Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited

Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited runs 7 childcare settings on the Ofsted register across 5 council areas, with 305 registered places between them. 7 of them have a published inspection report we summarise in full, linked below.

How Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited's settings were graded

Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (1 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 5 settings (1 Outstanding, 3 Good, 1 Inadequate)

Each setting is inspected on its own, so grades differ from one to the next. Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Settings run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited

Little Meadows Nursery - Day nursery, Barnard Castle DL12 8XT, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 22 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Wonders Nursery - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS26 0UF, ages 0 to 3, 56 places
Ofsted report card, 9 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Green Tree Childcare - Day nursery, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 7PL, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Blossoms Childcare - Day nursery, North Shields NE29 7AX, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
Ofsted, 23 April 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Rainbows Nursery - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 6HB, ages 1 to 4
Ofsted, 28 March 2024: Inadequate overall; safeguarding is not effective
Little Rascals Childcare - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 6HR, ages 0 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted report card, 11 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Stars Childcare - Day nursery, Thornaby TS17 0AS, ages 0 to 3, 48 places
Ofsted, 2 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Where

Source: Ofsted register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.