Rainbow Day Nursery
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Lymm for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2022, with 72 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 Warrington
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warrington 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
WA13 0QQWhat 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 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers and staff share an ethos of care and nurture for all children in their care.
They build strong bonds with children and parents. Children are happy and settled.
They enter the setting with beaming smiles. Young children hold out their arms for a cuddle while older children confidently hang up their coat and bag. Children are eager to tell staff about their morning. Staff supervise children well and they are observant to any risks. For example, staff note that children want to climb up to look out of the window and respond quickly. Staff explain the risks to children. This helps to keep children safe.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the curriculum to support children's engagement at all times, so children remain focused and maintain a good attitude to learning n strengthen the implementation of hygiene practices so they are adhered to and provide children with consistent messages.
- 17 May 2024Good
Still missing for Rainbow Day 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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