Full-day nursery in Barnard Castle, Durham
Little Meadows Nursery
29b Harmire Enterprise Park, Barnard Castle, DL12 8XT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2023Reference 2721980Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 22 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
29b Harmire Enterprise Park, Barnard Castle, DL12 8XT · More nurseries in DL12
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Glaxo - for Sports Centre, Golf Course and Woodside.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Durham there are about 4.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Little Meadows Nursery is a full-day nursery at 29b Harmire Enterprise Park, Barnard Castle, DL12 8XT, in Barnard Castle, Durham. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited.
Run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Barnard Castle School ages 4–19 0.9 miles
- Teesdale School and Sixth Form Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Little Meadows Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Meadows Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Meadows Nursery take?
Little Meadows Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Meadows Nursery?
Little Meadows Nursery is run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Meadows Nursery?
You can call 01833 200150 and visit www.littlemeadowsnursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2721980 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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