Full-day nursery in Welby, Leicestershire
Little Rascals Day Nursery
78 & 80 Welby Lane, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0TD · 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 May 2014Reference EY477707Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
78 & 80 Welby Lane, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0TD · More nurseries in LE13
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Garden Lane, Beaconsfield Road and Morley Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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.
What parents say
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Little Rascals Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 78 & 80 Welby Lane, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0TD, in Welby, Leicestershire. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 23 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Nurseries LTD.
Run by Little Nurseries LTD (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- The Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 miles
- Brownlow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Asfordby Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.2 miles
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.5 miles
- Sherard Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 1.6 miles
- Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Little Rascals Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Rascals Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Rascals Day Nursery take?
Little Rascals Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Rascals Day Nursery?
Little Rascals Day Nursery is run by Little Nurseries LTD, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Rascals Day Nursery?
Melton Mowbray is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Rascals Day Nursery?
You can call 07897 031232 and visit welbylane.littlerascals-melton.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY477707 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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