Full-day nursery in Barling, Essex
Rascals Day Nursery
The Old School, 400 Little Wakering Road, Barling, Southend on Sea, SS3 0LN · 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 July 2010Reference EY415045Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 November 2025Food 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
The Old School, 400 Little Wakering Road, Barling, Southend on Sea, SS3 0LN · More nurseries in SS3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Magnolia House, Carpenters and Weir Pond Corner.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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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Rascals Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old School, 400 Little Wakering Road, Barling, Southend on Sea, SS3 0LN, in Barling, Essex. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Polardreams Limited.
Run by Polardreams Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Alleyn Court Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Thorpe Hall School ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.8 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 Rascals Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rascals Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rascals Day Nursery take?
Rascals Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Rascals Day Nursery?
Rascals Day Nursery is run by Polardreams Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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.
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY415045 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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