Little Rascals Pre-Prep

4 Clanricarde Gardens, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PE
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  • Little Rascals Pre-Prep, Tunbridge Wells
Little Rascals Pre-Prep is situated in the heart of Royal Tunbridge Wells, on Clanricarde Gardens.

The Pre-Prep is housed in a stunning Edwardian converted house and is located only a short walk from Tunbridge Wells train station.

The Pre-Prep is split over two floors with the younger children on the lower floor. When developmentally ready, children transition to the upper floor.

Activities are play-based and centred around school readiness and preparing the children for the next big milestone in their development and learning.

The Pre-Prep has an outside play area where children explore and discover the natural world around them. This provides countless opportunities for the children to investigate the awe and wonder of outdoor learning.

The Pre-Prep also offers extra-curricular activities for children which include Phonics sessions and community visits to help children experience social activities outside the nursery setting.

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Care Provided by Little Rascals Pre-Prep

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Bryony Chapman (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 12
  • Total Places for Children
  • 64
  • Age Range
    • from 2 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Rascals Pre-Prep

  • Please contact us for a copy of our current fees or for any information on funding.

Little Rascals Pre-Prep Reviews (120)

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Little Rascals Pre-Prep has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.886) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Rascals Pre-Prep has 120 reviews.

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Review from Daniel S (Father of Child) published on 19 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter absolutely loves going to this nursery. Staff are fantastic and are always helpful with anything you need to know. Best nursery in the area, will not hesitate to send my youngest in the future.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your kind review, it is delightful to hear your positive words.


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Review from Janice G (Grandmother of Child) published on 16 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

On the occasions I’ve picked up my granddaughter, I have found the staff to be extremely friendly and helpful. My granddaughter loves it here, and is always kept entertained by the various activities. Would highly recommend this childcare setting.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted to hear how much your granddaughter enjoys pre-prep, especially our great range of activities.


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Review from Laura K (Mother of Child) published on 14 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great childcare setting. My daughter really enjoys her time here and the staff always go out of their way to make her feel comfortable. Very happy learning environment, with great new activities each week.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your kind review, it is great to hear how much your daughter is enjoying nursery with us, especially the fantastic activates we have.


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Review from Dale E (Father of Child) published on 12 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very pleased with the decision we made to send our son to Little Rascals Pre-Prep, and I would always recommend it to anyone looking for a nursery for their child. The management and staff have always been extremely friendly, kind, caring and supportive, always greeting us with a smile. It feels
like you are leaving your child with family and we always enjoy to hear the fun stories of the day from our son when he gets home! Our son has developed a lot in the time he has been with Little Rascals, and we have no doubts that a big part of that is the care and attention he is given by the staff and the fun but educational activities they conduct. It is always helpful to hear their informative feedback on our son at the end of the day. From a personal perspective, working in the City, the location of Little Rascals Pre-Prep being so close to the train station is fantastic. Thank you to all the staff and management for taking such great care of our son!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your kind review, we are delighted to hear how much your son enjoys pre prep and has developed so well.


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Review from James L (Father of Child) published on 12 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really happy with Little Rascals. Lovely environment and wonderful staff who are all kind, caring and friendly. Great outdoor space, the children go out in the garden every day. Good food menu too. Lots to do there - all the rooms are well set up for play, and there's always lots of fun activities for
them too!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your kind review, we are delighted to hear how much your child enjoys time with us, especially with our great outdoor space and nutritional food we offer.


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Review from Phuong H (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Rascals is amazing! The staff are caring, warming and nurturing - it really does have a family feel. They have good facilities and outdoor space - the children are out in the garden regularly which is great to see. My daughter was very happy at Little Rascals - having fun, making friends and
very fond of the staff. Little Rascals' activities always seem fun and imaginative, their transition to school also really helped boost my daughter's confidence for school. My son also attends and every time I pick him up, he doesn't want to leave which says it all really. Would highly recommend Little Rascals nursery and pre-prep.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your lovely review, we are delighted to hear how much your children have enjoyed their time with us, especially with our outdoor space.


