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Little Rainbows' Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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5.0(18 Google reviews) ·7 Guest Street, LEIGH, WN7 2RP · Wigan
Number of places
85 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Wigan

About this day nursery

Little Rainbows' Day Nursery, registered in Leigh, Wigan since 2011, is a well-established childcare setting part of seven run by St Bede's Childcare Limited. With 24 dedicated staff members, 16 of whom hold Level 2 or higher early years qualifications, the day nursery ensures a high standard of care for children aged 0 to 4.

Open Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7:30 am to 6 pm, it provides a consistent and nurturing environment. The nursery prides itself on its warm, inclusive atmosphere where children are happy and enjoy their time, feeling safe and secure due to the staff's attentive care.

Activities are planned to engage and motivate children, with daily opportunities for messy play and outdoor activities to support physical development. The setting also promotes independence, positive attitudes towards learning, and strong communication skills through various engaging methods, including a love for books and regular story time sessions.

Parents consistently commend the staff for their flexibility and support in settling children, appreciating the regular updates on their child's development and the ideas provided to support learning at home.

What it's like

Children are happy and enjoy their time at this warm, nurturing and inclusive nursery. They enjoy spending time with staff and their peers. Staff know and value every child. They provide children with plenty of cuddles and stay close to those children that may need reassurance. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. Parents and carers state that they feel valued as an integral part of their children's learning journey.

Warm and inclusiveStrong key-person systemFocus on independenceGood progressPositive parent partnerships

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2011

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Rainbows' Day Nursery

Last inspected 20 August 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and enjoy their time at this warm, nurturing and inclusive nursery. They enjoy spending time with staff and their peers. Staff know and value every child. They provide children with plenty of cuddles and stay close to those children that may need reassurance. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. Parents and carers state that they feel valued as an integral part of their children's learning journey.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and enjoy their time at this warm, nurturing and inclusive nursery.
  • Staff plan activities that interest and motivate children into learning.
  • Children enjoy the wide range of activities available to them, both indoors and outdoors.
  • Staff and children are kind, patient and considerate of each other.
  • Parents and carers state that they feel valued as an integral part of their children's learning journey.
  • Staff know the children well, gathering detailed information from parents to establish what each child can already do when they start.
  • Children develop an appreciation for books, which are freely available throughout the environment.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well.

Areas to develop

  • 1Support staff to enhance their understanding of how best to sequence children's learning so that it can be built upon even more precisely.
  • 2Staff do not fully consider how to deepen children's current knowledge and understanding during play and activities. At times, they do not focus sharply on the small steps of knowledge, skills and vocabulary that children need to acquire before they build further on their learning.
Inspection #10398731 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. They make good progress from their starting points. Children's needs are identified quickly and appropriate support is put in place. Children with SEND are fully included and access all aspects of the provision alongside their peers. Staff work with external agencies to ensure that individual needs are met. They provide additional, targeted support to individuals and groups, such as sharing sensory stories.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy the wide range of activities available to them, both indoors and outdoors. Staff promote children's physical development well. Children show good control as they climb and balance on the outdoor play equipment. This helps to develop children's physical dexterity and builds on their awareness of space.

Google Reviews of Little Rainbows' Day Nursery

5.0
(18 Google reviews)
Natalia Przybylska
5 years ago

My son really love it! As a parent you want your best for your children and this nursery is extra safe and friendly. Nursery online app allow you to check whats your child doing and how good is the fun. You can develop their achievements practicing home activity sheets from nursery which is really good for little explorers. Staff is amazing always smiling and giving friendly atmosphere when ever you dropping your child off :) I can high recommend

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Amy Waldron
5 years ago

Our son has attended Little Rainbows Nursery since being 8 month old. The support and time spent on children’s personal and educational development the nursery provides is amazing. Little Rainbows Nursery is more than just a childcare provider it feels like family. Can’t recommend the Nursery, services and staff enough they truly are the best ! Thank you for all the amazing work you do with our children and the providing such a fun, safe and educational environment for our little ones.

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Gemma Lockett
2 years ago

Amazing nursery! The staff have always gone that extra mile to make the setting inclusive for our daughter and have helped her progress whilst adjusting to her prosthetic leg as well as support us as a family. Couldn't have picked a better place ❤️ love the Little Rainbows family xx

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Joanne Mangnall
5 years ago

Fantastic nursery, my daughter loves it here. All the staff are really friendly, caring and put you at ease. Always doing lots of fun activities with the children. My daughter has come on leaps and bounds since starting at this nursery.

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Kirsty Mallett
5 years ago

This nursery is fantastic! The staff are caring and friendly. My son is always doing fun activities such as messy play with flour, spaghetti, jelly, painting. It is a joy to see the photos on the eylog app every day. He has so much fun. I would definitely recommend here.

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Inspection history

Date: December 2011

  • August 2025Good
  • November 2019Outstanding
  • May 2016Outstanding
  • December 2011Outstanding

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