Rainbow Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Egremont for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2013, with 43 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 Cumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cumberland 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
CA22 2ETWhat 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, 23 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy coming to this warm and homely nursery. They confidently wave parents goodbye as they happily run in and greet their friends and staff. Parents build trusting relationships with staff. They are caring and committed to supporting families within the local community. Staff communicate well with parents about their children. This helps to ensure that children's individual needs are well met.
Staff are positive role models who use clear and consistent reminders of how to be kind and use 'gentle hands' with one another. This helps children to learn right from wrong. Children demonstrate good behaviour and follow the well-established nursery routine confidently. Pre-school children show high levels of self-esteem.
They build the necessary skills for their next stage in learning as they carry out self-care tasks independently.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the ways children are helped to learn about healthy living, to ensure they develop a good understanding of healthy choices and lifestyles n explore further professional development opportunities for staff that focus more precisely on raising the quality of teaching and children's learning
- 23 November 2022Good
- 5 January 2017Good
- 11 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
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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