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Review from Muduku W (Mother of Child) published on 23 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are so happy our son is attending Little Rascals Pre- Prep. The team is absolutely lovely and so warm. Our son enjoys going into nursery and he's always so happy and proud every time we pick him up. Thank you to all the team for creating such a wonderful environment for our son to learn and develop
with so much fun!!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your kind review, we are delighted to hear how your son has developed and enjoys his time with us.


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Review from Andrea S (Grandmother of Child) published on 14 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

What an incredible start my grandson has had as he begins his exciting, educational journey. From the moment my son-in-law and I were welcomed by the nursery manager we knew that Little Rascals was the right place for him. Wonderful facilities, interesting and relevant activities with an ordered and
happy atmosphere learning was always going to be fun. Add to that caring, patient professional staff and you have it all! I can not recommend Little Rascals highly enough.

Reply from Sarah Parrin, Marketing Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your amazing review. We are delighted to hear how much your grandson enjoys nursery and we have made it a warm and welcoming environment for you and your family.


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Review from Matt S (Father of Child) published on 7 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing place and amazing people. Our daughter has never been in the care of anyone who wasn’t a legend! All of the amazing staff have had a positive impact on her development and her character - cannot recommend Little Rascals Pre-Prep enough.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your fantastic review; we are thrilled to hear how much your daughter has enjoyed her time and developed with us.


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Review from Millie C (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our twins attended Little Rascals over the past year (with Covid in between) and it’s been wonderful. Beautiful building, excellent clean facilities and key workers and management who seem to live their job and kids. And most importantly, we always had two very happy little boys after their sessions.
We are sad to leave now that school is starting. Thank you to all, it’s been great.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your lovely review, it is great to hear how much your twins have enjoyed their time with us.


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Review from Gail L (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been with Little Rascals since she was a 6-month-old baby through to leaving to start school. I have been absolutely delighted with the care that she has received. The team are so kind and caring and make the effort to really understand your child's likes and dislikes, names of siblings,
pets etc and really engage with the children on their level. The activities and space are fantastic, and my daughter had so much fun playing, getting messy, baking, being creative as well as learning whilst playing. The location is fantastic for commuting and space inside and out is great; light airy rooms which flow and exciting outdoor space. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Little Rascals.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your fantastic review, we are delighted to hear how much your daughter has enjoyed her time with us and best of luck at school!


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Review from Alison D (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves going to Little Rascals - since returning after the few months of closure for Covid-19 she is so happy and excited to go in each day, and wants to go in every day of the week! She is learning so much and the staff are obviously so supportive of each child and what they need. My daughter
has been attending the nursery and preschool since she was 1, and she is just about to leave to go to school. They have been so encouraging of the children who are moving on next month - she is very much looking forward to going to school and I know a great deal of that is because of the support of Little Rascals. The buildings and gardens are always laid out so invitingly, with new exciting things for the children to do and explore, and always kept very clean!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your wonderful review. We are delighted to hear how much your daughter enjoyed her time with us and enjoyed our great garden and layout. We wish her the best of luck at school.


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Review from Bonnie N (Mother of Child) published on 1 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Little Rascals for just under a year and absolutely loves going in!! The staff are wonderful and treat her like their own. It’s a lovely environment for the children, great facilities and lots of fun activities, she has come on leaps and bounds! I couldn’t have asked for a better
first experience of a nursery!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your wonderful review. We are thrilled to hear how much your daughter is enjoying her time with us, especially with the great range of facilities and fun activities we have.


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Review from Katie C (Mother of Child) published on 1 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic nursery/preschool. Both of my daughters have attended from younger nursery age up to preschool to leave for school.
Every day I picked them up, they didn’t want to leave! That says it all.
I have nothing negative to say. Amazing nursery teachers, good food menu and great resources and
toys in the rooms.
Would highly recommend!

