Little Rascals Day Nursery Ltd
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Maldon for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2022, with 40 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 Essex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex 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
CM9 4SYWhat 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, 17 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The management and team of nurturing staff ensure that children are warmly welcomed into an inviting, homely and fun environment in which to learn. Along with children's interests, the nursery's five core values influence the flexible and ambitious curriculum. For example, their values that underpin all learning opportunities include promoting independence, becoming clear and confident communicators, celebrating individuality, establishing strong bonds and learning about the community. Children demonstrate that they are confident, feel safe and secure and are eager learners. They have established strong bonds with their key person and, therefore, leave their parents with ease and quickly engage in activities of their choice. The committed team invests time getting to know the children and their family before they attend to ensure a smooth transition from home to nursery.
Throughout the day there is a calm and happy atmosphere. Staff are good role models. They are caring and attentive to children's needs. Children are busy and play very well together. For example, they show great curiosity and perseverance as they make good attempts to solve problems. They negotiate together as they fix different-sized drainpipes from a water tray to make a run for their trucks. A bend in a pipe provides them with additional problems but they do not give up. Staff are subtle and skilful in their interactions and offers of help. Staff speak with genuine kindness and are respectful of the children, listening to what they have to say and supporting their choices.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen partnerships even further with parents to consistently share information about their child's progress and help them extend and support learning at home n provide younger children with cosy spaces to relax and provide a broader range of role-play resources to enable all children to explore and develop their own play and ideas.
- 17 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Little Rascals Day Nursery Ltd
- 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.
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