Rainbow Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Totnes for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2022, with 56 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 Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
TQ9 5RPWhat 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, 8 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff plan varied learning experiences and engage in children's play to support their learning. Staff support children's cutting skills and introduce early mathematical ideas as children make their own puzzles. They share stories with children, supporting their early language and literacy skills. Staff encourage children to describe textures while reading a sensory based story and to join in retelling familiar stories. Children are motivated to learn and keen to participate.
Staff promote children's health and their emotional and social development. They provide children with a nutritious, vegetarian diet. Children have lots of opportunities to be physically active. They develop core strength as they play on climbing equipment and the trampoline. Staff help children to understand and name their emotions and to express these appropriately. They help children to regulate their behaviour. Staff provide moments of calm, called 'me time', where children relax and listen to peaceful music. Older children learn about themselves and their 'superpowers', such as being kind and brave. Children enjoy opportunities to play together and are beginning to develop early friendships. Children are developing the skills they need to understand themselves and to build successful relationships in the future.
Parents are very happy with the care and education that the nursery provides.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's interactions with younger children to meet their individual needs n review and enhance the effectiveness of the daily routine and environment in supporting curriculum delivery for children under three.
- 8 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Rainbow 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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