Rainbow Early Years
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Trowbridge for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 1993, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Wiltshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wiltshire 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
BA14 0PSWhat 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, 31 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have created a unique and varied curriculum that places focus on using children's 'schemas', which are patterns of repeated behaviours. Learning through schemas helps children to build knowledge and skills across the prime areas of learning. This prepares children well for their next stage of learning. Outside, younger children develop their balance and coordination as they walk across and jump from low-level beams. Older children use the ropes on the climbing frame to pull themselves up, building their upper body strength. Children thrive in their physical development. Staff introduce new vocabulary and check children's understanding of these words. For example, older children learn the word 'burrow', and when asked by staff what this means, they confidently say, 'It's a rabbits'
house.' This supports children's language comprehension. Children enjoy using binoculars to spot birds with their friends. They excitedly point to pictures of birds placed on the fence and say, 'We are looking for a pigeon.' Children are curious and motivated learners.
Children demonstrate emerging independence from a young age. Younger children find their own water bottles, and older children use the 'hygiene station' to wipe their own noses. Staff encourage children to begin to take responsibility, and children enjoy helping to sweep up the sand. Children confidently find their name cards and place them on the snack board as they wait patiently for snack. This helps to foster children's growing independence and confidence.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop more meaningful interactions with the youngest children to ensure that they are able to access the same high-quality teaching as older children n ensure staff use consistent approaches when managing behaviour, helping children to begin to recognise the impact of their behaviour on others and understand what is expected of them.
- 31 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 9 January 2023Good
- 11 July 2022Inadequate
- 12 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rainbow Early Years
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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