Rainbow Day Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Lowestoft for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2015, with 48 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 Suffolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Suffolk 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
NR32 2NYWhat 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.
- 8 August 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 30 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and secure in this well-resourced, comfortable and inviting nursery. They develop strong bonds with staff, particularly their keyperson. Staff help children to know what is happening next and give them time to prepare for any changes in activities. They praise children for their 'fantastic help'
in tidying up. This helps to promote children's positive behaviour. Furthermore, children learn to share, take turns and cooperate. For example, when they would like a turn with popular resources, children fetch a sand timer and talk about when they can join in.
Managers develop their curriculum in response to information they gain from prompt and sound assessment of children's skills and abilities. Staff provide children with a wealth of positive educational opportunities, which children enthusiastically participate in.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to reduce background noise levels to support children with tuning into and hearing speech sounds more clearly n find ways to offer even more effective support to less experienced staff to help them to raise the quality of their teaching.
- 30 April 2024Good
- 5 June 2023Needs improvement
- 14 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
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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