Rainbow Pre-school (Handforth) CIO
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Handforth for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:15 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £48.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2023, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Full Day · · 9.15 - 3.15 · · �48.00 · ·
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 or 30 free hours per week for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Extra hours may be purchased subject to availability.
What childcare usually costs in Cheshire East
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cheshire East 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
SK9 3AZWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 23 January 2025.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Rainbow Pre-school (Handforth) CIO
- Nappies
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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £48.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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