Little Rainbows Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Blackpool for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2012, with 45 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Blackpool
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Blackpool from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
FY1 1PPWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 29 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy in the busy nursery. They show that they feel safe as they approach staff for cuddles. Children behave well, overall. Where they encounter difficulties, staff step in to help children to understand their feelings and diffuse frustrations. Staff have appropriately high expectations of children. Children are happy to be involved in the good variety of activities available.
Children's physical development is well supported. Babies enjoy practising their newly acquired walking skills. All children benefit from daily use of the outdoor area, where they play games with their friends. Babies' early communication skills are well supported by the attentive staff. They delight in engaging in games where they bring crayons to staff and practise their new phrase, 'Thank you'. Children enjoy stories such as 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and recall related vocabulary, such as 'cocoon'. They joyfully join in with the words and actions of familiar songs.
The needs of children with special educational needs and/ or disabilities (SEND) are particularly well supported. Staff who work with children with SEND are highly competent. Children enjoy the sensory room, where they can have some calm time away from other busier spaces. They catch bubbles and watch different coloured lights. This helps to stimulate children's senses and supports their overall wellbeing. Children with SEND make good progress from their different starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consider the individual interests of children more when planning activities, so that children become even more engaged in their learning n support staff to improve consistency in promoting children's good health and hygiene through routines of the day.
- 29 June 2022Good
- 12 September 2016Good
- 12 October 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Rainbows Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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