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Rascalz

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
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3.4(5 parent reviews) ·Britannia Inn, 85 Sheffield Road, Sheffield, S36 6HH · Barnsley
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Barnsley

About this day nursery

Rascalz, established in 2017, provides childcare for children aged 0-11 years, operating all year round from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6 pm. The nursery prides itself on a warm, welcoming atmosphere, helping children to feel secure and confident from the moment they arrive.

Its 'home from home' ethos ensures strong continuity of care, which is vital for children's emotional well-being, learning, and development. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to cover key milestones across all areas of learning, with staff using children's interests to plan engaging activities, such as introducing mathematics with dinosaurs or using sensory play to build social skills.

The nursery effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) by using on-entry checks and regular assessments to identify any learning gaps. This information is then shared with parents and other professionals to provide targeted support, ensuring smooth transitions for all children.

Outdoors, Rascalz promotes physical development, with younger children learning to balance, climb, and ride bicycles, showing resilience and determination as they develop coordination and fine motor skills. Staff build strong relationships with children through an effective key-person system and communicate regularly with parents via daily diaries and by encouraging shared 'wow moments' from home.

What it's like

Staff welcome children and their parents and carers warmly on arrival, helping children to feel secure and confident and separate from their parents with ease. Children are keen to join in with activities and interact with their friends. The nursery's 'home from home' ethos provides strong continuity of care, supporting children's emotional well-being, learning, and development.

Strong bondsHealthy habitsPositive self-careGood communicationSkilled teamOutdoor play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Rascalz

Last inspected 12 June 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff welcome children and their parents and carers warmly on arrival, helping children to feel secure and confident and separate from their parents with ease. Children are keen to join in with activities and interact with their friends. The nursery's 'home from home' ethos provides strong continuity of care, supporting children's emotional well-being, learning, and development.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff know children well and build strong bonds through an effective key-person system.
  • Staff promote children's health with a focus on oral hygiene and healthy eating.
  • Children develop healthy habits and self-care skills, such as pouring their own drinks.
  • Staff support children's communication and language well, modelling key words and introducing new vocabulary.
  • Leaders provide staff with regular supervision, appraisals, and an open-door policy, resulting in a skilled and close-knit team.

Areas to develop

  • 1give all children the necessary time to process information and respond, such as by supporting staff to slow the pace of questioning during interactions.
Inspection #10392860 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff use on-entry checks and regular assessments to identify any gaps in children's learning. They then share this information with parents and other professionals to provide targeted support for all children, to ensure their smooth transition. The inspector discussed how staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

Staff promote children's physical development well. Outdoors, younger children learn to balance, climb and ride bicycles with staff's support. Children show resilience and determination, for example, when coordinating their movements to scoop and tip sand.

Parent Reviews of Rascalz

3.4
(5)
dark magician
4 years ago

Not even a soft play anymore!!! Can't be bothered to change anything on website or Signage then thinks it clever to be rude when people complain about it. Not pleased at all

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Heather “H” Osborne
5 years ago

Superb childcare. Thank you

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Inspection history

Date: September 2019

  • June 2025Good
  • September 2019Good

Frequently asked about Rascalz

About the setting

Rascalz registered in 2017 and is located in Barnsley. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff, with eight holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery provides government funded childcare and opens Monday to Friday, all year round from 7.30am until 6pm.

URN
EY550273
Registered person
Wetton, Kerry Louise
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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