Opening hours
7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
Little Rascals Nursery, located in Worthing, West Sussex, was established in 2004 and operates from a converted house, providing childcare for children aged 0-5. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6 pm, for 51 weeks of the year.
The staff, including two qualified teachers, are enthusiastic and attentive, using children's interests to plan a curriculum that supports learning and development. They prioritise getting to know families and building secure attachments with very young children in the baby room, fostering a sense of safety and security.
Children at Little Rascals Nursery benefit from a variety of rich experiences that extend beyond the nursery, such as visits to a local care home for intergenerational relationships and a local dentist to learn about oral health. " The nursery actively supports children with special educational needs and disabilities, working closely with families and external agencies to ensure timely interventions.
Leaders and managers are dedicated to providing good-quality care and education, continuously evaluating and identifying areas for improvement to support staff well-being and development.
What it's like
Children arrive confidently to a warm welcome at nursery and settle quickly. Staff show genuine enthusiasm as they listen to children's ideas and interests, using this information to plan a curriculum that supports children's learning and development. Staff recognise the importance of getting to know families well, with baby room staff working hard to build secure attachments with very young children. This contributes towards children's sense of safety and security and staff's ability to meet individual needs.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
Term time / All Year
Mixed
Established
2004
Last inspected 19 October 2023
What it's like to attend
Children arrive confidently to a warm welcome at nursery and settle quickly. Staff show genuine enthusiasm as they listen to children's ideas and interests, using this information to plan a curriculum that supports children's learning and development. Staff recognise the importance of getting to know families well, with baby room staff working hard to build secure attachments with very young children. This contributes towards children's sense of safety and security and staff's ability to meet individual needs.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Inclusion & environment
Leaders and managers work closely with the staff team to assess the progress children make so they can quickly identify any developmental delays. Staff communicate with the special educational needs coordinator. They work together, and with families, to ensure that interventions are in place to help children catch up. Where appropriate, they take steps to consider referral to external agencies for further support.
Staff provide forest school sessions as part of the routine for children to engage in higher-risk physical play during visits to local woodland. Children self-chosen challenges to climb and balance as they navigate large pieces of equipment in the outdoor area, developing their gross motor skills and learning to move their bodies in different ways.
Great nursery and wonderful staff. Sarah and her team are amazing.. the nursery is clean and organised thanks to this great people. My son Henry has a speach delay I can see on tapestry that the team is working hard and Henry at home is saying more words. Thanks to Sarah and her team
Read on GoogleAn absolutely wonderful nursery. Our daughter is extremely happy here, especially in their fantastic garden that's full of creative spaces! Little Rascals provides a wide range of experiences in and out of the nursery setting and we can't fault the staff who she adores.
Read on GoogleLittle Rascals in broadwater worthing are great .. the team leader Sarah is passionate and caring person. Sarah has helped Henry ( my son ) in all aspects, Henry has speach delay .. I can see alot of progress in Henry speach and general development. Little Rascals also use tapestry which is a app that monitors the progress of the children. Thank you Sarah & your hard working team D.O
Read on GooglePosting my own personal experience here from 5/6 years ago, my son started going when he was a year old and for the first 2 years he liked it. Then they changed management and it went downhill for the last year of his time there - they removed anywhere he could get quiet time/a time out, kept giving him food that was not approved so he was sick often and would not reapply his sun cream in the summer so he was sick with heat stroke. I would be called from my place of work to get him either for these reasons or because he was 'acting out' when really he was autistic and had no quiet place anymore to calm down from the stimulating and so I would lose wages but also had to pay a huge anount for sessions he did not even do all of because they 'could not deal with him' but also would not refer him elsewhere. Their solution to his meltdowns was a 'reward system' and if he was not perfect that week they would ask me not to reward him at home! Summer 2019 he was removed, I got him prepped for school at home we had had enough of their mistakes while also trying to hold an autistic child to an impossible standard. Maybe if your child is neurotypical then send them there and they'll flourish, I personally wouldn't send a neurodivergent child there ever again.
Read on Google6 years ago my experience was. Children left unattended in a toilets, tv put for children and all the light switches off and children taken outside while provided wet clothing when picked up children clothes all soaked wet. Very unpleasant experience after less then 2 weeks pulled child out from this horrible nursery! My child never cried but she was horrified of this place and cried on the way to it!
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Date: March 2006
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