Rainbow Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Tamworth for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2000, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
"Think 2" & 3-5 years funding available. 30 hours available from September 2017 for 3 to 5 years old for qualifying working parents.
What childcare usually costs in Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
B77 3ESWhat 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, 17 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle with complete ease at this nursery with the support of the nurturing staff. They happily wave goodbye to their parents and enjoy spending quality time with staff. Babies snuggle in for comfort with their key person when they are tired.
Toddlers happily seek reassurance when they need it. Pre-school children confidently express their likes and dislikes.
Children are eager to join in the fun and engaging activities that staff plan for them. They have the freedom to explore their environment and make independent choices about their play. Babies beam as they explore 'goo'. They fill containers and gaze in awe as they watch the mixture drip from their hands. Toddlers enjoy being creative and drawing self-portraits after showing interest in the inspector's identification badge. Pre-school children are imaginative. They make a 'birthday cake' using colourful construction sticks and sing 'happy birthday' to one another to celebrate.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the already good teaching of staff working with pre-school children so they are fully aware of what children need to learn next to enable them to make the best possible progress n further strengthen coaching and mentoring opportunities for staff to elevate staff's teaching and the quality of education to an even higher level.
- 17 May 2023Good
- 2 August 2017Good
- 19 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rainbow Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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