go at body boarding at a local beach and enjoyed rock climbing nearby. Outdoor play is a priority at the nursery and children have plenty of opportunities to practise running, climbing and balancing on the equipment in the garden. Babies learn to move safely up carpeted steps and slide down the gentle slope. These activities benefit children's physical development. Children learn using all of their senses. For instance, they taste vegetables grown in their garden, feel different textures and materials and choose paint colours to create prints.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen existing supervision arrangements further to support staff to deliver a consistently ambitious curriculum through the highest quality teaching n support staff to implement good hygiene routines at all times to help children understand the importance of following these carefully.
- 24 August 2023Good
- 19 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Country Rascals Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.