Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Biggleswade for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2015, with 53 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Central Bedfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Central Bedfordshire 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
SG18 8UQWhat 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.
- 1 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 17 December 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy. They leave their parents and carers with ease and settle quickly. Children engage in activities and experiences that interest them and cover all areas of learning. They have daily opportunities to develop their physical skills.
For example, children confidently use static equipment to climb and balance on.
They explore water as they enjoy cleaning outside resources and use paintbrushes, which supports their fine motor skills ready for early handwriting. Children demonstrate their great imaginations. For example, during an adult-led activity which involves making dough, they decide to extend their play to make milkshakes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to provide more challenging opportunities for the most-able children n enhance opportunities for sharing ideas and information with parents to further support their children's learning.
- 27 January 2022Good
- 7 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.