The Salvation Army Rainbow Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Ashford for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2015, with 24 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
TW15 3JYWhat 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 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children separate from parents easily and happily enter the pre-school. Staff warmly welcome and greet children. Children engage in play well and feel safe and secure. They behave beautifully and respect their peers and staff alike. Staff celebrate children's achievements. For example, they ask parents to send in 'wow moments' their children have completed at home. Children are content and interact well together. They make friends, share and take turns with resources. Children are confident learners and develop good social skills. This helps to support children's personal, social and emotional development.
Staff focus on preparing children for moving on to school. They support children's development of independence skills well. For instance, staff encourage children to put their lunch box on a trolley and self-register by placing their photo and name on a board. Staff evaluate the provision and highlight areas for improvement within the pre-school effectively. They have identified mathematics as an area of focus.
Staff offer many opportunities for children to practise counting and recognise numbers. All children make good progress, including children who speak English as an additional language (EAL) and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and refine the routine of the day to ensure children do not sit for too long in planned activities and are able to fully engage in the learning opportunities on offer.
- 23 March 2023Good
- 14 September 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Salvation Army Rainbow Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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