Rainbow Rays Nursery LTD
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Sheffield for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2022, with 40 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 Sheffield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sheffield 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
S2 4ELWhat 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 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's safety is maintained due to improvements made by management and staff. Children play in a safe environment, where their needs are met by the attentive staff team. Management have identified the core skills they plan for children to learn as they progress through the nursery. Children are supported by staff to build on their prior knowledge and skills. They are encouraged to develop confidence and behave well. Staff skilfully help children to negotiate and solve their own problems. For example, when a child explains another child will not share, they are encouraged to think about how they can resolve this. The child approaches the other child and asks for a turn once they have finished playing with the toy. The children are soon happily playing and sharing the toys.
Babies are provided with messy play opportunities as staff support them to develop their small muscle control. They enjoy picking spaghetti up and scooping and emptying sand out of containers. Toddlers are encouraged to learn about healthy eating through popular stories like the Hungry Caterpillar. Children enjoy selecting the different fruits to feed the caterpillar. Pre-school children recall prior learning as they confidently explain their knowledge about Chinese New Year. They excitedly tell the inspector it is the year of the rabbit, as well as explaining which animal represents the year they were born. They know that 'Kung Hei Fat Choi' is a
Chinese New Year greeting.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently encourage children under three years to repeat and say words to increase their vocabulary n increase opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to use their home language in their play and learning.
- 8 February 2023Good
- 15 August 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rainbow Rays Nursery LTD
- 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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