Choosing the right nursery for your child is one of the most important and difficult decisions that you will ever have to make.  We hope that the information on our website will give you an insight into what makes us different from other childcare providers, however nothing can substitute a visit to the nursery to see for yourself. Little Rascals is a small, family run day care nursery opened in May 2007, owned and run by a mother and daughter team, Carol and Mandy.  Little Rascals is a 35 place nursery, catering for children from 3 months to 5 years. At Little Rascals, our mission is to create a home from home, where your little rascals can grow and develop into confident, independent little people.  We believe in quality over quantity - by keeping our nursery places at 35 - we can insure your child will have enough space to grow, vast opportunities to play and close interaction with our caring staff throughout the time they spend with us. Our Little Rascal aims: • To provide a fun, happy, safe environment for all children. • To acknowledge what is special and unique about each individual child. • To recognise and respect the culture, family background and faith of all children. • To create a co-operative partnership with parents that supports and enhances the development of your child. • To create a sensible balance between flexible and structured routines, in which each child can grow and flourish. • To provide a curriculum that places emphasis on your child's individual development needs. • To encourage children’s natural learning. • To provide, encourage and promote equal opportunities for learning and development Ofsted Little Rascals is registered with the governing body, Ofsted, who came out to see us for our first inspection on the 21st July 2008.  Ofsted stayed at the nursery for 2 days and observed our practice throughout our routines.  We received an outcome of GOOD, this means a strong nursery with little to improve on. We are very excited to announce that early in 2011, we had our 2nd Ofsted inspection and gained an overall grade of GOOD. To see our current Ofsted report, parents/carers can look at the following report on the Ofsted website - Little Rascals Ofsted Report (updated 16 March 2011).  Alternatively, parents can download all of our Ofsted reports from the secure area within the partnership with parents page. The staff at Little Rascals strive to make the care we provide the very best possible and so we are always trying to improve our practice to reach our overall goal of excellence. home  |  nutrition matters  |  security  |  our rooms  |  newsletter  |  adult rascals  |  prices  |  contact us  |  partnership with parents  |  photo gallery Little Rascals, 4 and 5 Rossgate, Gadebridge, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 3LG 01442 416999 contact@littlerascalshemel.co.uk