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Review from Zoe D (Mother of Child) published on 1 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has just left Little Rascals Pre-Prep as he is starting school next month. He joined the Little Rascals Nursery at 11-months-old. He has had many wonderful experiences at Little Rascals and he is leaving a confident, inquisitive, kind and happy little boy. We feel that Little Rascals has prepared
him well for school. He has developed many social skills as well as made good progress in both maths and literacy. Throughout his time at Little Rascals we as a family have felt supported by the wonderful staff, both our son’s keyworker and the managers. They have shown us real kindness when our family has faced challenging times. Little Rascals has provided our son with a nurturing and happy environment and he has clearly benefited from his time there. I was particularly impressed when the staff specifically prepared activities based on my son’s interests. I would definitely recommend Little Rascals to any parent. Our baby is due to start in the nursery next year when I return to work.

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Review from Coralle B (Grandmother of Child) published on 20 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I picked up my grandson today for the first time since his return after COVID and I was so impressed with how well organised it was, there was a few people waiting outside but nobody has to wait very long and still got a very detailed handover! It's so lovely for him to be at a place he loves so much.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your lovely review. We are delighted how much your grandson enjoys nursery.


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Review from Shanice H (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is leaving nursery come September to start reception, he has had the best few years at Little Rascals pre-prep and has come on leaps and bounds. Not only has his learning hugely improved his eating habits to which I have struggled with for years.
Will be very sad to see him leave Little Rascals.
Thank you to all the lovely staff

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted to hear how much your has enjoyed his time with us and has developed well for school!


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Review from Sara T (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are sadly just about to end our 6 1/2 year relationship with Little Rascals, having had both my sons attend since they were 1 year old, and we couldn't be happier. Both have thrived and flourished there, and the warm and nurturing staff have assisted their development and improved their confidence
as each year has gone by.
The pre-school team is incredibly supportive and the activities the children do each day are themed, imaginative, fun and educational. They have an excellent reputation for preparing children very well for school. Their response to the Coronavirus situation was superb, excellent communication and flexible approach. I cannot rate this Nursery highly enough and we leave with very fond memories.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your wonderful review. We are thrilled to hear how much you and your children have enjoyed your time with us.


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Review from Melissa A (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been with Little Rascals Nursery and then Pre-Prep for two years and is about to leave Pre-Prep for school.
As a parent, the experience with Little Rascals could not have been any better. An absolutely wonderful environment for the children and an almost family-like feel with the staff.
Great facilities and lots of learning as well as fun activities. My son loves his time there and I will be sad to leave this chapter of his life behind.
What a lovely journey we, as a family, have had with Little Rascals Nursery and Pre-Prep.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted to hear how much your son has enjoyed his time with us and best of luck at school!


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Review from S B (Stepfather of Child) published on 7 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been up in older pre-prep for just over a year and he comes home so excited each day to tell us about all the things he’s been up to. We are so happy with his time at Little Rascals and couldn’t fault them in any way!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Little Rascals Pre-Prep

Thank you for your lovely review. We are thrilled to hear how much your son enjoys his time with us at Pre-Prep.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.886)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.886) out of 10 for Little Rascals Pre-Prep is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 28 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 28 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.886 for Little Rascals Pre-Prep is calculated as follows: ( (297 Excellents x 5) + (34 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 333 Ratings = 4.886

  • b) 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Rascals Pre-Prep is based on 28 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 28 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Meet the Team (2)

Bryony

Bryony Chapman

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2017

Bryony has worked at Little Rascals since 2017, working her way up from nursery practitioner to Pre-Prep Manager.
She has loved working with all of the age groups through the nursery and Pre-Prep and loves getting messy and crafty with the children.


She has a BA(Hons) degree in Childhood and Youth studies and Educational studies.


Raechal

Raechal Gilbert

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2022

Raechal has worked at Little Rascals since 2022. She joined the team as part of the management team and brings with her 10+ years of knowledge and experience.


Raechal has a Passion for storytelling, creating stories with the children around anything and everything.


She has a level 3 qualification in Childcare.


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