Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road)

Barwick Road, Crossgates, Leeds LS15 8RQ
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9.7 36 Reviews
  • Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road), Leeds
Little Rascals currently operates two nurseries in East Leeds, both of which have built up an exceptional reputation for providing excellent childcare in a happy, friendly and secure environment. The renowned private day nursery has been offering the highest quality childcare for over 30 years!

The children and families in their care are at the heart of everything that the team at Little Rascals do. The highly qualified and experienced team follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) whilst creating a professional environment which responds to each child’s individual needs, nurtures their strengths and develops their unique characters.

The nursery features developmental and age-appropriate rooms for babies, toddlers and preschool, each has an extensive amount of space and access to their own outdoor play area.

Little Rascals also provides new opportunities for your child:
-        Termly outings and trips
-        Country of the month celebrations
-        Fun charity events
-   Diddi Dance classes
-        Rugby tots
-   Little Gardeners club
-        Yoga
-   Baking and cookery lessons
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Louise Glover (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 32

Total Places for Children

  • 60

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Little Rascals has its own private car park on site, convenient for drop off and pick up.

Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) Reviews (36)

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Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.650) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) has 36 reviews.

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Review from Lucy R (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This place is absolutely amazing. Made my daughter feel so welcome and warming. She loves it here and everyone there. They really do look after them like they are there own. I would recommend little Rascals to anyone. Amazing staff
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Review from Alexia M (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery, I can not praise Little Rascals Private Day Nursery (Barwick Road) enough for the great care they provide my little girl.
Starting nursery is a tough time for a child and I found it extremely difficult as a parent to hand care over to someone else. The care and attention the nursery
staff provided us during this time, I will never forget.
I would highly recommend this nursery, from the great staff who always go above and beyond to ensure my daughter has the best days, to the delicious hot meals my daughter loves. The best decision I could have made.
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Review from Sophia J (Mother of Child) published on 25 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic service no issues, really accommodating.
The only additional request would be for a speaker to acknowledge parents outside on pick-up.
My daughter has attended here for 3 months now would definitely recommend it.
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Review from Stephanie P (Mother of Child) published on 25 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries since August 2024 and he absolutely loves it. The staff are so enthusiastic and caring and I feel updated and involved every day. All the extra activities, events and little things every week really add a lot. I feel lots of care has been put
into the curriculum and you can see the effort every day. Thank you all for being so brilliant.
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Review from Katie E (Mother of Child) published on 25 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) since she was 9 months old. All nursery staff have been brilliant with her and since starting nursery she's really come a long way. My daughter's key worker in the green room is absolutely amazing with her and has taught
her so many new things. My daughter continues to thrive with the help of all nursery staff. A lovely nursery to send your child to. All nursery staff are lovely. Nursery has really helped her development and we have had an amazing experience with them.
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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Rascals (Barwick Road) is amazing! As an employee within the same field, me and my son visited many nurseries when moving back to the area and here was the choice for us, instantly felt comfortable and are true to themselves as a setting. Everyone always makes you feel welcome, nothing isn't
too much pressure. My son is more confident and always wants to return to come home with evidence he's had a fun day. If you want an honest, caring and your child to flourish, here is the place for you.
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Review from Briony D (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son continues to be very happy and cared for at Little Rascals Barwick Road. I am kept updated about his learning progress regularly and his key worker and rest of team communicate daily to me about his day. Management are always about too and they know and make time to say good morning or goodbye
to each child. I would be confident approaching them if an issue arose.
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Review from Sam Y (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since our son started nursery at 5.5 months old I have loved Little Rascals, the staff are caring and considerate, it's hard enough sending your child to nursery at such a young age but the staff here made it a lot easier for us. The app the nursery use to update us through the day is great and the
updates themselves are frequent which I personally love, we can see what our son is doing and how he is progressing every day. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Review from Amy H (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended this nursery for a very long time. He absolutely loves coming here, he knows all his teacher's names and he’s doing amazing with his learning and progression, they’re amazing with his potty training, activities keeping me up to date with what he gets up to on a daily basis via the
app, they have always been great with my son, it’s an amazing nursery and I recommend everyone to take their children there. They were great when my stepson attended now he has moved onto school they were always great with him and helped him in areas he struggled in.
If I ever have any more children in the future I would definitely send them here.
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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My one year old started attending nursery in March. He was very upset and cried for weeks but the staff made every effort to make his transition and settling in easy. They made sure to follow the same routine we have at home. They provided lots of fun activities and outdoor time which my son loves so
much. The main concern I had was about food as my son struggles with fussy eating. They went above and beyond to help us with exploring different textures and do food messy play and even kept a food diary. I honestly could not have thanked them enough.
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Review from H J (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff in the blue room are lovely, my little girl loves going and seeing her friends and the staff, she always comes home with lovely stories about what they have been up to. She's going to be sad when she leaves to go to school.
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Review from Kerri A (Mother of Child) published on 29 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent staff, all so attentive and helpful. My child absolutely loves nursery and I think the staff really make it for her, the Famly app is always updated and someone is always happy to help if I have a question or query. Cannot recommend it enough.
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Review from Dayna E (Mother of Child) published on 29 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Rascals (Barwick road) is the only nursery I thought of when it come to my child attending nursery, all the great reviews I read and parents of children that attend had no faults, and I am not disappointed at all. Being an only child and being mostly in lockdown her social skills weren’t great,
but in such a short time she has flourished, becoming more open to interaction with the other children and the staff. The staff are so positive, polite and so helpful. My child has come on leaps and bounds and I can’t thank the staff enough
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Review from Danielle P (Mother of Child) published on 29 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery, my little boy loves it here and all the staff are amazing. Couldn’t recommend more my child seems to be coming on so well since starting here and the app is always updated keeps us all upto date with what your child is doing and had for snacks - Amazing service.
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Review from Kelly H (Mother of Child) published on 29 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Would like to thank all the staff who look after my child he has been there from six months old and now he’s over one he has learnt so much and is a completely different child since being in the nursery. All the staff are so friendly he loves going and when he sees some of the staff his face lights
up which makes me feel so much better. I felt so guilty putting my child in a nursery but I am so happy I did because he loves it! Couldn’t wish for a better nursery. Thank you to all the staff for all your hard work.
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Review from Sasha B (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
In the 5 weeks my child has been attending nursery the amount he has learnt is amazing. He is also now almost fully potty trained in the short time he’s been attending. The staff are great and helped my child settle in, and also put me at ease when it was difficult leaving my child upset. The app they
use is great and updates you with every single thing they do during the day with pictures too. When I drop off and pick up there are always fun and inviting activities out ready for the children, and staff are always friendly and happy to answer any questions/concerns you may have. Would recommend to anyone looking for a good nursery.
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Review from Vicky G (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Definitely recommend Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road), my son absolutely loves going to nursery. The staff have gone above and beyond to make it the best for son and seeing how well he has come on this past year is amazing. I have the wonderful staff to thank for that as we haven’t
had the best start with Covid and my son missing out on so much. Thank you Little Rascals Barwick Road!
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Review from Laura M (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little one absolutely loves attending nursery and the staff have always made me feel so comfortable being able to leave him. Being updated on the app of his development and being able to keep track of his daily routine is amazing! All of the staff are lovely.
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Review from Kiera M (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) have always been the best nursery for both my children. The staff are great and go above and beyond to help with my children’s needs. They are a fabulous nursery overall and do everything the best that they can for the children.
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Review from Karl M (Father of Child) published on 13 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are fantastic. The development of the kids and the interaction with the parents is great. My four year old son is finishing his final year and will be sad to leave. I didn't hesitate in the slightest when it came to enrolling my eight month old son.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.650)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.650) out of 10 for Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 9 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 5.000 for Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) is calculated as follows: ( (108 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 5
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.65 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) is based on 9 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 3.9
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 60 number of registered child places is 12. 9 Positive Reviews ÷ 12 = 0.75
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Louise

Louise G

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2002

My name is Louise, I am the nursery manager of Little Rascals at our Barwick Road site. I have 20 years experience of working in the childcare sector and have worked for Little Rascals since 2002! I am passionate about the early years and Child development. I enjoy working alongside our experienced team to provide all children with the best nursery experience and start in life. I look forward to meeting you and your family soon.

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road)

What is the Age Range of Children that Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) accepts?

Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) Open?

Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) have capacity for?

Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) has capacity for a total of 60 Children.

How far is Little Rascals Private Day Nurseries (Barwick Road) to the centre of Leeds?

4.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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